Outline Template Instructions • Below you will find the template to help you make your outline. Fill it out in COMPLETE SENTENCES. • Please leave all headings that are in bold font so that I can easily identify each component to make sure you have included everything necessary. • Everything in italics is explanation for you. Please delete all that is in italics, including page numbers, and replace it with your outline info. None of your final outline needs to be in italics so you can change it back to normal font if it continues with the italics. It is only italics to make it easy for you to identify. • Please do not turn in this instruction sheet to me. Once you have completed your outline, you may delete it. Your Name Here COMM 103-001 Date Insert Your Title Here Informative Speech Outline TOPIC: insert topic ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN: insert pattern you’ve chosen I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: (You will need to write in complete sentences.) B. Purpose Statement (General/Focused Topic/Specific): Today I am here to inform you about (topic) so that… C. Establish Credibility: (Why are you the right person to talk about the subject matter?) D. Thesis: (This must be verbatim (or close to) in your presentation. E. Preview of Main Points: (Incorporate all of your main points into one sentence.) • Transition: II. Body A. Main Point 1: (Write out your main points in complete sentences) 1. Sub-Point 1 (details) (sub-points can be complete sentences, but do not need to be) 2. Sub-Point 2 (details, etc) 3. Etc. • Transition: B. Main Point 2: 1. Sub-Point 1 2. Etc. • Transition: C. Main Point 3: 1. Sub-Point 1 2. Etc. • In Conclusion…(then to review of purpose and main points) III. Conclusion A. Review of Main Points: (Incorporate main points into one sentence) B. Restate Thesis: (This must also be verbatim in your presentation.) C. Closing Thought(s): Bibliography/Works Cited DELETE ALL THIS INFO — FOR YOUR USE ONLY (Min. 4 Credible Sources) Wikipedia is NOT a credible source!!! Speech of Tribute (Manuscript Presentation) Intro Example Attention-Getter: When we think of who might embody the idea of success, there are probably a number of people who come to mind. Being a celebrated actor, musician, humanitarian, and family-figure however causes one to stand perhaps a little further apart from the rest. Purpose Statement: Today, I am here to inform you (general purpose) about the laudable attributes* of Will Smith (focused topic) so you will know more about his influence in a variety of contexts (specific purpose). Thesis Statement: Will Smith has had a significant career in music, TV and film but has also found the time to give back to others in need making him worthy of tribute. Preview of Main Points: During this presentation, I will talk about how Will Smith grew into the success he is today, his professional accomplishments, and lastly, his humanitarianism. Transition to Body: Let’s begin with how Will Smith rose to the influential person we know him to be. Some reminders for speech organization Some reminders for speech organization: Remember the appropriate and effective methods of getting the audience’s attention; also be sure to avoid the ineffective ways Remember all of the parts of the purpose statement — General/Focused Topic/Specific ‘Today I am here to inform you about…(focused topic), so that…(specific purpose) The specific purpose part of the purpose statement will indicate the direction the speech will take and will then set up the thesis statement; the encapsulation of the entire presentation in one sentence which then sets up the reveal of the preview main points Set up the preview of main points with something like ‘Today, I will talk about…’ be sure to be clear and concise and that the audience hears them in the order that they will be in during the body of the presentation Be sure to transition from the preview of main points to the first part of the first main point; something along the lines of ‘Let’s begin with…’ Make sure main points are balanced and with enough information Be sure to have complete transitions; close one and then open the next. The most clear way to do this is ‘Now that we have talked about______, we’ll move on to ______.’ However you transition from main point to main point, make sure it is clear and evident. Transition from the last main point to the review of main points with ‘In conclusion, today I have talked about (main points). Be sure to be clear and concise again. Review the thesis statement verbatim or close to it after the review of main points. Finish the presentation with an effective closing statement or statements. Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 2 pages Tags: mental health Neurobiology body function User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Guidelines for referring to the works of others in your text using MLA style are covered throughout the MLA Handbook and in chapter 7 of the MLA Style Manual. Both books provide extensive examples, so it’s a good idea to consult them if you want to become even more familiar with MLA guidelines or if you have a particular reference question.

BASIC IN-TEXT CITATION RULES

In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase. Usually, the simplest way to do this is to put all of the source information in parentheses at the end of the sentence (i.e., just before the period). However, as the examples below will illustrate, there are situations where it makes sense to put the parenthetical elsewhere in the sentence, or even to leave information out.

General Guidelines

• The source information required in a parenthetical citation depends (1) upon the source medium (e.g. print, web, DVD) and (2) upon the source’s entry on the Works Cited page.
• Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS: AUTHOR-PAGE STYLE

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information:

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR PRINT SOURCES WITH KNOWN AUTHOR

For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as “symbol-using animals” (3).

Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).

These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry on the Works Cited page:

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.