Informative Speech Planning Sheet

        I.            Topic of your speech: Education

      II.            General purpose: informative

   III.            Specific purpose statement: (write this down to make sure that you have thought through our purpose. You do not say this statement in the speech)

a.       My specific purpose is to inform my audience about my experience adjusting to the American secondary education system from the French Education system, and how the French System better prepared for university  
(fill in the main idea of your speech).

    IV.            Introduction:
Attention step: How will you hook the audience?

-         Quotes of change of major: at least 7 time before graduation in the U.S.

      V.            Credibility step: (state your experience, your research or both)

a.       Experience and RESEARCH

    VI.            Central idea: one sentence (sometimes called a thesis) that sums up whole speech that you say in the introduction. It should be something like:

"Today I would like to tell you about .... my experience adjusting to the American secondary education system from the French Education system, and how the French System better prepared for university  

 VII.            Preview: Road map for the audience your main points.

a.       French school system

b.       American school system

c.       Preparation for university academic wise

VIII.            Outline of Main Points:
(No sub-points. Use Roman Numerals -- should look like the body portion of Chapter Ten outlines).

a.       French school system

                                                               i.      3 years of kindergarten, 1-6^th grade, 6^th, 5^th, 4^th, 3th, second, philo/premier 

b.       American school system

                                                               i.      Preschool, kindergarten, 7 to 12^th grade, SAT/ACT

c.       Preparation for academic success in university

                                                               i.      Study habit/ independent/responsibility

                                                             ii.      Preparing for international baccalaureate exams 

-         Visuals: chart comparing the French and American school system/maps

-         Transitions

-         Research more

I    I changed my Topic.