commentary outline

COMMENTARY OUTLINE:

I. INTRO:
a. I will give you background about how I came to notice that skateboarding became a pattern.
(why I think this is important)
b. I will then give an outstanding thesis that will give you insight into what this trend signifies.
c. I will then give you an overview of the questions I am going to ponder.
QUESTIONS:
How many injuries are caused by skateboarders?
How do other people feel about this situation?
How many other people has this occurred to?
When this situation happens, who is at fault?
Is there a fix to this problem?

II. PARAGRAPH 1:
MAIN POINT: INJURIES AND HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.
a. I will tell you about how I interviewed a group of people and asked them if this problem has happened to them.
b. I will also give research I have found about home many people (skateboarders and walkers) have been injured because of skateboarding.

III. PARAGRAPH 2:
MAIN POINT: HOW DO OTHERS FEEL ABOUT THIS TREND
a. I will interview a random group to see how people feel about this situation.

IV. PARAGRAPH 3:
MAIN POINT: WHO IS AT FAULT AND IS THERE A FIX?
a. I will interview and give you the results as to how many campuses have banned skateboarding (is that a fix)
b. and how many people think skateboarders or walkers are at fault.

V. CLOSE:
a. In the conclusion I will repeat my intro questions
b. Then I will state my results