FOR SENIORS...IOP

IOP Notes




The IOP may be done only once. It must be based on a work studied in Part 4 of the syllabus (Frankenstein, Cyrano de Bergerac, or Like Water for Chocolate.) It is from 10—15 minutes in duration and is given in front of peers and the teacher in the classroom.

The IOP is a student-oriented task in which each student plays a number of key roles. These include:

• Selecting the work. (This has been already done!)

• Choosing the topic, in consultation with the teacher.

• Choosing the type of presentation which is most appropriate for meeting the objectives of the topic.

• Selecting and organizing the material to be presented into a structure appropriate to the objectives of the presentation.

• Deciding on the linguistic register appropriate for the presentation.

• Rehearsing the presentation.

CHOICE OF TOPIC

You may choose a topic which reflects your personal interests. Topics may be based on any aspect(s) of the work studied, including:

• Cultural setting of the work and related issues

• Thematic focus

• Characterization

• Techniques and style

• Author’s attitude to particular elements of the work such as character, subject matter

• Interpretation of particular elements from different perspectives

ACTIVITIES

The following lists contain examples of the wide range of activities which are acceptable for the IOP. These lists are only suggestions:

Structured Discussions-

• Class discussions where a candidate has been given special responsibilities (advance preparation, particular topics, a short report, a provocative position). The whole class may participate, but only the presenter will be assessed.

• The presentation of material lending itself to discussion within the class, such as the offering of two opposing readings of a work (the presenter will take questions from the class).

• Interview of a candidate by the teacher on an agreed topic or work.

Oral Exposés-

• An introduction to a writer, a work or a particular text.

• An explanation of a particular aspect of an author’s work.

• The examination of a particular interpretation of a work.

• The setting of a particular writer’s work against another body of material, such as details on social background or political views.

• A commentary on the use of a particular image, idea, or symbol in one text or in a writer’s work.

• A comparison of two passages, two characters or two works.

• An account of the candidate’s (that’s YOU) developing response to a work.

Role Play-(Candidates who choose role play should provide a rationale for what they have done!)

• A monologue by a character at an important point in the work.

• Reminiscences by a character from a point in later life.