CSEC English A & B

Student’s SBA Guide

The SBA Portfolio/Mark Scheme

Component of the English SBA How Each component is Presented and Marks Allotted
Assessed

Plan of Investigation Individual 5 marks

Written Piece

Reflections Individual 5 Marks

Written Piece

Oral Presentation Individual 10 Marks

Orally Assessed

Participation Measures Group 5 Marks

Orally Assessed

Quality of Group Activity Group 10 Marks

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Written Report Group 10 Marks

Written Piece

TOTAL 45 Marks

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 SAMPLE GROUP

Member 1 Member2

Topic: Topic:

THEME:

Member 3 Member 4
Topic: Topic:

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 POI – Mark Scheme

Part 1 – Introduction

 Topic (0 – 1)

 Tasks to be done (0 -2 )

 Reasons for selecting topic (0 -1)

Part 2 – Ways of Collecting Data

 Nature of the material/sources of material (0 – 1)

 English language skills used in analysing material (0 – 1)

 Some conclusions expected (0 – 1)

Part 3 – Ensuring Soundness of techniques used in the investigation

 Three factors which an interfere with the soundness of the investigation (0 – 2)

 One way you plan to minimize the effects of ONE factor identified (0 – 1)

Total: _____/10/2=5

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 Participation Measure

Think of your experiences as you worked and participated in the activities of your small group.
Focus on:

1. How your mind kept wandering away from what the group was doing.
2. How you felt when it was your turn to share your ideas with your group.
3. How you listened to what each person was saying and waited your turn to speak.
4. How you have become involved sharing what each person is doing and trying to help out.

Rating Criteria Preliminary Student’s Record of Final Rating

Rating Teacher’s 1 – Agree
1 – Agree Comments/Suggestions 0 – Uncertain
0 – Uncertain -1 - Disagree
-1 – Disagree
I know what I am
expected to do to work
well in a team.
It is easy to focus on
what is taking place in
my group.
In the group, I feel self-
confidence, self-
esteem, and self-
efficacy.
I know how to manage
how I behave in the
group.
I always manage my
tasks on time and
thoroughly.

Total: /5 Total: /5

Student’s Name: ________________________________

Teacher’s Name: _________________________________

Date of Assessment: Preliminary ______________________ Final _______________________

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 Quality of Group Activity

The teacher will observe and grade this group activity. The following questions provide a guide:

1. Give a brief summary of the three pieces of material you have gathered for your
research. Practice in text citation and referencing using MLA 8.

2. What do you think about the information?

3. What do you think is the intention of the piece?

4. How is the information organized?

5. What is the tone of the piece?

6. Why did you choose these articles?

7. What do your group members have to say about the articles?

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 REFLECTIONS

THREE (3) REFLECTIONS are required for the portfolio:

1. An indication of how EACH artifact helped shaped your thinking on this topic.

2. A discussion of the use of language in the artifacts selected.

3. A discussion of how the process of doing the SBA helped you to become a better person.
(This will be done at the end of the SBA research)

NB These reflections should show evidence of meaningful interaction with the artifacts selected
to support the chosen topics.

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 REFLECTIONS MARK SCHEME

Competency Score

Student produces a reflection that integrates the treatment of the issue in the three 5
pieces, with EXCELLENT analysis of language and discussion of the process and
its effect.

Student produces a reflection that addresses the issue with GOOD use of language 4
and some discussion of the process and its effect.

Student produces a reflection on the issue with SATISFACTORY use of language 3

but no discussion of the process and its effect.

Student produces a reflection on the issue with UNSATISFACTORY use of 2

language and no discussion of the process and its effect.

Student produces a reflection that mentions the issue with WEAK use of language 1
and no discussion of the process and its effect.

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 THE WRITTEN REPORT

This si a report on the research process as a group including the outcome of the research.

Points for consideration:

 The steps were taken to get the various tasks done.

 Data collection method(s).
 Satisfaction with the data collected. Give reasons.
 The effectiveness of working as a group.
 Learning outcome as an individual and as a member of a group.

REPORT MARK SCHEME

1. Content of the Report (0 – 4)

2. Evidence of investigation/inquiry/research

(0 – 3)

3. Language use and vocabulary (0 – 3)

Total: /10

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 Oral Presentation Report Guide Questions

1. What genre will the oral presentation take? (e.g. poetry, prose, drama …)

2. Description of the genre form chosen. For example, if poetry, what kind of poem and
why that form was chosen?

3. What inspired you to choose this genre and topic?

4. How did the articles you researched help to add content to your production?

5. What type(s) of registers will you use in the presentation? (Formal, informal,
consultative, etc.)

6. Why did you choose that (those) register(s) for your oral presentation?

7. What will the oral presentation be about?

ORAL PRESENTATION MARK SCHEME

1. Fluency of delivery (0 – 3)

2. Structure, Comprehensibility and development of topic (0 – 4)

3. Language use and vocabulary (0 – 3)

Total: /10

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 SUGGESTED THEMES FOR THE ENGLISH SBA

 1. Popular Music – Craft or Gibberish?

 2. A woman’s Place – An Evolving Constant?

 3. Human Conflicts – An Inevitability

 4. Adolescence – A Critical Transition

 5. Family Relationships – A Dying Art

 6. Male Marginalization

 7. Fatherhood – A Contemporary Challenge

 8. Alternatives to the Educational Path

 9. Scamming – Reparation for Slavery?

 10. The Childhood Voice

 11. Our Environment At Risk or Our environment: Our

Responsibility

 12. Patriotism

 13. The Generation Gap

 14. Man and His Environment

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 SBA THEMES Cont’d

 15. The Homosexual Family – A Dysfunctional

Paradigm? Parental permission must be obtained to
explore this theme.

 16. The Race / Class Conundrum

 17. Death – Our Mutual Destiny

 18. Lifestyle Diseases

 19. Migration – Push and Pull Factors

 20. Bullying – A silent Weapon

 21. Terrorism – A 21st Century Threat

 22. Fitness, Health and Wellness

 23. The Vegetarian Alternative

 24. Rape and Incest – Known Secrets

 25. Any other topic selected by students and approved by

the teacher

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 PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST

 DONE TASKS

Plan of Investigation (I)

Participation Measure (G)

Quality of Group Activity (G)

Written Report (G)

Reflections (I)

Oral Presentation (Plan & Presentation) (I)

Submissions properly typed or handwritten

Each written submission is on a separate page with a clear

heading

Artefacts comply with CXC specifications

In text citations and reference page are in accordance with

MLA 8

Portfolio proofread by self and an adult and/or group

member

Portfolio Title Page information complete: Title of

portfolio (your topic), your name, candidate number and
the name of the school)

Table of contents and page numbering corresponds

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The Final Product…

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