SBA FORMAT

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Candidate’s Name:
School’s Name: El Dorado West Secondary School
Teacher:
Candidate’s Number: 160182-----------
Center Number: 160182
Topic:
Sub-Topic:
Examination Year:

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ARTEFACTS/PLAN OF INVESTIGATION
ARTEFACTS
Students must collect three (3) different artefacts on their sub-topic. Options include:
1. You can transcribe the video or audio but note that the examiner cannot check
links. No links to videos or audio accepted.
2. Articles
3. Poems
4. Lyrics of songs
5. Brochure
 6. Reports
7. Scripts of plays
8. Monologue
9. Blogs
[Link]
11. Advertisements
12. Comic Strip
[Link] from a short story

Students should locate pieces dealing with the sub-topic and should make sure that they
contain literary devices, examples, statistics, quotations from a reliable source, sub-
headings, emotive language etc

Presentation of pieces:
Title, author, year of publication and URL and then the entire piece.

An acceptable artefact is about a page or 300 words.

Sample:
Artefact 1: Poem

Title: “Environmental Injustice”

Author: The Rev. Joel A. Bowman Sr.

[Link]

Flint matters! Flint is not like a piece of lint to be brushed off our clothing. It is a city where real people are
horribly suffering.
Just an hour away from Detroit, which is my hometown. When I think about Flint's water, my face begins to
frown.
How long has the water been polluted with lead?
How many people will get sick, or end up dead?
It's no accident that this has happened in Flint.
Powerful people decided how the money was spent.
Dr. King would say, “Environmental injustice anywhere is a threat to environmental justice everywhere.”
I say, environmental racism is another form of brutality,
In mostly black areas where there's pain and poverty.
To some extent, this happens in every poor urban setting,
If it hasn't happened where you live, consider that a blessing.
The following truth must be understood,
There's no contaminated water in rich neighborhoods ...
No children whose developments has been stunted,
Because some leaders’ responsibility was punted.
Some see this as a political football,
Not a nation evil that should be confronted by all.
Some leaders are selling us out,
So they can obtain status or clout.
Please be reminded of what happen in Michigan,
Next time you get some water from your own kitchen.
Lord, show us how to help the folks in Flint,
Through a visit or some water that needs to be sent.
Flint matters! Flint is not like a piece of lint to be brushed off our clothing. It is a city
where real people are horribly suffering.

PLAN OF INVESTIGATION
No more than 100 words. Anything over 100 is not read. Subtopics should be short.
1. State the theme and sub-topic
2. State the reason for choosing the sub-topic.
3. Expected benefits to the English Student including:
 Building vocabulary
 Persuasive speaking
 Summary writing
 Editing
 Explaining literary devices
 Identifying different types of writing
 Identifying language techniques
NB: Listening, speaking, writing is too vague. Researching is not necessarily
an English skill. No group benefits to be included.
4. State types of artefacts to be used-State ALL THREE. Eg. Report, song, short story
etc
5. State where they are to be collected from. List THREE: newspapers, internet, books,
magazines, pamphlets …
 6. State how the language skills listed above in No. 3 will be used in the SBA. View the
Table below.

Identifying different types of writing Written Report/Reflections

Comprehension skills Written Report/ Reflections

Sample Plan of Investigation

written
Reflection 1
Once the word limit is passed, a student cannot pass the reflection. Word Limit: 150 words.
This reflection must state:
1. How did the student think about the issue before starting the SBA?
2. What was the main issue or idea in all three pieces?
3. What new knowledge did was gained from each piece of artefact?

 State what you thought or knew before doing the sub- topic.
 State the title of the piece NOT the author
 State the main idea or issue of each piece
 State what knew knowledge that you gained from each artefact.
If you only give a summary of the piece, it will not get full marks.

Sample Reflection 1

Before doing this sub-topic, I never imagined that poverty could affect the environment. From the

poem, “Environmental Justice” I was shocked to learn that poverty causes bad decision making that

damages the environment. This included lead-polluted water, which further leads to sickness of the

population, and eventual deaths. I felt motivated to take my environment seriously and inform others to do

so as well. Secondly, I generally assumed that everyone was aware of the effects of pollution, however, the

article “How Poverty Impacts the Environment” enlightened me on how the lack of education and access to

information causes poor people to be more likely to pollute the environment. Finally, from the article, “The

Relationship between Poverty and the Environment”, I learned that poorer areas are less likely to recycle or

use bio-degradable products and so add to wastefulness and pollution.

Reflection 2
Once the word limit is passed, a student cannot pass the reflection. Word Limit: 150 words.

This reflection must answer the following:

 How does the language strategy help the student understand the topic, or appreciate the piece?

Steps:
1. Choose ONE language strategy
2. Give ONE example of the strategy chosen
3. Explain how the strategy is effective.
NB: Standard English is not a strategy.
Strategies include:
1. Literary devices
2. Examples
3. Persuasive language
4. Emotive Language
5. Statistics
6. Sub-headings
7. Descriptive language
8. Imagery
9. Rhyme
10. Expository Language
Sample Reflection 2
Example 1
Example 2:
Sample Reflection 2:

The device does not have to be explained. But the impact of the device discussed. Tie response to
purpose. Note there is no need to explain what the piece is about in reflection 2.

Reflection 3
Once the word limit is passed, a student cannot pass the reflection. Word Limit: 150 words.

This reflection must answer the following:

1. What did you learn about the topic?
2. What was your experience working in a group? Was it challenging or beneficial? Did you
overcome the challenge?
3. Did your writing improve? Or Did your vocabulary improve? Explain
Sample Reflection 3
Group Written Report
No more than 300 words.

Allocation of Marks:

Students cannot use their own pieces and create their own report. It must be a group written report. Any report
given by any individual student alone should be given 0.
In the last point: You also must say how did you meet to complete the written report.
How did you gather the information? Were tasks divided? Any challenge in writing the
report?
Sample Group Report:
Our group investigated the topic Drug Abuse. We researched the subtopics:
benefits of drug use, the effects of drug abuse, drug addiction and drug rehabilitation.
Since Drug Abuse is a widely discussed topic, artefacts were readily accessible for this
topic.
We met via Zoom and shared material via WhatsApp and voted on which three
pieces best gave a clear picture of our theme. Out of the twelve artefacts, we selected the
article “Drug benefits” by Hilary Lane, the poem “Drug Destroyer” by Jane Hiller and a
comic strip “You too can be saved” by Anonymous which aptly described various issues
concerning drug abuse.
The article “Drug benefits” rightly explained that drugs can be useful for healing
ailments, numbing pain, and improving overall health. However, the poem, “Drug
destroyer” painted a cruel picture of how drug abuse can ruin your body and destroy your
family and social life. Finally, the comic strip, “You too can be saved”, taught us that there
is hope through family support and prayers to help people come out of their addictions.
After exploring these pieces, we concluded that while drugs are useful to society, if they
are abused, it can have dire effects on one’s life, requiring intervention if they are to be
saved.
To produce this report, we meet via Zoom and collaborated using google docs. We
discussed the points, and each member contributed a paragraph to complete the report.
After the draft was created, we edited the draft together via Zoom and agreed upon
corrections to be made.
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