St. Patrick's Day Informative Speech

St. Patrick’s Day

General Purpose: To inform.
Specific Purpose: To inform about St. Patrick’s Day
Thesis: To inform about St. Patrick, the history of the holiday, and the Americanized traditions of St. Patrick’s Day.

The intro

I. How many of you are Irish? How many of you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
A. You don’t have to be Irish anymore to celebrate this holiday.

II. Many different types of people from all over the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
A. Celebrating of St. Patrick’s Day now occurs in different countries all over the world not only in Ireland but including; America, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Australia, Canada.

III. My family comes from Ireland and I have done a lot of research on the topic for you, as I find it very interesting.
A. My grandpa and grandma came to America from Ireland in 1910.

IV. Today I hope to give you more informate abo...