Practice IOC!

I analyzed the passage beginning with, "I lower my eyes to the path" for the IOC.

Here's what I thought of my IOC...

Criteria A:
I would score myself a 6 because I discussed some of the themes present in the novel such as power, societal structure and status, and fertility but not as in-depth as needed.  My statements about these themes were accurate but they were very basic and relating to the novel as a whole instead of the passage specifically.  I discussed the theme of power as it related to Offred and the Handmaids, but not the power dynamic that the whole society had constructed.  The quotes that I chose supported my argument well but I should have focused more on them instead of discussing the novel as a whole.

Criteria B:
I would give myself a 6 because I discussed the quotes and their effect on the reader but didn't address the specific literary features that the quotes used.  The effect that I stated on the readers and the novel was very general and not specific enough as an effect.  I should have discussed the specific literary features the passage used and given a more specific effect on the reader because of  the passage.

Criteria C:
I would score myself a 4 for this section because my commentary was organized by the introduction, including a brief context, the themes that the passage contained and their relative effects, and then the conclusion about the purpose of the passage.  The transition between these things was somewhat smooth and I stayed on topic for each of the themes.  I should organize my thesis and conclusion better and state them more directly in the future.

Criteria D:
I would rate myself a 4 for this section because I used a diction that was semi-formal and appropriate to the text.  My word choice was accurate for what I was trying to convey and I spoke somewhat eloquently.  I could use a larger range of vocabulary and could add more literary devices in order to do better in the future.