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I. Preparation

1. Topic:
Horseshoe pitching’s history, how the sport has evolved, and playing horse shoes today.

2. Specific Purpose:
To inform the class of the history of the game of horseshoes, how the sport has evolved, and how to play a game of horseshoes today. 3. Thematic Statement:
Today I am going to inform you a little about the game of horseshoes. I will mainly be talking about the history, how the sport has evolved, and how to play a game of horseshoes today.
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II. Speech

1. Introduction

A. Attention Getter:
“…For the love of playing the game is all that we can say, we gave it a whole lot of fun and a little extra zest. If you’ve never tried it- it makes for a wonderful day…” -Robert Zabniak(1) Transition:
I would like to inform all of you about the wonderful game of horseshoes and how it is such an enjoyable game to play with friends.

B. Sources:
1. Ourworld.com: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dschmitz/quotes.pdf
2. Horseshoepitching.com: http://www.horseshoepitching.com/gameinfo/history.shtml
3. Sportsknowhow.com: http://www.sportsknowhow.com/horseshoes/history/horseshoes-history.shtml
4. Quoteworld.com: http://quoteworld.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=19
5. Horseshoepitching.com: http://www.horseshoepitching.com/rules/nhparul.shtml
6. Yahoo Images: http://images.yahoo.com
7. Personal Pictures

C. Preview Purpose: 1. History 2. How the sport has evolved 3. How to play a backyard game

Transition: "The War was won by pitchers of horse hardware." -England's Duke of Wellington(2) 2. Body Main Point #1

Support a: Horseshoes have been dated back to the 2nd Century, where Roman soldiers would throw round metal objects, horseshoes, at a stake in the ground. The soldiers started playing this game to

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