Do's and Don'ts of the IO
Do's
Explore on how the extracts, the
work and the body of work (BOW)
present the global issue (GI).
Analyse and evaluate examples
from the extract, the work and the
BOW (all 3!). Ask yourself: 'so why
is this relevant to the GI?' after each
example and analysis.
Select a global issue with
appropriate scope and focus and
enough depth to carry a 10-minute
talk.
Explore a global issue that you care
about and is truly 'global' with
extracts that show how it is
presented in two different cultures
or times.
Organise and reorganise your
outline, using a method, so that it
has a sense of structure,
coherence and development.
Don'ts
Talk in sweeping
generalisations about your
global issue or only summarise
the extracts.
Only analyse the language of
the extracts or analyse for the
sake of analysis.
Select a global issue that is too
broad, such as 'peace and
justice' or too focused, such as
'the language of protest during
the Vietnam war.'
Select a global issue that is
limited to one culture, time and
place with extracts that focus
too narrowly on a topic.
Write an outline that lists your
ideas in a seemingly random
order.
Use capital letters, bold, underline, Write out long sentences of
punctuation, signs, italics, fonts and analysis in the outline that
colour in your outline. need to be read aloud.

Make meaningful comparisons Make artificial connections

between the extracts and the work between the extracts, such as:
and BOW on how they present the 'The texts are different
GI during the discussion. because they are different text
types.'

Use meta-language or sign posts Waffle on without any sense of

during your talk, such as 'To explore direction, failing to return to
x, I will begin with y before moving your thesis or main idea.
on to z.'