Newspaper Nails Outline

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Title: Newspaper Nails General Function: To inform Specific Purpose: To teach people how to put newspaper print on their nails. Thesis: There are three basic steps to having perfect newspaper nails. I. Introduction A. Attention Material: Have you ever seen anyone with the cute newspaper print on their nails and wanted to learn how to do it? I’m going to teach you how to do the design for yourself or for someone else. B. Tie to the Audience: A lot of girls like to do their nails, so this would be something that you could do. Guys, this would give you some brownie points with the ladies! C. Credibility Material: I’ve been doing the newspaper nail design for about a year now and have had a lot of practice. D. Preview: In order to have really nice looking newspaper nails, you have to know how to shape the nails, how to apply the base color, and how to apply the newspaper print to the nails. [Transition: First off, you need to have a nice nail shape.] II. Body A. Shaping the Nails 1. The materials you will need are a nail filer or clipper and the actual nails. 2. Cut or file the nails down to about a half centimeter above the fingertips. 3. Square shaped nails usually look best with the newspaper nails. This is done by filing the sides straight up and the top straight across, giving it a “square” shape. [Transition: Now that the nails are shaped, we need to apply the base color.] B. Applying the Base Color 1. The material needed for this step is one nail polish color. 2. A tip for applying nail polish is the 3 stroke rule: one stroke in the middle, and one on each side. This allows the nail polish to dry more quickly and look smoother. 3. After the first coat has dried, apply another coat. Let this dry. [Transition: When the nails are dry, it’s time to put on the newspaper print!] C. Apply the Newspaper Print 1. The supplies needed for

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