Sandy Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hey guys, my IOP is in a week and my topic backfired! I need a new topic, can you please suggest some? the books i did are hamlet and train to pakistan.Thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Umm we can't really give you a topic, but try to see if there are any themes/motifs/characters in Hamlet or Train to Pakistan that interest you. It's a great place to start. Edited September 3, 2015 by ShootingStar16 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibprincess Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 try change around your last topic so that you don't have to start all over completely? 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitneyGrace Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 try change around your last topic so that you don't have to start all over completely? You should do this. I ended up having to change my topic at the last minute as well. I did mine on The Great Gatsby and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Originally I intended to discuss the motifs of love and lust in both novels, but it just wasn't strong enough. Instead of scrapping it completely, I just added more to it and made it on the presence of the seven deadly sins in the novels. That way I was able to use some of the work I had already done, and even though I only had like a week I still managed to get a near-perfect score. Don't stress, you'll do fine! Just make sure you put the time and effort in this week, and rehearse it before you present! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 try change around your last topic so that you don't have to start all over completely? try change around your last topic so that you don't have to start all over completely? You should do this. I ended up having to change my topic at the last minute as well. I did mine on The Great Gatsby and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Originally I intended to discuss the motifs of love and lust in both novels, but it just wasn't strong enough. Instead of scrapping it completely, I just added more to it and made it on the presence of the seven deadly sins in the novels. That way I was able to use some of the work I had already done, and even though I only had like a week I still managed to get a near-perfect score. Don't stress, you'll do fine! Just make sure you put the time and effort in this week, and rehearse it before you present! My last topic was appearance vs reality in Hamlet, what can i change in this? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibprincess Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 well what was the problem with that topic? appearances vs. reality is one of the most significant themes in hamlet so what's stopping you from doing that? 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 its too obvious and repetitive..! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El :3 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I don't know Hamlet all that well, but perhaps you could look into Shakespeare's use of a particular technique to explore the theme of appearance vs. reality, that way you can still keep your general topic. Try to find an interesting technique or something just my thoughts Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azara Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 If you can, try to use work you've already done in your IOP. You didn't write all of those paragraphs/essays for nothing! It will lighten the load now you have to write the speech quickly, and you have the benefit of knowing that the teachers have already told you it's good (presuming that you've handed in work on the texts that they've marked). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibprincess Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 its too obvious and repetitive..! if you're up for it you could do a creative one exploring appearances vs. reality? i don't think there's a problem choosing an obvious topic. the topic i did was done by another person in my class and i got a 7 in iop so that's not something that should hold you back Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymousey Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yeah whilst we're not allowed to suggest topics considering it is your IOP (sorry...) I have seen from experience that doing something with symbolism is a good idea. The best idea would be sticking to the appearance vs reality theme but if you really don't like it i guess symbolism might work???? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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