Crossover SAR

Disney & Fairytales

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.

All SARs are alike

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.

So how is it done?

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.

Okay, that’s fine and dandy but that doesn’t mean much without

an…

Now what elements of those movies help us

see this theme? Let’s put it in our own words

Why?

Evidence…

How is this important? Without this, what would happen? What have we learned?

Pick the answer you like best.

Insight

What is our thesis?

How can we combine our evidence with our “why?”

Which insight best ties BOTH stories together?

Now let’s put this together