Practice IOC

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  1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2018 at 10:36 PM

    I liked the structure of your a's analysis, as you kept a steady pace, analyzing each passage chronologically. You continuously used Hurston effect or purpose through each point, which strengthened your communication in the understanding of the novel. You also related events, such as Nanny's rape to the context of Nanny's position now. You also approached future events that are related to the passage which was good. You didn't do too much, which was effective in being concise and organized. However, you were a bit repetitive in your analysis. To improve, I would look more into the characterization of each character and how this passage also serves its purpose in further developing the character of Janie and Nanny. Overall, great practice IOC.

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  2. fRANKOctober 1, 2018 at 10:40 PM

    Tomas this was a good effort in attempting a practice IOC. It is certain from your IOC that you have very good knowledge and understanding of the passage. Furthermore your comments are supported by references which are very well organized and somewhat coherent. There was an adequate understanding of of the use and effect of literary features but there wasn't enough information about how those effects impacted the reader. Finally there could be more of a variety of style words and literary devices (i.e metaphor, imagery etc.)

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