Caribbean Advanced Proficiency

Examinations
Communication Studies

Name: Bibi Fareada Khan

Class: 12 Science
School: St. Rose’s High School
Candidate number:
Territory:
Year: 2018
CONTENT PAGE
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Acknowledgement __________________________________________________2

Theme____________________________________________________________3

Thesis Statement____________________________________________________3

Introduction________________________________________________________4

Preface___________________________________________________________5

Reflection _______________________________________________________6-8

Analysis__________________________________________________________9

Conclusion________________________________________________________10

Biblography_______________________________________________________11

Reference_________________________________________________________11

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The candidate would like to acknowledge the almighty for granting her the health, strength and
courage to complete this assessment. She would also like to express special thanks of gratitude
to her teacher Ms. Welch who guided her along in this internal assessment on the topic
Deforestation. Thirdly, she would like to thank her parents and friends who helped her a lot in
finalizing this project within the limited time frame.

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THEME: Deforestation

THESIS STATEMENT
To investigate and outline the impacts of Deforestation on Guyana's climate and Eco-system.

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 INTRODUCTION

The systematic attempt of this portfolio is to introduce the generalized theme "Deforestation".
Hence, the researcher aims to investigate facts and formulate a generalization based on the
impacts of Deforestation on Guyana's climate and Eco-system. This portfolio is comprised of
two major components, namely; The Exposition Section and The Reflection Section.

The Exposition Section entails an oral presentation. It is a presentation whereby the candidate
will present a speech based on the data gathered and developed on the impacts of Deforestation
on Guyana's climate and Eco-system. In the Reflection Section, the researcher compiled an
original poem entailing vital information about the impacts and effects of deforestation on
Guyana’s climate and its Eco-system and the way Guyana is viewed on the map

The Researcher discussed some factors about how individuals destroy forests to meet the needs
of the present generation whilst compromising the benefits of future generations.

The researcher, currently is pursuing an Associate Degree in Natural Science at The Caribbean
Advanced Proficiency Examination. Hence she’s aspiring to become an environmentalist. Thus,
studying how forests are destroyed and the effects of this massive destruction will not only assist
the researcher greatly in her academics, but as a future environmentalist, she will be able to relate
more to issues affecting the environment and she will also be well aware about solutions to these
issue so as to encourage important implementations.

Personally, the researcher is a patriot of her homeland thus she wishes to practice sustainability
and wishes to encourage others to take pattern of her practice.

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 PREFACE

The poem “Destruction” speaks solely about a patriot of her mother land, Guyana, highlighting
some common effects of Deforestation on Guyana’s Climate and its Eco-system. The piece
identified the challenges that can be faced by future generations if Deforestation continues to be
a prominent practice in society. The patriot also spoke about the way superior countries view
Guyana in terms of its language when it comes to decision-making. She later appealed to the
Guyanese citizens to let the change of this practice start with them since she strongly believes
that the change should start with them.
The researcher composed this original piece to bring out mainly two points. The first point was
to highlight to her intended audience how much the forest aids in stabilizing the earth’s
greenhouse gases and the second point was to enlighten the readers on how the earth will be
without forests by highlighting several existing causes of deforestation and its negative effects.
The researcher composed the poem initially targeting the world at large. She then narrowed
down her focus to Guyana, her home, because of the unjust treatment projected to Guyana
nationals due to their Language and perhaps their living standards.

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 REFLECTION
‘Destruction’ by: Bibi Khan

Listen up my educated folks!

Let me speak to you in your language of high esteem.
Have you ever wondered why today is so heated?
That’s because our atmosphere is being depleted.
Folks consume the earth like a meal,
Tomorrow may come but it’s not guaranteed.

Global warming, it’s our nightmare, right?

But yet the fuels we continue to ignite.
This practice will make our climate re-arrange
“But we're so stubborn, we're not making the change”.

Owning vehicles makes you look rich

But have you considered the earth, God’s gift?
These vehicles, they consume a lot of fuel,
And their emission destroy the Earth, God's jewel.

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 Luckily, there is a solution,
Our forests, yeah its nature’s creation.
Trees consume carbon dioxide, they’re good at air sanitation,
They retard global warming and water acidification.

Forests purify the air that we breathe,

It also a good source for the water that we need.
When forests are cut down, not only does carbon absorption cease,
But the carbon stored in the trees is released!
So, caution must be taken when we cut the trees
And sometimes we must practice sustainability.

Now meh country folks, yall listen up.

“The temperature ah increase, duh is wuh mi teacher tell meh”,
An by 2050 it goin up by ah few degree.
“Guyana done deh below sea level ah ready”,
An wen dem ice cap melt, is ah disasta movie.

It aint gon sound bad, ah we Caribbean know about heat,

But look how de sun burnin we head to we feet.
We using umbrellas but de heat penetratin,
Wen I walk in mi own yard, it suh dehydratin.

