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ENGLISH SBA (PORTFOLIO) GUIDELINES

1. PLAN OF INVESTIGATION
An introduction to your chosen topic of around 100 words which answers these questions:

 What is your topic and sub-topic?

 Why did you choose this topic?
 How do you expect to benefit as a student of English?
 How do you plan to collect relevant information and also use the material?
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2. Indicators of Group Activity

Three stimuli (pieces of material) collected from your personal research. The three pieces
must be different types. The material can be the following:

 Picture/poster
 Article – magazine, newspaper
 Brochure
 Comic strip/cartoon
 Song
 Poem
 Story
 Video clip
 Report
 Speech
 Diary entry
 Blog entry
 Advertisement
 Leaflet
 Textbook Info – History, Geography, Social Studies

3. Reflections
Your three pieces will be used to write your reflections. Each reflection should be around
150 words.

 Reflection 1: Theme
Describe how your theme was presented in each of the three pieces submitted in
your portfolio and how each piece shaped your thinking.
 Reflection 2: Language
How is language used in the three pieces you found?
 Reflection 3: Process
How conducting the research contributed to your thinking skills and your personal
development?
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Please see the three sample Reflections below as a guide in helping you write your own pieces.
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4. Written Report
When you have completed your research and have evidence of group activity, you must produce
a written report of 250-300 words in which you summarize the processes and outcomes of your
research and comment on the three stimuli selected from your group’s collection of materials.
You are expected to provide a summary of the processes, procedures and outcomes of your
research.

 Processes – what did you do as individuals and a group to acquire the pieces you have?
Was it easy or difficult to find material?
 Procedures – what did you do as a group to start thinking about these things, e.g.
meetings, drafting work, raising questions. What steps did you take to get the work
done?
 Outcomes – Are you happy with the outcome of your research and they way you
worked as a group? Explain.
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Sample Written Report

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5. Oral Presentation
This is a personal response to your chosen topic and the research you conducted. You may
express your response in the form of an argumentative speech, drama or monologue, poetry or
song.
The presentation must be delivered orally in 3-5 minutes to your teacher. You should use
Standard English but a few phrases in dialect is permitted where appropriate. You must write a
brief plan of your oral presentation to put in your portfolio.
The plan should contain the following information:

 The theme of your research and the subtopic you chose

 The sources you consulted and the type of language used in them
 The genre of your presentation and your reasons for choosing it.

Sample of a Brief Plan for the Oral Presentation

Word limit of Brief Plan – no more than 100 words

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Guidelines on preparing your Oral Presentation