Caribbean Secondary Education

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English School Based Assessment

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Title: The Effects marijuana On Teenagers

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgedment. Page 1

Introduction. page 2

Plan Of Investigation. Page 3

Artifacts. Page 4

Reflection 1. Page 5

Reflection 2. Page 6

Reflection 3. Page 7

Group Report. Page 8

Plan Of Oral Presentation. Page 9

References. Page 10
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researcher would like to thank his parents for assisting in the completion of his SBA by
providing financial assistance , support and encouragement. The researcher would like to thank
his teacher for guidance and advice.
 INTRODUCTION

This SBA is based on ‘ effects marijuana on teenagers’ with the intention of educating
individuals on all the types of effects marijuana have on teenagers .

Drug abuse refers to the use of certain chemicals for the purpose of creating pleasurable effects
on the brain.

PLAN OF INVESTIGATION
The topic for my English SBA is”the effects of marijuana on teenagers.” I became interested in
this topic because of how I see teenagers abusing the use of marijuana and getting deeply
addicted on a daily basis . I plan to investigate how marijuana can affect the health of a
teenager.

As a student of English, I expect to improve my writing and comprehension skills,my analyzing

and adopting in all areas of English and to further improve my knowledge on negative and
dangerous effects of marijuana and to widen my knowledge on why teenagers gravitate to and
abuse them.

I've searched the Internet for useful documents and have found a poem about overdosing,
articles on marijuana addiction in teens and a song from Amy winsome about to go through. I
will use the information found in to accurately write my reflections and written report to complete
my SBA.

REFLECTION ENTRY #1

The article entitled ‘One time Ganja use may Alters teen brain’ written by Dr Arrons stated that
smoking at a young age can cause psychotic illness . Initially I thought that the use of marijuana
clears the mind and allows one to think clearly. After reading this article , I found out that it alters
the brain of youths, making them unable to make sound decisions.
In this video entitled , “ Cannabis and youth “, I was introduced to statistical data showing
evidence of how popular the smoking of marijuana is among youths and how addicting it can
be . Before watching this video , I thought that it was impossible to become addicted after a few
years.

In this podcast entitled , ‘ Marijuana The brain changer', it highlighted that nowadays
teenagers are actually using marijuana more than adults for recreational purposes. Before
listening, I thought that adults were actually the ones that use marijuana more than teenagers.
 REFLECTION ENTRY#2

In the article ‘ One Time Use May Alter Teen’s Brain’ by Dr Arrons , the dominant technique that
was used in anecdotal evidence . For example, it made reference to publications done in 2014
and 2015 . This was effective because it makes the information seem credible and factual.

In the video on ‘ cannabis and Youths’ by Hamilton Health Sciences, the

dominant technique is rhetorical questions . For example , “ Does marijuana cause behavioral
changes ?”. This was effective because it made the viewers think deeply about whether or not
marijuana causes behavioral changes.

In the podcast,’ Marijuana The Brain changer ‘ by Audrey Hamilton , a metaphor was used .
An example of metaphor is, “ Years ago, there was a public service announcement aimed at
teenagers that showed an egg in a frying pan. The announcer said “ this is your brain on drugs,”
This was effective because it made a comparison between the egg in the frying pan and a
Teen's brain on drugs, so that the listener would have an understanding of what drugs actually
do to the brain.
 REFLECTION ENTRY#3

This SBA has made me a better person by helping me to work more effectively in groups,
display better time management and improve my English skills. It also has helped me to gain
new knowledge. The process of carrying out this SBA was not easy, it took a lot of time and
research to carefully put everything together. The evidence I had researched had also helped
me with my oral presentation and writing skills.

Working in groups has taught me teamwork and how working together is a good trait to
possess. I find it easier to co-operate and be more patient because I had to listen to my fellow
group members and help them if they did not understand and the reverse is true if I did not
understand. This SBA taught me better time management because I had to put other things
aside, focus on and also complete it. I also obtained better English skills through carrying out
this SBA because I learnt new words and improved my vocabulary.

WRITTEN REPORT

This Assessment started out with our teacher explaining what it was about, further into the
conversation she allowed us to place ourselves into groups. The process of selecting our theme
was quite simple for us, under the supervision of our teacher, we had put all of our ideas
together and merged it into one theme. Once we knew our theme, we began to create and
choose our individual topics and objectives.

Each group member had a different topic, as such finding three sources of data our theme was
not easy. The use of the World Wide Web was very beneficial of gathering the information we
needed to complete this assessment. In conducting this assessment, we had very positive
outcomes as our writing, reading and comprehension and grammatical skills were improved. In
completing this School Based, we found out that people don't only become rug addicts because
of peer pressure or stress, they also become drug addicts because of environmental factors.
We were also enlighten with the measures in place to stem drug abuse, some of which are
individual or group therapy or rehabilitation.

While completing this research our knowledge on marijuana was broadened and we are now
aware of how harmful it can be and how to avoid it. Our aim was to examine the causes, effects,
measures to be taken for drug abuse and drug addiction. Our objectives were met and we were
able to complete the assessment in the time period that was given to us. In conclusion at the
end of the research each person was able to improve their English skills and learn to cooperate
with other to achieve a common goal

PLAN OF ORAL PRESENTATION

The poetry chosen that was selected is the regular poetry because the writers always
expresses themselves deep but it's always easy to understand and the feelings in the poetry are
always felt and relatable I choose this topic to use in my oral presentation because I want to let
people know about drug abuse and how it affects teens and to inform them how it is harmful an
dangers for everybody but mostly teens who are addicted The materials helped in many ways
such as the picture I obtained with a play reaching out to the drugs and the song I obtained
informed you about someone who had an alcohol addiction which people wanting to put her in
rehab an it speaks to the poem I wrote for my oral presentation because it talks of a person
struggling with a drug addiction. The register chosen is formal because it felt more comfortable
plus it is modern and easier the be understood. My oral presentation is about how addictive
drugs can be and how it temps you to always stay and not to quit. It also shows how dangerous
drugs can be on a whole and when addicted. It also tells that with a strong you can stop doing
anything even when it takes your all you can still be resilient.

Article: One Time Ganja Use May Alter Teen's Brain

Https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/your-healt-your-wealth

Video: By Hamilton Health Sciences ( October 15 ,2018 ) Entitled: (Cannabis and and youths)
Https://YouTube0197

Podcast: By Audrey Hamilton (2014) Entitled : (Marijuana The Brain changer)

Https://www.apa.org./

REFERENCES

One Time Ganja Use May Alter Teen's Brain

Https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/your-healt- your-wealt

By Hamilton Health Sciences (October 15,2018) Entitled: (Cannabis and and youths)

Https://YouTube0197

By Audrey Hamilton (2014) Entitled: (Marijuana The Brain changer)

Https://www.apa.org/