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Date: 30th June 2005 (Thu)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Venue: School Hall
1) The new curriculum/ assessment criteria.
2) Print fiction / non-fiction.
3) Watching movies / documentaries.
4) Question / Answer Session.
5) Remarks from the Principal.
Standards-Referenced Assessment
The use of FIVE DESCRIPTORS to assess students’ performance in
Paper 1 Reading & Writing (40%)
Paper 2 Integrated Listening, Reading &
Writing (30%)
Paper 3 Speaking (15%)
The introduction of School-based Assessment
in English Language (CE 2007)
Weighting: 15%Number of Assessments: 4Duration: 2 years
Watching English Films Enables Us To :
• Have cultural enrichment• Learn idiomatic expressions• Improve our listening ability• Have a lot of fun
Preparing For the School-based Assessment
(SBA)
It accounts for 15% of the total subject score.
It consists of a reading & viewing programme.
You have to read & view at least 4 texts within a course of two years (F.4-F.5)
Four Categories of Texts Print Fiction e.g. novels, detective stories Print Non-fiction
e.g. autobiographies, science books
Non-print Fictione.g. films
Non-print Non-fictione.g. documentaries
Choose the written/audiovisual texts Read/View the chosen texts Prepare for the assessment tasks:writing
personal comments for individual presentation & jotting down questions to ask for the group discussion
Prepare for Individual Presentation & Group Discussion
Classics: e.g. The Pearl, Dracula Romance: e.g. Romeo and Juliet, Emma Adventure Story: e.g. Down the River Thriller: e.g. Ghost in the Guitar Historical Novel: e.g. Gladiator Fantasy/Imaginative story: e.g. The Last Polar Bear Detective Story: e.g. The Royal Park Murder Serious Reading: e.g. Tuesdays with Morrie
Story about a person: e.g. Princess Diana Themes about the future: e.g.
Book of the Future Themes about religion/culture: e.g.
Buddhism Themes about advice: e.g.
Fighting Fat-Fighting Fit Themes about science: e.g. Global Warming True story of somebody’s success/adventure:
e.g. Women in Business
Films: e.g. Finding Nemo, Titanic, Freaky Friday, etc.
Television Programmes: e.g. ER, Sherlock Holmes, The X-files, etc.
Documentaries of various topics on: A person’s life, biography: e.g.
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon Nature/Weather: e.g. Wild Weather Geography/Travel: e.g. Michael Palin
: Pole to Pole
Things to consider when choosing a book Type of fiction I like? Level of difficulty—challenging, average,
easy Number of pages? Am I a serious/lazy reader? What I like about a fiction—strong
characters, humour, moral values, thought-provoking stories, suspense, fun etc.
While-Reading/Viewing Tasks Create a reading progress chart Write reading notes on the setting of
the story, characters etc. Write Book Reviews as written
records Keep an audio diary, if possible,
about your own opinions
Individual Presentation & Assessment
Individual Presentation
Give the title of the book
Give the main theme of the story
Give personal reflections or comments
Group Discussion Accuracy in grammar
Range of vocabulary
Fluency Pronunciation Interactive & discussion skills