English A HL IOP Help

[aleyna_anali]

Hey,

So, this whole forum posting thing is extremely new to me but l thought it would be worth it if l'm going to get any useful advice out of this. 

My IOP for English A (HL) is coming up soon and l have come up with my topic/question, as well as a brief start to my thesis and my two main points. However, the area l am struggling most in is writing the actual thing and what approach to take. I've started writing about my first point as l didn't know how to start the introduction. After briefly explaining my first point, l have no idea what to do from there. I know that the IOP is mostly about detailed analysis and appreciation of the writers choices and all that, but l am honestly terrible at identifying literary techniques, let alone understanding the intention behind their use and the effect it has on the reader. 

If anyone has any tips or advice on anything to do with the IOP, please let me know as it'd be much appreciated.

Thanks! x

[Blackcurrant]

Do you have a focus? A topic?

After you've made your first point, follow on with your second point, then third etc (it makes sense, right? Alice-In Wonderland style "Start at the beginning and when you get to the end, stop"). Can't tell you more than that without knowing more.

Your IOP: Make it juicy.Make every minute should count; make it totally informative: Give classmates the literary low-down. There's a tip. 

Edited October 5, 2016 by Blackcurrant

[aleyna_anali]

Thanks for replying!

I have a topic - l've chosen the novel "Eat, Memory - Great Writers at the Table". It's actually a collection of essays from the New York times and it's all about food and people's different experiences with food. Currently, my question is "How do the barriers of social class limit the food experience?" however, l will probably rework that. And my thesis is something along the lines of "The role of food is directly linked to financial and social wealth" - l will probably rework this too. I've pretty much written the whole thing (except for introduction which is what l'm working on currently), however, l need to go over and edit the whole thing yet. Basically, l'm just stuck on how to make my presentation creative. I don't want to include a powerpoint as l don't see how it's going to benefit my presentation in any way. 

Thanks for the tip by the way!