Disney & Fairytales

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 You need:
 Thesis
 Evidence
 Evidence
 Insight
 BUT! In a crossover OER, you aren’t just getting those for and/or from ONE reading passage, but
TWO.

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 Well the part of your thesis that comes from your brain must address both passages that are addressed in the question.
 Then, your evidence needs to support BOTH passages.
 Essentially you’ll have one evidence sentence for each passage – instead of two.
 Your insight will need to tie both together.

Okay, that’s fine and dandy but that doesn’t mean much without an…
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 Example: Explain how the themes of Toy Story and
Finding Nemo are similar. Use evidence from the movies to support your answer.
 Let’s take two popular Disney movies and discuss their common themes
 Toy Story
 Finding Nemo
-Sometimes in relationships, people with conflicting motivations have to learn to use conflicts to grow relationships.
-You need determination to achieve goals.
-Love makes us go to great lengths.

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 Now what elements of those movies help us see this theme?
 Let’s put it in our own words
 Why?

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 How is this important?
 Without this, what would happen?
 What have we learned?
 Pick the answer you like best.

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 What is our thesis?
 How can we combine our evidence with our “why?”
 Which insight best ties BOTH stories together?