Numero Cinco

The day of the IOP! Nerves are starting to crash down. All parts of the IOP are finished. The power point is created, the analysis is written, the speech is prepared, the outline is finished.

I have run through my speech several times and I hope that it is effective in conveying the ideas I want to convey. I include both similarities between the works themselves and similarities between the works and cultural context. In addition to similarities, I also include differences in key elements within the dystopian socities. The reasoning for both authors in writing the books is included within the presentation and analyzed with the final product. The final conclusion of my presentation is that the novels served as a depiction of both of the authors' fears of what would come for this world and also as a warning to stay away from any sort of totalitarian government.

The run down or my presentation is:

• Ask the class what they know about totalitarian societies and write it down on the board.
• Present speech about the similarities between Brave New World and 1984 and the cultural context they were written in.
• Use powerpoint as a tool to both grab the class' attention and convey ideasof the presentation.

Hopefully my topic and presentation style will be seen as original and illuminating. I find this subject very interesting, my only hope is that I made it interesting for the class as well. And of course that I get a good grade! :)

IB ready!