Organizational Outline for your Presentation

Use this to organize your presentation - Fill in the information and re-type it.

This is also what you use to create your slide show presentation

I. Introduction

A. Catch your audiences attention

B. Give general information

C. Thesis statement: Tell the audience exactly what you are going to talk about.

II. Important people and events (historical focus)

A. Person #1

B. Person #2

C. Person #3

D. Event #1

E. Event #2

F. Event #3

(You may add more than the above, up to 10 events and people. Minimum of 6 items)

III. Important Science and Technology advancements

A. Science/technology invention

B. Science/technology invention

C. Science/technology improvement on existing product

D. Medical advancements (optional)

(You may add more than the above, up to 7 science/technology/medical advancements. Minimum of 7 items.)

IV. Lifestyles/leisure/sports of the decade

A. Fashion trends

B. Forms of entertainment (including music)

C. Sporting accomplishments

(You may break each one of the above groups into no more than 2 sub categories- ie: you can talk about two fashion trends. Minimum of 3 items.)

V. Art and media issues of the decade

A. Influential television shows

B. Influential movies

C. Influential books

D. Influential art forms (optional)

(You may break each one of the above groups into no more than 2 sub categories - i.e.: you can talk about two television shows)

V. Conclusion

A. Re-state your thesis - tell the audience what you just talked about

B. What happened next?

C. What major lessons did you learn about studying this decade?