Outline Aiyanna Tibbetts
Format for Outline
I. Introduction
A. Background (give us some interesting background information about your topic)
- Interesting bit #1: I became interested in The Beatles when I was little, and my Grandma would play their records whenever she was cleaning.
- Interesting bit #2: I stopped listening to their music when I was about eight years old.
- Interesting bit #3: I just started listening to their music again last year after my Grandma died.
B. Thesis Statement: It took The Beatles six weeks from their fame in England, which took about a year, to achieve international fame.
II. First subtopic:Before America
A. First Point: Their fame in England
- supporting evidence #1: (How The Beatles Went Viral) Their fame in England took about a year to achieve
- supporting evidence #2: (How The Beatles Went Viral) Their band was based in Liverpool, where they were a big deal to the local area before they made any records.
B. Second Point: How The U.K. Got Hooked on The Beatles
- supporting evidence #1: (How The Beatles Went Viral) When they started making hits, such as "Please Please Me", more people started to notice them. Soon "Please Please Me" Hit No.1 in the U.K.
- supporting evidence #2:(How The Beatles Went Viral) When they were touring, even though they already had a fairly large audience, their fame continued to expand.
II. Second subtopic: Coming To America
A. First Point: How They Intercepted to America
- supporting evidence #1: (How The Beatles Took America) 15-year-old Marsha Albert wrote to WWDC studio and had them play "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" before Capitol Records had the chance.
- supporting evidence#2: (How The Beatles Took America) "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" was released by Capitol Records on December 26th 1963
B. Second Point: The Ed Sullivan Show
- supporting evidence #1: (BEATLE MANIA!) Their performance couldn't be heard over the screaming of girls
- supporting evidence #2: (BEATLE MANIA!) It was the largest television audience in history, just around 73 million people watching
IV. Third subtopic: Their Effect On the United Nation
A. First point: Their thoughts when they first arrived in America
- supporting evidence #1: (How The Beatles Took America) When they first came they were mobbed by paparazzi and they came up with witty responses to their questions
- supporting evidence #2: (How The Beatles Took America) they didn't let the negative comments from reporters and news teams faze them
B. Second Point: The aftershocks
- supporting evidence #1: (BEATLE MANIA!) The Beatles continued to return to the Ed Sullivan show, until they broke up and Sullivan died four years later in 1974.
- supporting evidence #2: (BEATLE MANIA!) They were still quite famous, and still are, but it never could've been like the first time-when they first arrived.