Name: __________________________________________________ Period: ________________

Formal Outline for Your Speech!

Explanation: Writing a speech is a lot like writing an essay. We will use this Speech Outline as a map for your speech.
You can think of this like a script for your speech. You will be able to use this outline while you give your speech.

It is a mixture of Roman numerals, capital letters, numbers

Title of essay
Roman Numerals= I, II, III, IV, V, VI=Sections of the Essay
Capital Letters=A, B, C, D--main ideas to discuss within each section (claims)
Numbers=1, 2, 3, 4Details for main ideas (reasons)
Lowercased lettersa, b, c, d--Evidence

I. Introduction DUE DATE: 9/12/2014
A. Establish Common Ground
B. Background Information
C. Thesis
D. Introduce but dont give away reasons

II. Main Reason 1 DUE DATE: 9/16/2014
A. Main Idea 1
1. Details/reasons
a. evidence
b. (Ethos/Pathos/Logos)
2. Details/reasons
B. Main Idea 2
1. Details/reasons

III. Main Reason 2 DUE DATE: 9/16/2014
A. Main Idea 1
1. Details/reasons
a. evidence
B. Main Idea 2
1. Details/reasons
a. evidence
b. (Ethos/Pathos/Logos)
c. evidence
C. Main Idea 3
1. Details/reasons
2. Details/reasons

IV. Main Reason 3 DUE DATE: 9/19/2014
A. Main Idea 1
1. Details/reasons
a. evidence
B. Main Idea 2
1. Details/reasons
a. Rhetorical Appeal
b. evidence
c. evidenceRhetorical Device



VI. Closing Statement DUE DATE: 9/19/2014
A. Bring back common ground
B. End with a bang.

FINAL DUE DATE: 9/22/2014

**BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLETED OUTLINE**

The Act of Closing Schools Does not Solve Chicagos Education Problem

I. Introduction
A. Common GroundAudienceBoard Members, Teachers, MayorWe statements about
education.
B. Background InformationThis monthDeciding on which schools to close in Chicago
C. Thesis: Closing schools is socially unjust, racially motivated, and happens without warning.
D. Reasons
1. Socially unjustmindset of a kid, hurt communities
2. Racially motivatedmost of the schools closed are in African American and Latino
populations
3. Happens without warningsupport over closures

II. Socially unjust
A. Mindset of students in the schools
1. Negative about the school itself
2. Negative about themselves as students
3. ResearchLogosdrop out rates
B. Hurts communities
1. Neighborhood school is broken
2. Overcrowded other schools
a. Cause fights because of gang lines
b. Hurts learning environment
c. Logosscores

III. Racially and Socioeconomically Motivated
A. All schools closed down this year and historically have a majority of either African American or
Hispanic Population.
1. Lack of Role Models
2. Community school has become dumping ground because of magnet schools

B. All schools in poverty stricken areas
1. Data shows how hard it is to educate kids in generational poverty

C. History of school destroyed
1. Traditions (Pathos)
2. Alumni
D. Schools opening up arent scoring that much better
1. Tribune article on Charter scores
2. AUSL information
IV. Comes with limited warning and support
A. 300 CPS on probation
1. How many are being fully supported?
B. Mr. Emanuel is creating a culture of fear (Pathos)(
1. Teacher layoffs
2. Pay cuts
3. Increasing the time
C. Mayor vs. Educator as the head of the schools
V. Solutions
A. Radical
1. Make public schools actually publicno magnet schools
2. Make charter schools public as well
3. Make an educator head of the schools instead of the mayor
a. business vs. education
4. Stop blaming schools for Americas ills
a. Universal healthcare
b. poverty
c. changes in parenting
B. Steps Right Now
1. No more closing schools
2. Change probationary categories to be more realistic. 300/600 schools on
probationreally?
3. Come up with a plan to re-integrate the middle class and upper class students with those
in poverty.
4. Fight for equal funding for all schools in the state of Illinois, not funding just by property
taxes.
5. Support teachers and public schools, dont make them enemies.