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English Language School-Based Assessment

English Portfolio

CANDIDATE NUMBER: Zainab Bhamji

SCHOOL: The Anglican High School
SUBJECT: English
CANDIDATE NUMBER: 0800010221
CENTRE NUMBER: 08001
YEAR OF EXAMINATIONS: March.30. 2021
TEACHER: Ms. Dragon
TOPIC: Domestic Violence
SUB TOPIC: Teenage Dating Violence
Territory: Grenada
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Table Of Contents

   
Acknowledgement ..................................................................................3

   

Plan of investigation …………………….…….……..………………….4

Copy of Artifacts ………………………………………………………..5

Reflections ………………………………………………………..…....9

Written Report…………………………………………………..…........12

Plan of oral presentation ………………………………………..…......14

References…………………………………………………….…….…...15
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Acknowledgement

I thank God firstly for motivating me and encouraging me through this SBA,  and I also

thank everyone who helped me perform my SBA to a great success ,a special thanks to Paige and

Aria for helping in my oral presentation. I thank my group members and teacher for guiding me

through this SBA.

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Plan of investigation

General topic: Domestic violence 

Subtopic: teenage dating violence 
Teenage dating violence is the physical, sexual or emotional abuse with in  a

relationship . I selected this topic because I wanted us Students to be aware of this Common

Violence. I want my research to be beneficial to other students. While researching my SBA

topic, I would like to further understand what there is to know about my SBA topic. I will share

my research and information collected with other students, and it will help me further my

comprehensive writing skill that I need to improve as an English Student.  In my SBA I will

include further researched information in poem, an artifact and a song.

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Copy  of Artifacts:

Artifact1-

Poem:  “why she stayed"

And before 

You ask her 

Why she

stayed,

Look at the way 

A caged bird 

Sometimes 

Refuses to leave 

Even when 

Its cage door 

Is wide open.

Even when you call it

Softly. 

Even when you

Try to take it 

Out of its prison 

To set it free 

And perhaps then you will understand 

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“Nikita Gill”

Link: https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/841610249103267079/
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Artifact 2-
Article: “violence among teenagers”
By: Ben Panko

In 2000, Slutkin founded the movement Cure Violence to gain support for viewing violence as a
contagious disease as opposed to solely a criminal justice issue. Cure Violence uses
epidemiological techniques to target the people most at risk of spreading violence, and by
working to stop its spread by “interrupting” violence before it starts. Slutkin has given a TED
Talk on his approach, which was featured in the 2011 documentary The Interrupters. Cure
Violence’s model, however, has faced resistance from law enforcement suspicious of treating
violent criminals as victims.

People who exhibit these kinds of behaviors tend to be friends with one another," Bond says,
adding: "They're teenagers. They're still sort of learning how to navigate their social
environment."

For years, social scientists have theorized that violent behavior can spread from person to person
like an illness, infecting whole neighborhoods and communities. This contagious theory was
pioneered by Slutkin, who spent his early career working to prevent the spread of communicable
diseases such as tuberculosis in San Francisco and Somalia, and AIDS in Uganda.

Link:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/teenagers-violent-friends-are-more-likely-be-
violent-themselves-180961526/
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Artifact 3-
Song : “ Unconditionally by Katy Perry”

Link: https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/645211084085307095/
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Reflections:

Reflection 1:
      The poem “Why she stayed” Nikita Gill, (Gill, n.d.) showcased a common but unnoticed

violence in some relationships; adult or teen. This piece acknowledges the violence that can

affects teenagers mentally and physically. It allows for positive thinking.

     The article gave statistics; teenagers vs violence. It illustrates how severe this violence is to

state of mind.. Abuse can cause trauma even worse in a state where the victim is not able to

escape from this. I want to blame an individual for making the decision to leave or stay in this

situation.

       The song “Unconditionally by Katy Perry” expresses different emotions, through the lyrics.

It shows how blind love can be when in a relationship; when you’re really being abused, not

knowing it’s domestic violence. There needs to be more physical awareness to this violence,

persons need to speak up in order to make change, change takes great courage.
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Reflection 2:

     The poet had further repeated in “why she stayed” to express one’s choice despite others point

of view in the situation. According to the artifact which spoke words for its own identifies the

situation in a more clear state which is seen illustrated more due to the victims expressed in the

article, to the eye.

     

     The artifact had included the illustrated version of domestic violence through the tone

described. The song “unconditionally “by Katy Perry, has stated how blind love can make the

partner think or see the situation rather than how awful it really looks. Katy Perry used

oxymoron/ metaphor /simile “acceptance is the key to be truly free” which was used estate in my

opinion that this violence was accepted by the victim not thinking they can run. They can use this

phrase thinking that acceptance would be the only way out.

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Reflection 3:

       This English SBA has been quite the turn, it has impacted me in so many ways. Throughout

my research and investigation . It has shown me writing techniques to flip my words to fit and

complete. To write in, Great pieces to inspire. The domestic violence as a topic has signified

many touching stories which have notified me towards this behavior in learning and education

more, to perhaps identify.

       My subtopic teenage dating violence has brought up a touching topic, I’ve learnt to dig deep

fight for what you plead. And standing up is key speaking showing verbal speech which I myself

was week in , this topic has been made me understood why? When? How? and what? This has

influenced me to think as an independent individual to pursue and continue working forward.

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Written report:

Conducting this SBA was a great task. Countless hours were spent collecting, analyzing, and

interpreting the topic, “Domestic Violence.” When analyzing our topic, we obtain 5 sub-topics to

further conduct our research to better interpret our topic. They were: Teenage Dating Violence,

Mental and Physical Effects of Domestic Violence, Why Spouse’s Don’t Leave a Domestic

Violence Relationship, The Psychological Effects of Domestic Violence on Women and

Psychological Effects of Domestic Violence on Children. In conclusion three artifacts were

collected with the aid of browsing the internet conducted by various group members. They were

selected because they best depict the main reasons relating to our topic, Domestic violence. 

The first artifact, ‘Till it happens to you’ (Lady Gaga), was chosen because in summary

domestic violence is not categorized; it can happen to anyone of any race at any given time in the

world.  This brings awareness to not speak of on one’s life because you don’t know what is

going on.

Link:https://paulalindo.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/why-do-women-stay-in-violent

The second artifact, an article was chosen because it explains all the factors that

contribute to domestic violence. Such factors include psychological, emotional. Religion and

society are also a factor that may not easily recognized. .

Link: https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/32198367/Lady+Gaga

Third artifact, a poem ‘why she stayed’ (Nokita) this poem expresses a victim’s brutal

situation from their point of view. It narrates the reason for a spouse to stay in a domestic
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violence relationship. The use of the emotive language in the poem was ideal to bring attention

and awareness to any audience.

Link: https://pin.tin/7MIpnAq

This group was difficult, challenges were met such as lack of time management, but it was a

successful learning experience. We learnt that domestic violence affects every one of any gender

and age. 
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Plan Of Oral Presentation

Topic: Domestic Violence 

Subtopic : Teenage Dating Violence

Genre: poem/skit

Source: Original piece

Language used : poetry 

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References:

Artifact 1: 

Gill, N. (n.d.). Pin on Poems. Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/841610249103267079/

Artifact 2:

Panko, B. (2016, December 21). Violence Among Teens Can Spread Like a Disease, Study Finds.

Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/teenagers-

violent-friends-are-more-likely-be-violent-themselves-180961526/

Artifact  3 :

Pin by Lekshmy Vijayababu on Songs that touch my heart | Song quotes, Katy perry lyrics, Music

lyrics. (n.d.). Pinterest. https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/645211084085307095/