Applekid Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Okay so I have to do an outline for my IOP due Saturday.. I have chosen my topic, gathered about 15 quotes from the two books I am comparing (Gatsby and Heart of Darkness) so I really don't know what to do for my outline. Do I just list quotes and say what I would want to say for commentary around those lines? And how do I transition for quote to quote smoothly? Any advice would be helpful Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia. Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 What is your topic? It might help if we knew. I would maybe start with a short introduction, explaining what you're going to talk about. In my IOP, I wrote most of the quotes I used on the presentation (so that I didn't have to read the page numbers) and argued for my topic using them. I bulletpointed some of my arguments but I mostly put quotes on my presentation. Finally I just summarized what I'd said ^^ Don't know if this is of any help.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applekid Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 my gerenal topic is that the authors of the heart of darkness and great gatsby portray that women have less of an impact on society than men. We are allowed to 150 words and a quotation page with us Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcurrant Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hi Applekid,You didn't ask for this, but I think it might be worth pointing out anyway... It has to do with your q. formulation."Portray" shows you are on the right track (you looking at literary representation, highly relevant to your assignment) but "impact" and "society" sounds vague and will be hard to argue. It kind of departs from the works as well. How about simply discussing the implied attitudes towards women in these different accounts? You will be on more solid ground. Or you could discuss the role of women in these two stories - what part do they play in the narrative and what does this suggest about the ideal reader (the one the author thought he was writing for ... )... Good luck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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