Nutella_lover Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 So basically I have my IOP in 2 weeks and so these are the books that we have done ( Shawnshank redemption, the body, De tales (graphic nove)l and In Praise of Shadows ) Has anyone done any of these? If so I need help with which one to go for and what i should do it on. Im really confused. Would appreciate if someone could help me out here. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FChaosi_ Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I haven't read the books, but as a student who did the IOP this year, I can offer general advice.As with everything else in IB, to maximize your marks, you should read the criteria set out by IBO, which can be found here:https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/live-exist/rest/app/pub.xql?doc=d_1_a1lan_gui_1102_1a_e∂=3&chapter=6Don't get the IOP confused with the Individual Oral Commentary (IOC), they are completely separate.As you can see in the document I linked, there are three equally weighted criteria: knowledge and understanding; presentation; and language.So even if your actual content doesn't turn out well, you can still get up to 20 of the 30 possible marks from an engaging presentation and good language use.IOPs are usually either creative or analytical, so depending on which type you think would work best for you, you should pick one of these approaches.Creative IOPS would be those along the lines of: extending the story; writing part of the story from the point of view from a minor character.Examples of analytical IOPS are: analysing a certain technique within a work; comparing and contrasting two works in respect to a particular element.If you're taking the analytical approach, find something - a theme, a symbol, etc. - that you think you can discuss and analyse at length. Once you've found something you want to do your topic on, go through your work, or works, and take note of all the instances of it that you can discuss. Then you should - with a plan first - write a transcript and design some form of presentation, using PowerPoint, or Prezi, or something of the like. Keep text on PowerPoint/Prezi presentations to a minimum as it makes the presentation boring and a picture speaks a thousand words.Don't forget to practice it heaps once you're finished!Here's the markscheme: Edited December 13, 2015 by FChaosi_ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibprincess Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 choose the book with the best spark notes page Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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