Paragrahp on Same Difference

1. Paragrahp on Same Difference

2. Themes • Identity • Not being heard • The difficulty of being an African-American • Racism: being told how to act • The dangers of stereotyping

3. Sample topic sentences; • In his play Same Difference,Sam Roberson writes about the theme of____ • The theme of racism is explored in the play Same Difference by Sam Roberson • Sam Roberson titles his play Same Difference in order to show that

4. Topics • Why does Samuel Roberson call the play Same Difference? • What is Roberson saying about racisim? • Or write on another theme that we talked about

5. Structure of Paragraph I Topic Sentence A. First supporting detail 1. context/ Quote 2. Commentary 3. Transition to …. C. Second supporting detail 1. Quote or example 2. Commentary D. Closing statement that relates back to T.S.

6. The four elements of a good paragraph A Topic sentence that tells the reader what you will be discussing in the paragraph. • A Transition sentence leading in from a previous paragraph to assure smooth reading. This acts as a hand off from one idea to the next. • Specific Evidence. And Commentary that supports one of your claims and that provides a deeper level of detail than your topic sentence • A Brief wrap-up sentence that tells the reader how and why this information supports the paper’s thesis. The brief wrap-up important to your argument because it connects your reasoning and support to your thesis, and it shows that the information in the paragraph is related to your thesis and helps defend it.

7. Read your paragraph again silently. • is there coherence? (Are the sentences related to each other). If you find one that jars you away from previous thought, mark it and insert transitional phrase later. • Do you think you have given enough analysis? Add one more thought to explore later. (you may or may not use it.) • Is there too much summary in any of the paragraph? Replace it with analysis.