Nutella_lover Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Has anyone read the shawshank redemption or the body by stephan king ? or in praise of shadows?? If so please could someone help me with a topic idea? I have none and im stressing out its due on monday!!! Would really appreciate it Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 hey its me again have any prob with the presentation? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yeah lol i havent done anything yet, btw have you done graphic novels? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 nope mine is a normal novel Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 humm do feel any difficulty plz to tell I'll try my best to help you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 If u want i'll help u with the presentationif u allow me Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 that would be really kind if you could! Ive just been researching all this time and i cant seem to focus on my topic like i dont even know what i should do it on :/// Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 well as i said before just have 5-6 slidesintro-half-1 minbrief summary-2-4minyour analysis4-5min the author's life history5-8minthe link begins here link his life with the novel justify it8-10minif u want u can change the time but focus more on your prompt. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 so have u decided? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 noo :// i cant seem to find much about steven kings life linked with his two book ive studied like even if i do it i cant think of a thesis do u have any ideas? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Noh Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'll be doing my official IOP on Tuesday, so I'm also working on it as well! I'm by no means an IOP expert, so maybe what I'm saying isn't necessarily the most helpful advice... but this is just from my experiences (I've done two practice IOPs, which I scored very high on, and I've also watched all of my classmates do two IOPs each as well) I find it easier to focus on a theme. Try and find some literary devices (ie. metaphors or similes) or just choices that the author made (ie. not having a lot of dialogue, or a non-linear narrative). Then try to somehow connect those devices/author's choices to the theme. I'm not familiar with any of the books you've read, so I can't help you specifically for those stories. It helps if you're passionate or really interested in the theme you'll be talking about. Also, I feel like sometimes people get very obsessed with making their IOPs super creative. While it is nice to have a creative and fun presentation, there's nothing wrong with doing an old-fashioned literary commentary with a powerpoint. It might not be as dazzling as some other IOPs, but if done well, it can still get a very high score. HOWEVER, make sure that the commentary is very organized (cannot stress this enough), you give insightful comments, and you keep the audience interested. I personally like to put cute cartoons or short comics that are related to the topic the slide is about. If anyone else has any suggestions for keeping the audience engaged, please share! Like I said, I'm not an IOP expert. These are just a couple of things that I came up with drawing from the limited experience I've had with IOPs. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Oh well my iop is postponed till wednesday so i have some more time. Im so nervous cause i still havent decided a topic yet, In my mock iop i did it on de tales the graphic novel.. i did it on the theme. I also generally find focusing on themes easier. Whats your topic and book for your iop? Edited January 8, 2016 by Nutella_lover Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Has anyone read the shawshank redemption or the body by stephan king ? or in praise of shadows?? If so please could someone help me with a topic idea? I have none and im stressing out its due on monday!!! Would really appreciate it hello people Ok so I have read none of those works but I did my IOP last year and my teacher gave me a 27/30. I have some idea of how it goes since I had a couple of discussions about this with my teacher last year leading up to my IOP. We can't really suggest a specific topic to you, but I recommend looking at themes and motifs for the texts and what stands out to you because that's what I did for my IOP. What makes the IOP great is that you can play on your strengths really easily. Pick the text(s) you love/know best and go from there. If you're good with creative, do a creative IOP. If you're good with analytical stuff/critical response, do kind of an oral commentary and actually pick apart the author's choices in your text and discuss them. Edited January 8, 2016 by King112 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) I think I know what topic to do ''exploring the Internal and external conflicts in the novel the shawshank redemption'' is that alright as a topic, as in does it work? Edited January 8, 2016 by Nutella_lover Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I think I know what topic to do ''exploring the Internal and external conflicts in the novel the shawshank redemption'' is that alright as a topic, as in does it work? Yeah that sounds pretty interesting, though see if you can narrow it down to one character or two characters, so you can cover your topic in-depth within the time constraints. Edited January 9, 2016 by ShootingStar16 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutella_lover Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Okay thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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