Sunday, March 28, 2010

Thesis and Outline

Thesis: Foreign influences over American culture in the nineteenth century played a large role in shaping our nation’s holidays, especially Christmas.

I. Introduction

II. Christmas
a. Background
b. Colonial Christmas
c. Saint Nicholas…etc
d. A Visit from Saint Nicholas
e. Thomas Nast
f. First Christmas Tree
g. Christmas Tree Lights
h. Yes, Virginia
i. Compared to today

III. Other holidays inspired by other cultures
a. Saint Patrick’s Day
b. Halloween
c. Thanksgiving

IV. Conclusion

No comments:

Post a Comment