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Specific Purpose:
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Introduction
I. Attention getter: Today im going to inform the class about why soccer and cheerleading are my favorite activities.
II. Central Idea/Thesis Statement: Today I will be discussing my soccer and cheerleading experiences
III. Preview Statement: I will enlighten you with
Body
I. First main point* Soccer
A. I’ve been playing soccer since I was eight.
B. I have been playing on the same club team for ten years.
1. We were division champions.
2. We won multiple tournament championships.
C. I no longer play for this club team because I recently started playing for BVU.
First transition: The other most important sport to me is cheerleading.
II. Second main point Cheerleading
A. I have been involved in cheerleading for two years.
1. I cheered for a club team called the elements.
2. I made lifelong friends from being on the elements team.
B. Cheer has played a great deal in my life because it taught me how to really be a team and trust others.
Second transition: Signal the conclusion : as you can see soccer and cheerleading are important parts of my life.
Conclusion
I. Summary of Main Points only : In conclusion, I’ve been playing soccer for ten years and I continue to love playing. I have won division championships with my club team and multiple tournament championships. To this day I continue to play for the woman’s soccer team here at BVU. II. Although only cheering for two years, cheerleading has taught me how to really be a team player and how to truly give a team my complete trust. I also will have lifelong friends from these experiences.
IV. Memorable close: I hope you have learned more about myself and why cheerleading and soccer are so important to me.
*In outlining, if you have a I, you must have a II and if you have a sub-point A, you must have a sub-point B. If the