English A

SBA
Ms. Keisha Luces
Cover Page

 Candidate Name: Jane Doe

Candidate Number: 160094_ _ _ _ _

Centre Name: Arima North Secondary

Centre Number: 160094

Year of Examination: 2021

Teacher: Ms. K. Luces

Subject: English A

Topic: _______________________________

Territory: Trinidad and Tobago

Table of Contents

 Title Page Nos:

 Plan of Investigation.............
 Article 1..................................
 Article 2..................................
 Article 3..................................
 Reflection 1...........................
 Reflection 2...........................
 Reflection 3…………………..
 Oral Presentation……………
 Group Written Report………
 Bibliography………………….
 Appendices………………….
Plan of Investigation [100 WORDS]
 Be sure to address/answer:
A
 Reason for choosing selection of title [your individual topic]
B
 Expected benefits to you as a student of English
C
 Proposal of collection and use of material

 Use of English Language skills to be used in analyzing the material and how they will be used
 Comprehension
 Tone
 Literary devices
Reflection 1

 Consider:

 1. What was the main idea/issue in the 3 selected pieces.

(Remember though, it's one Reflection per article)

 2. How did you think about/perceive the issue before?

 3. What new knowledge did you gain from each piece of material/article?
 Reflection 2: Language Use

 Consider:

 1. What category/genre did each individual piece/article fall into?

 (e.g. poem, song, poster, advertisement, newspaper report, magazine article, meme, graphical representation etc.)
 Writing Style: Persuasive, Narrative, Expository….Comical/Humorous

 2. What was the main purpose of each piece?

 (was it to persuade, to entertain, to inform/enlighten/highlight, to ridicule/criticize/mock, to provide comic relief,
empathize, motivate etc.)

 3. What were some of the main language techniques used by the writers in each piece? (Literary devices,
Rhetorical Questions, Repetition, Rhyme, Emotive Language 1st, 2nd or 3rd person perspective?)

 4. How effective were those techniques in analysing the writer's purpose/communication of the main idea? Yes,
no or to what degree
Reflection 3:
 How has the process of doing this SBA helped you to become a better person?
 PLEASE NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO REFERENCE YOUR THREE ARTICLES IN THIS
REFLECTION!
 CONSIDER:
 What new knowledge was gained regarding your [General/Overall/Main/Whole group] topic?
 For Example: Education
 What new knowledge was gained regarding your [Specific /Sub/Individual topic?
 For Example: The Importance of Education

 CONSIDER ALSO: 
 What English skills/techniques did you learn?
 (Reference your POI for one or two skills you had previously mentioned)
 (try to include one or two skills that were not previously mentioned as well.)
 Summarizing, Referencing, Reflective Writing, Analyzing Text, Literary Devices, Identifying Language
Techniques, Oral and Written Communication/Expression, Vocabulary etc….
ORAL PRESENTATION
 The Oral Presentation involves a PERSONAL RESPONSE to the issue/topic/thematic
concern that you looked at in your individual SBA.
 It must be delivered orally [via recorded video or video call/zoom]
 It should not be less than 3mins, but also, not more than 5mins
 It should be delivered mainly in STANDARD ENGLISH
 YOU can select a genre you feel comfortable with such as: drama, poetry, prose, role play,
speech, argument or exposition.

 SUMMARY OF ORAL PRESENTATION

 A brief overview of the presentation including the genre chosen, the sources used and a
comment on the kind of language used should be included [This piece is also required for
submission in written SBA]
GROUP WRITTEN REPORT [250-300
WRDS]
 This is a report on the research process.
 This also states the outcomes.

Questions to answer:
What steps were taken to get the work done?
How did you [the group] collect data?
Are you happy with the pieces?
Are you happy working as a group? Were there any challenges?
How did you schedule to meet as a group?
Do you think that the group was effective working together?