Historical Figure/Event Research Speech Outline

Joe Schmoe  This example is only for formatting purposes. Henry  You may adjust the topic labels and the number of topics, subtopics and details as is necessary for YOUR information. English I  Your final outline will be DOUBLE spaced.

9 December 2014

Title (should be the topic of your speech)

I. Introduction A. Attention device (rhetorical question, quotation, brief story, etc.) B. Preview main points of speech C. Thesis statement -- state his/her name, activity, and what made this person historical/positive II. Body A. Interesting Life Events 1. Topic 1 a. Detail (source) b. Detail (source) 2. Topic 2  Keep track of where ALL information comes from. a. Detail (source)  You need to label each piece of information with the b. Detail (source) source it came from, in parentheses. 3. Topic 3  The first word of the source’s citation is what you a. Detail (source) put in parentheses. For example: b. Detail (source) o If the article author’s last name is Smith, B. Accomplishments that will be the first word of the source’s 1. Topic 1 (source) citation. It will look like (Smith). a. Detail (source) o If there is no author, the title of the article b. Detail (source) will be the first word/s of the source’s 2. Topic 2 citation. If the article’s title is “Biography of a. Detail (source) Tina Turner,” it will look like b. Detail (source) (“Biography”). 3. Topic 3 a. Detail (source) b. Detail (source) C. Final Reflection 1. Topic 1 (source) a. Detail (source) b. Detail (source) 2. Topic 2 a. Detail (source) b. Detail (source) 3. Topic 3 a. Detail (source) b. Detail (source) III.Conclusion A. Restatement of thesis B. Reflections on accomplishments (summary) C. Closing -- suggestions to listeners for the future, inspirations, etc.

Outline Tips & Hints: 1. Everything in outline should be written in brief sentences (not paragraphs). 2. EACH time you use information that is not common knowledge (meaning you had to look it up), you MUST cite the source. 3. Every source listed on your works cited page must be used at least once on your outline. 4. The above outline serves as an example. Create your own based on the format you see here. 5. Remember…if you have a 1 on your outline, you MUST have a 2. If you have an A, you must have a B, etc. Works Cited

Citing a DATABASE: (All databases offered by SEP will cite the articles for you. Be sure to copy and paste the citations to your works cited draft.)

EXAMPLE: Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1

(2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.

Citing a WEBSITE: (MUST be credible and approved by Henry for use in your speech)

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Title of Site Page.” Name of Website. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource

creation (if available). Web. Date of access.

EXAMPLES: "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

Citing a BOOK:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of

Publication. Print.

EXAMPLE: Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

Citing a MAGAZINE ARTICLE:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Print.

EXAMPLE Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

REMINDERS: After creating your works cited page, do the following:  Center the title ONLY (like the top of this page)  Alphabetize the sources by first word in the entry  Select all text (Ctrl + A) and adjust the font size and style to Times New Roman, 12 pt.  Double space the entire page -- no extra spaces between source citations  2nd line of an entry must be indented (hanging indent)  Punctuate/Italicize what needs to be, just like examples above  Capitalize all significant title words  Pay close attention to punctuation