Outlining—Full Speech Name:
Oral Comm. Period:
30 pts.
Part I: Unscramble the outline below. All statements may be used—no statements may be added. Place the number of the sentence on the line with its corresponding place in the outline.
Items to unscramble:
1. "Can you start that yourself?"
2. Today, we will first plow through the history of the company, then we will truck our way through an overview of the implements that Advance-Rumely perfected, and finally, we will shift gears and talk about the Rumely Company's centerpiece—the Oil Pull Tractor.
3. …we can now see an understanding of this great American company that pushed our economy and helped mechanize our farms at the turn of the century.
4. Now that we've plowed our way through the history, and trucked our way through Rumely's more popular items, we can shift gears, and look at Rumely's most famous invention—the Oil Pull.
5. After plowing through the history, we can now truck our way through the history; we can now truck our way through the strides the Advance-Rumely Company made in its farm accessories—which were the bulk of its popularity.
6. The company, which was in existence for 77 years, made numerous developments in the farm machinery market that have had repercussions beyond its demise in 1931.
7. And the next time you see one of those big, old machines that your grandfather used—be grateful for how they helped our nation—and the world—progress, into a bigger and better economy and life.
8. As we begin to plow through the history of the Advance-Rumely Company, we must first start with the founder—Meinrad Rumely.
9. After plowing our way through the history, trucking our way through the implements, and shifting gears and looking at the Oil Pulls…
Over…
Incomplete Outline (10 pts.)
Purpose Statement: The purpose of this speech is to inform my audience about the history and developments of the Advance-Rumely Company.
I. Teaser: ______
A. Connector Statement: Although many companies helped develop the Midwest, turning “the Great American Desert” into a thriving component of America, tractor and threshing machine companies had a unique and essential role in this transformation.
B. Thesis Statement: ______
C. Preview of Points: ______
1st Transition: ______
II. A. In 1882 Rumely bought his brother John's share of the business and reorganized the firm as the M. Rumely Company.
B. In October of 1911, Rumely acquired Advance Thresher Company of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Gaar-Scott Company of Richmond, Indiana.
2nd Transition: ______
III. A. In 1888, M. Rumely Company began building steam engines, and when the company folded in 1915, over 23,000 engines had been built.
B. In 1927, Advance-Rumely introduced the Doall tractor. The Doall was a convertible tractor, which means it was able to do many things.
3rd Transition: ______
IV. A. What made these tractors different from tractors made by companies such as Ford and Case was that they were cooled by oil instead of water.
B. The first generation of Oil Pull's, the heavyweights, rolled off the Rumely assembly line on February 21, 1910, with the Model B.
V. Review of points: ______
A. Restatement of thesis statement: ______
B. Tie back to teaser: ______
Pattern of Ideas Used: ______
Part II. Create own outline. Using the topic given, write full outline, modeling the one in assignment. Include at least two subpoints per point that you create. Use own paper if necessary. (20 pts.)
Topic: Independence Day
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