Using the main points included below, please write the specific purpose, thesis statement, and preview statement for this specific speech. You will not need to research any further information about Leonardo da Vinci.

Question 1: Specific Purpose

Question 2: Thesis Statement

Question 3: Preview Statement

Main Points

I. As a painter, Leonardo da Vinci produced The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, and other masterpieces.

II. As an inventor, Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for such devices as a parachute and a flying machine.

III. As an astronomer, Leonardo da Vinci concluded that the earth revolves around the sun.

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Some tips:

1. I need you to re-organize the sentences about LdV so that they make a simple introduction to a speech.

2. The specific purpose needs to be an overall summary of the speech...was LdV an interesting man? accomplished?

3. The thesis statement can list some of his accomplishments....what did he create? the Mona Lisa? discovered that the earth revolves around the sun? etc.

4. The preview statement outlines your 2-4 main points. In your introduction, it would sound something like this, "Today I am going to talk about his three professions. He was a ______, _______, and a ________.