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10.4: Planning and Sample Preparation Outline

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    Informative Speech Planning Worksheet

     

    Topic:

     

    General Purpose: To inform

     

    Specific Purpose:  To inform my audience

     

    Central Idea (thesis statement):  Complete sentence about your topic.

     

     

    Main Points: (Type in complete sentences.)

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    Sources to support your topic

    ·        Internet sources (but most be credible)

    ·        Websites that have the following:  .gov, .edu, .org and some .com

    ·        MLA (Modern Languages Association)

     

     

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    Sample Outline for the Informative Speech

     

    Tonia Humphrey

    Speech 101 – Section ____

    Outline for Informative Speech

     

    Topic:                            Teaching

    General Purpose:         To inform

    Specific Purpose:         To inform my audience about the steps to take in order to pursue a degree

                                 in elementary education.

     

    Central Idea:                 Pursuing an elementary education degree is a career in education that

                                 requires a person to select a college or university, select a concentration of

                                 focus and prepare for the state certification tests.

     

    Pursuing an Elementary Education Degree

    [Introduction]

    I.             Teachers are in high demand in this country.  Pursuing an elementary education degree is one choice that college students can make to help educate the American population.  In order to prepare for a career in elementary education, a person must go through the following steps.

    A.  You may begin the pursuit of a teaching degree by selecting a college or university.

    B.  Next, you must decide on a concentration you would like to pursue.

    C.  After deciding the college or university and the concentration you want to pursue, you must prepare to take the state required examinations.

    [Main Point #1]

    II.           You may begin by selecting a college or university with the elementary education program.

    A.  Chicago State University

    1.   It is located on the far South Side of Chicago.

    2.   The university has a history for preparing students for positions in elementary education.

    3.   According to the university’s website, Chicago State University is recommended for continued accreditation by the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education.

    B.  National-Louis University

    1.   It has five campuses in Illinois, one in Tampa, Florida and the other campus located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    2.   According to the university’s website, the university is known as a “teacher of teachers” and has conferred more education degrees than any other university in Illinois.

    [Main Point #2]

    III.         Elementary education has high needs for teachers in literacy, mathematics, and special education.

    A.  Literacy

    1.   According to Otaiba, et.al., there is a major concern for preparing children to read on grade level at the elementary school level.

    2.   African Americans and Hispanics score lower in reading standardized tests than their counterparts.

    B.  Mathematics

    1.   The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) stated that opportunities in math have been limited for students in high-poverty schools.

    2.   Mathematics is the other subject area in which students tend to score low in high-poverty areas.

    C.  Special Education

    1.   More children are being born with issues that will require them to be placed in special education program.

    2.   Special education programs are growing but have a shortage of teachers to fill them.

    [Main Point #3]

    IV.         There are at least three exams you must prepare for to take the state certification examinations.

    A.  Candidates must take the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)

    B.  The Basic Skills Test

    C.  Content-Area Tests

    1.   You may take the APT in fields 101, 102, 103, 104

    D.  Candidates must take the Elementary/Middle School Grades test field 110

    E.  Candidates must take the examination of choice according to the, concentration, coursework and credit hours obtained.

    V.          Conclusion

    Bibliography

    J.V. Copley. The Young Child and Mathematics. Washington, D.C.:  National Association for

              the Education of the Young Child., 2010. [book]

    S. Christy Hicks, et al. “What We Know and Need to Know About Teacher Education And

    Special Education.” Teacher Education & Special Education 33.1 (2010): 44-54.

    Education Research Complete. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. [peer reviewed article]

    The College of Education. Chicago State University, 2018. Web. 21 February 2018. [website]

    Preparing for the Test.  Illinois Licensure Testing. Web. 21 February 2018. [website]


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