English SBA Outline

SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA)
Paper 031, School-Based Assessment

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(SBA
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21 per cent of Total Assessment)
A single SBA will be required to complete both aspects of the English Syllabus: English A
and English B. A student who does English A only OR English B only OR English A and B
will be required to submit ONLY one SBA. The SBA will be credited for both English A and
B. The SBA is expected to be done by each student working as an individual, and as a
member of a small group approved by the teacher where:
1.individual refers to each student, who has responsibility for his/her own portfolio;
2. Group refers to 4- 5 students sharing a general topic, who work together to discuss and
solve problems, explain ideas, learn from peers, improve oral skills, and practise social skills
and leadership roles.
The marks assigned to a student will consist of:
1. his/her individual mark (Plan of Investigation, Oral Presentation, Reflection, Participation
Measure); 2. the mark assigned to the group ( Quality of Group Behaviour, Written Report).
PORTFOLIO
Each student will create a Portfolio on an issue/topic/theme/event selected by the students in
the group and approved by the teacher. The issue/topic/theme/event will also be orally
presented. The issue/topic/theme/event selected
should allow for meaningful research and presentation
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he Portfolio should include the following:
1. PLAN OF INVESTIGATION
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an introduction to the issue/topic/theme/event (A satisfactoryresponse should be no more
than 100 words).
(a)
Why did you choose this issue/topic/theme/event?
(b)
What are the expected benefits to you as a student of English?
(c)
How do you intend to collect relevant information on your issue/topic/theme/event and use
this in your presentation?
2. PARTICIPATION MEASURE- A measure of the candidate’s individual participation
assessed by self and teacher.
3. INDICATORS OF GROUP ACTIVITY
– A minimum of THREE pieces of material, for example, print, audio, visual media must
be collected and presented in the Portfolio and should address the issue/topic/theme/event
selected. One of the three pieces must be print. These pieces will form the basis for the
process of enquiry and group work activities (cognitive, psychomotor, affective) in which
students will become aware of and practise English language skills.
4. REFLECTION – THREE entries in which the student reflects on the issue/topic/ theme/
event selected should be completed. In the first entry the student must indicate how each
piece of material helped to shape his or her thinking about the issue/topic/ theme/event. The
second entry should discuss the use of language in the material selected and the third entry
should state how the process of doing the SBA helped the student to become a better person.
The reflection should be written in class under the teacher’s supervision.
5. WRITTEN REPORT – A written report of the investigation should be a summary of

the processes, procedures and outcomes of the research. It should include the material
collected, reasons for selection and analysis of the material. A satisfactory report should be
about 250-300 words in total.
6. ORAL PRESENTATION – A personal response related to issue/topic/ theme/ event should
be delivered orally in 3 to 5 minutes. The oral presentation should be delivered predominately
in standard English and in a genre of the student’s choosing, for example, drama, poetry,
prose, role play, speech, argument, exposition. The student should deliver a brief overview of
the presentation including the genre chosen, the sources used and a comment on the kind of
language used. A brief plan of the Oral Presentation must be submitted in the Portfolio.
32 Students will be in groups of 4. Each group has at least one male.
FUNCTION OF THE GROUP

1. Students will assist one another by proof reading each other’s work.
2. Have group discussions and brainstorm ideas3.
3. Assist each other in research
4. Write the report together (Each person is assigned an individual task) Students and
teacher will collaborate to come up with themes that can be explored: (drug abuse,
violence against women, natural disasters, etc.). Themes can also be created by students
based on their interests.
Each group will select a theme. Each student in the group will select a sub-theme based
on the group theme. (Guide students to identify sub-themes through brainstorming.)
Example :-
The Main Theme:
Drug Abuse
The Sub-Themes can be:
* drug abuse treatments*
* the effects of drug abuse
* how drug abuse contributes to crime
* how drug abuse affects teenagers
RESEARCH
After sub-themes have been selected, students will now find their three (3) pieces of
data/artefacts that further explain the theme. These pieces of data (artefacts) can come in the
following formats: a document (articles, tables, pictures, audio (a recording), video, an
interview etc.). Students will select materials that they can write a reflection on.
- One of the three pieces must be print. The audio component can be placed on a CD or Flash
Drive.
- Students do not NEED to do any interviews or questionnaires for this research.
REFLECTION (150 words for each)
-Students will then write their reflection of how the document/artefact shaped their thinking
about the sub-topic they are exploring.
Students will then examine how the language helped them to further understand the sub-
theme/topic.
Students will write a reflection based on each piece of data/artefact that they will use in their
portfolio.
The final piece of reflection should state how doing this SBA/exploring the sub-theme helped
each student to become a better person or improved his/her attitude. (This can be done at the
end of the year.)
The entire group will have 12 pieces of data/artefacts in total. Students must use their own
pieces of material. Students should NOT have the same reflections. Each reflection must be
individual and should be written in class.
STRUCTURE OF THE REFLECTION

PARAGRAPH 1
State how the data/artefact has inspired you, affected you, impacted on you, and what does it
remind you of.
PARAGRAPH 2
Comment on the use of language. They will state if the language is formal, informal,
incorporates jargons, slangs, technical or distant tone. State how the language choice aids in
the understanding of the sub-theme/topic.
PARAGRAPH 3
State how the sub-theme/topic has helped you to become a better person, shaped your
attitude, etc. (This should be done at the end of the term.)
WRITTEN REPORT (300 words)
This is a report on the research process. This also states the outcome of the research. You can
answer these questions in your written report.
*What steps have you taken to get your work done?
*How did you collect the data?
*Are you happy with the pieces you have done?
*Are you happy working as a group?
*Did you learn individually or as a group?
*Did you meet as a group?
*Do you think the group was effective working together?
This report should be written as a group.
ORAL PRESENTATION (3-5 minutes)

What you have decided to do as your contribution to your theme/sub- theme. Students can
write a poem, drama piece, or prose piece. This is the students’ creative response after a brief
overview of the research process.
A brief plan of the oral presentation must be submitted in the portfolio. This must be a part of
the presentation.
This should be done in Standard English. Teachers will mark the presentation.
The presentation must be recorded and saved on a CD or Flash Drive.
PLAN OF INVESTIGATION (100 words)
An introduction to the issue/topic/theme/event (A satisfactory response should be no more
than 100 words).
(a) Rationale for choosing this issue/topic/theme/event.
(b) What are the expected benefits to you as a student of English?
(c) How do you intend to collect relevant information on your issue/topic/theme/event and
use this in your presentation?

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SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA)

Paper 031, School-Based Assessment

5. WRITTEN REPORT – A written report of the investigation should be a summary of

FUNCTION OF THE GROUP

2. Have group discussions and brainstorm ideas3.

3. Assist each other in research

STRUCTURE OF THE REFLECTION

ORAL PRESENTATION (3-5 minutes)

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