Thursday

See "Wednesday" for journal prompts for Part V due on Friday/Monday.

As you revise your oral presentations, hold this advice in mind (it comes from the IBO):

"Question: Can students use presentation facilities such as MS PowerPoint for their IOPs?

"Yes, though it then becomes the responsibility of the student to ensure that the facility used enhances rather than hinders the effectiveness of the presentation…It is not acceptable to base the IOP on topics and activities that do not provide adequate opportunities for students to meet the demands of the assessment criteria. For example, an oral exposé intended to provide an introduction to a writer or work, but which neither
demonstrates a clear link to, nor a substantial focus on, the actual content and form of the relevant part 4 work studied will not be appropriate. This is because the presentation will not enable students to meet the demands of the descriptors for assessment criteria A and B."

This means that you may -- not must -- have an audio-visual. This means that a thoughtful and focused interpretation of the text of the novel(s) must be the primary content of your presentation. Remember to address MEANING. Be rationally persuasive. Convince the audience that your interpretation is valid and not spacy.