Coach Boone's Speech Outline

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Q: Were all men created equal? Did Coach Boone’s speech inspire them to become one? Rough Thesis: In Remember the Titans, Coach Boone employs his influence as a Southern black head football coach, budding racial tensions in community and his team, and the unified goal to be successful in order to bring his racially divided football team together. Intro: ½ page S1: Hook: [how do I hook my audience? What’s interesting about this movie, or about my idea?] With tension brewing one thing came to mind: Racism is man’s greatest threat to man -- the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. S2: context/background Racial tension in the south In the early 1970s First integrated school New head coach over the former successful one THESIS: In Remember …show more content…

S2: Credible coach because he had success at other schools S3: Humbly went through racism and death threats S4: Leads by example and dedication to his craft à inspires players S5: Coach typically has ethos with his players as they must respect him because he holds the power of who plays (loyalty) and he is an authority figure S6: Calm, deep, genuinely wants his team to succeed S7: They have all been through a significant amount together (time and experiences) P2: ½ page S1: transition AND claim — “as a work of cinema, SW is amazing, but as a work of drama, not so much.” S2: commentary/explanation — what’s wrong with the dramatic elements? The characters aretwo dimensional and the emotional relationships between characters make no sense, nor dotheir motivations, or their responses to what …show more content…

S2:Eerie power of his words due to the midnight setting at the cemetery for the Battle of Gettysburg Patriotic and innate sense of responsibility to make sure those soldiers died for others to unite the nation Informs the team of the historical background and the importance S3: Slow and deliberate tone Provides time for team to truly absorb the message S4: Starts with a question Engages the team, makes it real S5: Made the team run to the site TOGETHER Promotes unity without even speaking Forcing the team to listen to the speech TOGETHER in the night when everyone is equal promotes unity without speaking

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