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Microtheme

What is a microtheme?

Brief essay that is very specific Written in 3rd person The MICROTHEME, a brief essay

limited to one side of a 5" x 8" index card, is an ideal instrument for painlessly increasing the written content of a course. Brief, and thus easily graded, it is educationally sound, for a great deal of thinking must precede the writing.

1st Sentence

Restate the question or prompt, include a thesis statement (your opinion, feeling), the TAG (Title, Author, Genre) and include the 3 details you will be discussing (in the same order).

This might be a long sentence – so watch your sentence structure to make sure you don’t use run-on sentences!

2nd Sentence

Address the first point (detail) you introduced in your thesis statement.

3rd Sentence

Provide evidence from the text (cite an example) that supports your statement from the 2nd sentence

Describe evidence (background to quote), give quote and page number.

4th Sentence

Analysis of your example provided in the 3rd sentence.

Explain how or why your example answers the prompt.

5th Sentence

Address the second point (detail) you introduced in your thesis statement.

6th Sentence

Provide evidence from the text (cite an example) that supports your statement from the 5th sentence (2nd detail).

Describe evidence (background to quote), give quote and page number.

7th Sentence

Analysis of your example provided in the 6th sentence.

Explain how or why your example answers the prompt

8th Sentence

Address the third point (detail) you introduced in your thesis statement.

9th Sentence

Provide evidence from the text (cite an example) that supports your statement from the 8th sentence (3rd detail).

Describe evidence (background to quote), give quote and page number.

10th Sentence

Analysis of your example provided in the 9th sentence.

Explain how or why your example answers the prompt.

11th and 12th Sentence

This is your conclusion sentence(s) that restates the thesis and wraps up the piece with a nice bow!

Your entire microthemewill be 11 - 12 sentences total!

Works Cited Page

You will provide an additional page labeled Work Cited containing the information where you received your quotes/information.

Your Turn

You are going to create a microtheme

Microtheme: When looking at two characters in the movie Simon Birch and story “The Scarlet Ibis” (Simon and Doodle OR Joe and narrator) how are the characters similar or different?

Make sure to follow the correct format from your notes and rubric

Title and 1st Sentence

Compare/Contrast

James Hurst, the author of the tragic short story “The Scarlet Ibis”, has a character ______ who can be compared to _______ in the movie Simon Birch because _______________ (3 details).

Sentence 2,3,4

Look at your 1st of 3 details (how are they similar or different?). Use quotes from the book and specific scenes from the movie.

Sentence 2: Detail 1 described Sentence 3: Background of evidence, evidence

(quote and page number)- use “The Scarlet Ibis” for evidence

Sentence 4- Analysis (how the characters are similar or different)- compare/contrast the characters here. Make sure to tie in the character from Simon Birch.

Sentence 5,6,7

Look at the 2nd of 3 details (how are they similar or different?). Use quotes from the book and specific scenes from the movie.

Sentence 5: Detail 2 described Sentence 6: Background of evidence,

evidence (quote and page number) Sentence 7- Analysis (how the

characters are similar or different)

Sentence 8,9,10

Look at the last of 3 details (how are they similar or different?). Use quotes from the book and specific scenes from the movie.

Sentence 8: Detail 3 described Sentence 9: Background of evidence,

evidence (quote and page number) Sentence 10- Analysis (how the

characters are similar or different)

Sentence 11/12

Conclusion: Restate the thesis,may include TAG and 3 details. (Reword your introduction sentence).

The short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” and movie Simon Birch compares the characters _______ and ______ because ___________ ( 3 details).

Works Cited

Hurst, James. “The Scarlet Ibis.“ Elements of Literature. 3rd Ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 2003. 314-323.

Simon Birch. Director Mark Steven Johnson, Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello. 1998. Film.

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