Informative Speech: Roman Gladiators

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I. Attention: Did you know that barley was pictured on many early Egyptian coins? Well now you know!
II. Adapt the presentation to yourself: So it turns out that Barley is older than me by 300 times my age if not more!
III. Adapt the presentation to the audience: Barley has been spreaded throughout all cultures because it used in breads, soups, stews, and etc.
IV. Establish Credibility: Another fun fact about Barley according to this online journal (whole grains101, by Walt, Published in 2010, pages 1,2,3) is that Roman Gladiators were called Barley Men.
V. Preview/Thesis Statement: Barley has traced back to the Egyptian times that has been used for various of things; Today I will be informing you the three main key factors of barley; what is barley, where barley has
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What is Barley?
A. Barley, a member of the grass family.
B. Studies indicate from the online Article (Wise geek, by Cathy Rogers, published March 2016, pages 1,2) that Barley is a self-pollinating, diploid species with 14 chromosomes.
C. Barley is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally that has been used for breads, beverages, cereals, and etc.
D. Now that you guys are informed of what barley is I will be introducing where has barley originated from.
II. Where is Barley originated from?
A. Researchers indicate from the online source in (Wikipedia, by Harold, in 2006, and retrieved in 2016) that barley was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly as early as 13,000 years ago.
B. Barley was one of the first domesticated grains in the Fertile Crescent
C. Cultivated barley is descended from wild barley.
D. Besides knowing where Barley originated from now it time for the properties of barley.

III. Properties of Barley
A. According to the online article (Grain of the month, by Walt, in 2013, updated in 2015, and retrieved in 2016)” Barley has more protein than corn, brown rice, and even millet.
B. It also states that Barley is highest in fiber of all the whole