Violet7599 Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hey, I have an IOP practice coming up next week and it has to be on a work of fiction that comments on an issue or a tendency in society. For example the Crucible by Arthur Miller. I have no idea and i desperately need help. Any suggestions for works of fiction? please help! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well, technically speaking, any work can be considered a commentary on an issue in society if you look enough. We studied The Crucible alongside 'The Island' by Athol Fugard when we were doing our Paper 2 texts, and they allow for some good comparison, if you're looking for another dramatic text. Do you want anything in particular or...? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet7599 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well, i would prefer a short story as i don't have much time to read a full length novel. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) I'd definitely recommend The Island then - it's only got four scenes in it, which are significantly shorter than The Crucible's. I'd also suggest Ayn Rand's 'Anthem' which is a novella. We studied some of Katherine Mansfield's short stories for our IOP (though I don't think anyone chose that option). Also, whilst it's a bit longer I personally enjoyed The Great Gatsby. However, I know that many teachers use it for IOC (as ours did) so it may not be an option if it's being used in another internal. Hope this helped a tad and good luck Edited December 18, 2016 by Guest Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalina Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Can you do short stories? Here are some that talk about issues/tendencies in society: 1. The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury. It discusses the possible impacts of a society that becomes reliant of technology 2. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. It discusses the possibility of following tradition blindly. 3. A Dark Brown Dog by Stephan Crane. My memory is a bit hazy on this one but I remember it discussing the cycle of abuse. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towhatextent Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 It's not a bad idea to do a practice IOP on something you could also potentially do a written assignment on. Our whole class did their prac IOP on Perfume and it's totally a viable option for written assignments. That way you cut out work for yourself and don't study more books than you need to In terms of actually doing the IOP, I highly recommend doing something a bit 'interesting' and interactive. In my experience (for both my practice IOP and actual IOP I achieved top boundary marks) you will be very well rewarded for having a quirky element to do. For example, act in character as the author of the book giving a book interview (even get classmates to read out lines) or pretend to be a character from the book. If acting isn't your style that's fine too of course, but I found by acting (dressing up, accent, displaying characteristics etc) I made the IOP much more bearable, and even fun and more importantly I was rewarded for it marks wise. Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet7599 Posted December 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Wow! thanks so much guys🙂 It helped a lot! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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