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 People yall listen Guyana ah we home,
And when yall cut de trees, is the water we gon deh below.
I aint know how fuh stap dis catastrophe, suh
Dear future generations, ah we sorry.

Wen ah we do duh, is nah only we self we killin,

But wen de tree dem get cut, is habitats gettin ruined.
De forest is home to millions of life,
I’m appealin to ah yo folks, be a bit human-like.

Because of we creole, nations don’t listen to ah we

But I know better, so the change gon start with me.
Suh ah hope yo understan meh itation,
Ah we ga stop dis deforestation.

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 ANALYSIS

The reflective piece “Destruction” is about a patriot of Guyana appealing to nations to

cease/limit the practice of Deforestation as she highlighted the most prevalent effects of this act
and possible solutions to combat this issue.
During the proceedings of this original piece, the researcher utilized primarily two elements of
language; Dialectal Variation and Attitudes to Language. Dialectal variation refers to changes in
language due to various influences including social, geographical, individual and group factors.
Alternately, Attitudes to Language can be defined as the perception that comes to mind when an
individual/s listen to someone speak a language that is not theirs or a foreign language.
In this reflective piece, the patriot consistently speaks in a Mesolect (sub-standard English) in
stanzas 1-5, which can be understand by the English speakers. This was necessary since the
patriot wanted to inform the educated folks about deforestation. However, Basilect (creole) was
also portrayed in the 6th to 10th stanzas. The patriot consistently speaks in present tense, for
example "duh is wuh mi teacher tell meh". She also does not observe the use of linking verb, for
example " It also a good source for the water that we need" , "People yall listen Guyana ah we
home" etc. Other deviations from Standard English include the omission of the auxillary verb
and the omission of unstressed syllabus in words, for example "killin, an, dehydratin, understan"
, etc. Initially the patriot target nations worldwide that were involved in the Deforestation act
hence her Standard English within stanzas 1-5. As the poem progressed, it was clearly seen that
she began to expressively appeal to her own Guyanese people hence her Guyanese creole.
Hence, the dialectical variation was effectively implemented since the patriot had to change from
English to Creole in order to facilitate the speakers of varying dialects.
Attitudes to Language was revealed in the poem in stanza one where the patriot stated "Let me
speak to you in your language of high esteem". This indicates a form of rejection of the creole
language and acceptance of Standard English. Moreso, the use of the Standard English
demonstrates that in the educated folks' estimation, the creole language and culture is inferior.

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Also, attitudes to language was revealed in the last stanza where the patriot stated that “Because
of we creole, nations don’t listen to we”. She believes that superior nations categorized Guyana
as an inferior country because of its creole language. Her quoted words permitted readers to
understand that unfair judgements are made about countries because of their standards. The
Patriot realized that because of these unfair judgements, she should appeal to her own Guyanese
who would more likely adhere to her advice.
Upon the completion of this reflective piece, the researcher identified the causes, effects, and
solutions towards Deforestation. Various linguistic criteria were used by the researcher to appeal
to the readers. Dialectal Variation and Attitudes to Language are the two main elements of
language that were used to analyze the reflective piece.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the forest is home to billions of lives including endangered specie animals also it
serves several vital purposes. Therefore, caution and consideration is a must when harvesting the
plants. And if we do not ensure that safety measure is adhere to then we risk our endangered
animal and plant species will cease to exist.
In order to make sure deforestation is safe the government as well as the people of the country
must be willing to implement and enforce regulations related to safe removal of tress and plants.
The researcher encourages the members of the legislation and the members of the country , to
ensure that they have the suitable equipment checks and safety security systems needed to ensure
that the removal of tress or plants in a particular territory or area is safe even to the extent where
laws may be implemented to ensure our safety or compensation in the instance of any damages
caused to our environment and country is encouraged.
We are responsible for our environment and resources, we must ensure that the removal of tress
is safe and we must practice sustainability.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCE

Texts books:
● Communication Studies Preparing Students For CAPE. Edlin D. Rochford.
● Communication Studies for CAPE Examinations. Veronica Simons, Sandra Osbornes

Website:
● Grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/acrolectterm.htm
● FAO. (Food and Agricultural Organization) 2010. Global Forest Resource Assessment.

Primary Sources:
● Sonia Luke, environmental officer from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
● Miss Welch, Environmental Science Lecturer at St. Rose's High School.
● GUYANA BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 2012. Imports and Exports 2012.
● GUYANA BUREAU OF STATISTICS 2013, Guyana Rebased Gross Domestic Product
Series
● GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION (GFC) 2012, Guyana Forestry Commission
Guyana REDD + Monitoring Reporting & Verification System ( MRVS ) 01 October
2010 – 31 December 2011 Version 3
● INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION. 2005.

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