OF MICE AND MEN
Theme Essay w/ Research
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.
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) ______ .
Excluded Songs
“You Can Lean on Me”
“I’ve Got You Babe”
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”
Format
Body Paragraph One: Prove theme through 1 st example
Body Paragraph Two: Prove theme through 2 nd example
Body Paragraph Three: Prove how theme is shown
through your song of choice, using specific lyrics as
textual evidence.
Essay Due Date
Tuesday, May 9
(And not a second later! If you are not here, please e-mail it to us
and we will gladly print it for you)
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.