1. THE INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATION

2. The IOP is based on a work (or works) studied this semester:
In Cold Blood
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Death and the King’s Horseman

3. IOP – THE FOCUS Depth of KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING of the work(s)
Thorough appreciation of whatever ASPECT of the literature you discuss
Knowledge & use of an appropriate register for the delivery
CONSIDERATION of the how the author has explored and addressed your topic

4. PRESENTATION
You will deliver your IOP without interruption - preferably without notes or Powerpoint slides
When completed, teacher will ask questions (probe further) to check your understanding
The class may then join the discussion

5. Tips for preparing for the IOP
Select a topic that is tightly focused.
For example, “Race and Gender” is too simplified. This is better: “How racial hierarchy is set up in the novels and the way it impacts on gender.”
Or, instead of “Power Relations” you could say “How different characters’ power is presented through the use of language.”
Or – instead of “Death and its consequences” – “The way in which death impacts other characters”

6. Select the most appropriate extracts (passages from the text) to demonstrate your point of view.
The extracts you choose should be the most appropriate to highlight the points you want to make.
Make sure that you focus on every literary technique contained in the extract and explain their effect.
Include syntax and diction, as well as any other of the more obvious literary techniques used in prose.

7. Make sure that you fulfil the criteria listed on the Assessment Sheet (Rubric)
Look at what marks are awarded for and make sure that you fulfill all of the criteria on the rubric.

8. Rehearse your speech – again and again – and TIME IT.
You should sound confident, self-assured. Face the audience. Make sure to make eye contact - throughout. Notes may be referred to but not read the whole way through. You should sound interested in your own speech – vary tone and gesture. POWERPOINT presentations should be there to refer to, not to rely on. You must fulfill time requirements or you will be penalized.

9. Questions, Questions, Questions!
You will be asked questions at the end of your presentation. Make sure that you come up with a list of possible questions you might be asked and think about the answers. Make sure you understand how the extract fits into your understanding of the rest of the novel. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERPREPARE.

10. WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES? TOPIC CHOICE
You can choose topics based on any aspect(s) based on the works studied:
the cultural setting of the works & related issues
theme;
characterization;
authorial technique & style;
the author’s attitude to particular elements of the works - character, subject matter, etc.

11. ACTIVITIES YOU CAN USE STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS
Class discussion – one presenter but this can involve whole class participation
Presentation of material lending itself to discussion – e.g. Two opposing readings of a text and taking questions

12. ORAL EXPOSES An introduction to a writer or work
An explanation of a particular aspect of a writer’s work
An explanation of a particular interpretation of a work
The setting of a work against another body of material (e.g. social background, political views)
A commentary on the use of a particular image or symbol in a text or writer’s work

13. AND THERE’S MORE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY:
An imitation of a studied work followed by discussion and explanation of what was attempted
A comparison of: two passages, characters, works
A commentary on an extract of a studied work
An account of a student’s developing response to one of the works

14. ROLE PLAYING
A monologue by a character at an important point in a work
Reminiscences by a character from a point later in life
An author’s reaction to a particular interpretation of his/her work – e.g. A critical defense of the work in response to criticism

15. PROPER PERFORMANCE PREPARATION PREVENTS PATHETICALLY POOR
REMEMBER THE 6 Ps:
PROPER
PREPARATION
PREVENTS
PATHETICALLY
POOR
PERFORMANCE

16. GOOD LUCK! I BELIEVE IN YOU. I LOVE YOU. YOU are going to be AMAZING!