ROUGH DRAFT SCHAFFER PARAGRAPH: WORLD LITERATURE CONNECTED MATERIAL
This is just a rough outline to begin your Schaffer 2-chunk paragraph. Feel free to change the wording and use your own transition words/phrases.
TSA shared theme in ______(book title)by ______(author’s name) and in ______(book title/movie title) by ______(author/director’s name), is ______(thematic idea) (because, when, unless, even, so, that, whether, if) ______(assertion about the thematic idea).
CD #1: For example, in___ book title___, (embed relevant quote that supports TS here) ______.
CM #1: This shows that(insert analysis of quote and how it relates to TS – NOT SUMMARY of quote)______.
CM #2: This also proves that (insert a deeper/separate analysis of previous quote and how it relates to TS) ______.
CD #2: Also connecting to the theme of ______is in (connected material) in which the (author/painter/producer/etc.) says/creates/shows/does (insert quote/description that supports TS here) ______.
CM #3: This shows that(insert analysis of quote and how it relates to TS – NOT SUMMARY of quote)______.
CM #4/CONCLUSION: This also proves that (insert a deeper/separate analysis of CD#2 and how it relates to TS and/or CD#1) ______.
Jane Schaffer Paragraph:Related Materials EXAMPLE
Topic Sentence: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens both explore the theme that true friends are willing to sacrifice themselves for their loved ones, no matter the consequence.
Concrete Detail: In The Kite Runner,Hassan is willing to sacrifice himself to prevent Assef from getting Amir’s kite, “Even from where I was standing, I could see the fear creeping into Hassan’s eyes, but he shook his head. ‘Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite’” (Hosseini 72).
Commentary: This quote shows Hassan’s devotion and willingness to sacrifice himself for his friend. Despite the immense consequences he is facing, Hassan is willing to bear punishment for someone that he cares about.
Concrete Detail: In A Tale of Two Cities, lawyer Sydney Carton takes the place of his friend, Charles Darnay, to be executed on the Guillotine during the French Revolution. Carton said, “I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy, in that England which I shall see no more” (Dickens 433).
Commentary: This shows the depth of Sydney Carton’s devotion to Charles Darnay andhis family. Despite facing death, Carton is more than willing to lay down his life for the good of Charles and his family.
Commentary/Conclusion: Both The Kite Runner and A Tale of Two Cities demonstrate the theme of sacrifice for loved ones.