1. Theme Essay w/ Research
Of Mice and Men
Theme Essay w/ Research

2. Prompt
Write a five-paragraph essay analyzing the theme of Of Mice and Men related to human connection and comparing that theme to one found in a song of your choice. You must base your theme on the topic of human connection.

3. Theme Stem
To help formulate your theme, you can use the following stem as part of your thesis: ….with human connection there is (is no) __________ . ….with human connection comes ______________. ….without human connection there is (is no) ______ .

4. Excluded Songs
“You Can Lean on Me” “I’ve Got You Babe” “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”

5. Format
Body Paragraph One: Prove theme through 1st example Body Paragraph Two: Prove theme through 2nd example Body Paragraph Three: Prove how theme is shown through your song of choice, using specific lyrics as textual evidence.

6. Tuesday, May 9 Essay Due Date
(And not a second later! If you are not here, please it to us and we will gladly print it for you)

7. Work Cited
BOOK: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. SONG LYRICS: Lastname, Firstname. “Song Title.” Name of Website. Sponsor or publisher of Website, date of creation (if no date put n.d.). Medium. Date of access. Jones, George. “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Cowboy Lyrics. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.