Steps: 1. Choose the theme you want to work with (characters, point of views, setting, etc.,) 2. Identify the stories that you want to work with. (minimum 3 required by 3 different writers…all need to be appropriate for your theme) 3. Give a description of your theme and demonstrate their use and importance in literary works 4. Introduce the writer of the stories and briefly talk about how they have used the theme in their work (not to exceed 1 paragraph) 5.. Summarize your stories very briefly. (1 paragraph) 6. Analyze how your theme plays out in the stories you have chosen.(1-2 paragraphs) 7. Present a conclusion with a cross analysis where you can tie in all the stories together and discuss their common factors. Format: MLA. Length: 4-5 Pages (not including the Works Cited page)