THESE ARE THE HEADINGS AND WHAT TO WRITE UNDER THEM AND WHAT YOU

MAY EVENTUALLY SAY TO YOUR TEACHER

 
INTRODUCTION
 
This is a presentation, and therefore you must have an introduction, body and conclusion
 
An example of what you actually say to your teacher…Good morning/afternoon Mrs ….…my name is…
and I am here to present on the theme (…..) 
The format of my presentation is as follows …I will give a brief background and reason why i chose this
topic,
I will discuss my issues or challenges pertaining to the topic, I will
Discuss the challenges I experienced whilst doing the topic
Then I will give an evaluation of the sources, context and medium.
Finally I will conclude with a brief reflection on the impact that doing this research had on me or others
whom I shared it with.
 
BRIEF PREVIEW AND BACKGROUND
 
A brief and concise explanation for your choice of topic…
Then a brief and concise background about the topic which maybe from a historical perspective or from
any other perspective!
 
You must use expert info where you must cite sources  
 
PRESENTATION OF ISSUES OR CHALLENGES
 
Remember that your issues must pertain to your topic. For example you should not only take the easy way
out and present the causes and effects or the advantages and disadvantages or solution as your issues.
It may be controversial or it may be a series of “Did you know?” questions
Remember the focus behind this SBA is for you to do research i.e. Deep reading from local and foreign
reputable sources
You must also cite your sources: you must make reference to a relevant EXPERT/AUTHORITY   

Most importantly this is not only about your opinion! It is not an essay. It must reflect the expert’s
opinion (research)
BODY OF SPEECH- AT LEAST 3 PARAGRAPHS
1. PARAGRAPH 1: Identifying issue #1 … YOUR FIRST POINT: EXPLAIN YOUR POINT
AND THEN SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE. the information that you put here must not be
your opinion but must be researched info from local and foreign reputable experts or institutions.
. You must cite your sources - after each point explain and then support with a relevant source e.g
according to...
2. PARAGRAPH 2: Identifying issue #2 …YOUR SECOND POINT:EXPLAIN YOUR POINT
AND THEN SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE. The information that you put here must not be
your opinion but must be researched info from local and foreign reputable experts or institutions.
 You must cite your sources- after each point explain and then support with a relevant source e.g
according to...
 3. PARAGRAPH 3: Identifying issue #3 …YOUR THIRD POINT:EXPLAIN YOUR POINT
AND THEN SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE:The information that you put here must not be
your opinion but must be researched info from local and foreign reputable experts or institutions.
You must cite your sources- same as above
 
CHALLENGES I EXPERIENCED
Tell of the challenges you experienced as you worked on this SBA for example were you able or unable
to corroborate the information from the various sources?
Was it easy to gather local or foreign information?
Did the experts themselves identify any challenges?
Your challenge cannot be that information on this topic was difficult to find!
Did you experience challenges with your internet service?
EVALUATION OF MEDIUM/SOURCES, CONTEXT FOR RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY (SEE
BELOW)
See information below to pick 1 or 2 items to evaluate for reliability and validity
CONCLUSION
In this section you discuss briefly and concisely what you are taking away having now completed this
research.
You may also discuss what response you got from others if and when you shared this information with
them.
END OF SPEECH
  
EVALUATING RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY IN YOUR EXPOSITORY
 
In evaluating sources there are two elements reliabilityand validity. Both elements are equal in
importance in judging the accuracy and credibility of a source (whether primary or secondary).
 
Remember that you do not have to write or speak about all in your expository. Choose a couple and
discuss. 

When we are looking at reliability we ask the question “Can this source provide this data that we are
looking for?” The major concern is therefore authority or expertise. To evaluate authority we can look
at several aspects of the data source:
1. Author - is the author an expert in the field? What qualifications does he/she have? For example
an article on a website about diabetes written by medical doctor might have more authority than
one written by someone without qualification.
2. Professional standards. – does the author closely follow certain professional standards? Any
professional in their field must be a stickler for professional standards. For example lecturers who
are published in academic journals or books have to conform to standards and have their work
checked by other academics.
3. Publisher – is the publisher reputable? Academic or non-academic publishers need to maintain
their reputation for accurate factual information (the role of the editors). Newspapers, magazines’
(digital or otherwise) publishers need to avoid legal action for libel and should therefore be
careful to print the truth.
4. Organization or institution –for example statistics on the economy from our central bank would
be considered a highly reliable source because the bank uses the statistics to conduct the very
important business of issuing bank notes and controlling the money supply in the country.
 5. Research method – could the research method chosen generate the data necessary? For example
in researching teen pregnancy would carrying out an interview of an expert generate the data
needed or would questionnaires of teens be a better choice.
 
When we are looking at validity we askthe question – Is the data true?
A source could have high levels of reliability, for example, academic research published in an academic
journal by the leading expert in the field however, the data may have a low level of validity in that it
might be very out of date.
Equally it may be possible that a source might not be considered highly reliable for example an internet
site which does not have the name of the author, organization who maintains the site etc however, the
data is still true or valid.
 
1. Currency –when was the data published or gathered? Could the information be out of date? For
example statistics on rates of HIV infection will need to be up to date to be accurate.
2. Relevance –does the information relate to the circumstances you are applying it to? For example,
will research carried out in Europe or South Africa applies to the Caribbean?
3. Data collection – was the data collected by reliable methods? Was it accurately recorded?
4. Replicable –do other sources have similar information? Would another similar piece of research
have the same result? This is particularly relevant to sources on the internet which lack
references.