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Preliminary Outline: James Earle Fraser

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Preliminary Outline for a Speech Topic: James Earle Fraser (1876-1953) General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: Increase the audiences understanding of who James Earle Fraser was and what he accomplished in his life. Central Idea: James Earle Fraser was an amazing American sculptor, with his work including many of Washington D.C.’s most iconic structures. Body I. James Earle Fraser’s frontier life and Native American influences. A. Fraser was born on November 4, 1876 in Winona, Minnesota. He was the son of Thomas A. and Cora Fraser, and shortly after moved to the frontiers of South Dakota. B. During Frasers’ childhood he saw the Indians and frontiersmen whose figures would later appear in his sculptures and coin designs. C. At

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