IO Checklist

Before you start practising your individual oral, check that you have done everything
that you can do. This list asks you yes or no questions. Determine to what degree
your efforts and preparation are satisfactory before ticking off any item on this list.
These questions are based on the assessment criteria, in order to help you
understand the expectations of this assessment component.

GI = Global Issue

Work = Literary text (e.g. The Handmaid’s Tale, Selected Poetry of C A Duffy, etc.)

Body of work = Non-literary text (e.g. Shirin Neshat, Liza Donnelly, etc.)

1. Is your GI clearly defined, focused and:

○ Significant and/or weighty;
○ Arguably relevant to humanity;
○ While obviously relevant in its original context.
2. Will you be able to show relevant knowledge and understanding of
○ the GI,
○ the literary work,
○ the non-literary body of work?
3. Can you find sufficient, relevant references to the GI in:
○ both extracts,
○ the work and body of work?
4. Have you identified the relevant stylistic and structural features in:
○ both extracts,
○ the work and body of work?
5. Can you analyse and evaluate how these features are used to present the GI in:
○ both extracts,
○ the work and body of work?
6. Do you have an outline which enables you to:
○ return to a guiding thesis statement to ensure coherence,
○ treat the extracts, the work and body of work in a balanced way,
○ transition, in an organised way, between the extracts/work/body of
work to effectively analyse and evaluate how the GI is conveyed in the
given time?
7. Do you have the vocabulary, terminology and sentence structures to:
○ show your understanding of the GI,
○ identify the relevant stylistic and structural features of the extracts,
work and body of work,
○ evaluate how the authors use them to present the global issue?
As you can see from my not-too-subtle emboldening, relevance is key, so it’s time to
start getting ruthless and really sharpen your focus on this task!