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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE TOPIC: Halloween GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: At the end of my speech, my audience should understand three important points of the history of Halloween. THESIS STATEMENT: The three most important points of Halloween can be summed up by looking at its origins, how it came to include jack-o-lanterns and bobbing for apples, and how it is celebrated today in the 21st century with trick-or-treating and haunted houses. INTRODUCTION Jc ATTENTION-GETTER When the leaves start turning different colors and falling off the trees, when the temperature starts falling and the sun starts setting a little earlier each day, it makes me think of Halloween. AUDIENCE JUSTIFICATION Most people think all Halloween is about is dressing up and going trick or treating. It didn’t start out as a going door-to-door and getting candy event every October 31st. In fact, Halloween originated as a Celtic festival more than 2000 years ago. ETHOS/CREDIBILITY STATEMENT When I was a kid, Halloween was my favorite time of the year.