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Caribbean Secondary Certificate Examination

ENGLISH LITERATURE

School Based Assessment, June 2020

Topic: Child Abuse

Name of candidate: Selina Tunicea Anita Fraser

Candidate number: 0900860081

Name of school: The Guyana Education Trust College

Centre number:090086

Territory: Guyana

Teacher: Miss Carol Oudkerk

Contents
Cover Page...................................................................................................................................................1
Topic............................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4
Acknowledgement.......................................................................................................................................5
Plan of Investigation....................................................................................................................................6
Reflection....................................................................................................................................................7
Written Report............................................................................................................................................9
Oral presentation......................................................................................................................................11
Recommendations.....................................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................13
Topic : Child Abuse
Introduction

This project contributes 25% of the researcher’s CSEC’s marks. The researchers
chose the topic child abuse because it is an activity that is being overlooked and
common in the entire country.

This project explains what is child abuse , the effects and causes of child
abuse. The researcher also gave recommendations based on her findings as to
how child abuse can be prevented.
Acknowledgement

The researcher would firstly like to thank God for giving her the strength to
complete this School Based Assessment with her group members.

The researcher would then like to thank her parents for staying up with her at
nights and for supporting her financially throughout the project. Also all the group
members for cooperating, helping to analyze and gather information.

Lastly the researcher would like to thank her subject teacher for explaining each
portfolio and for guiding her throughout the SBA.
Plan of Investigation

 Why did the researcher choose this topic?

 What are the expected benefits to the researchers as students of English?
 How does the researchers intend to collect relevant information on the
topic and use it in presentation.

The researcher chose this topic about child abuse in Geogretown because it is
one of the most wrong and disturbing yet over looked issue. The effects of
child abuse are long lasting. While some children would become better parents
because of their experience, others maybe damaged emotionally and
physically. Which is why the researcher would like to surface the reasons for
child abuse and suggest ways in which child abuse can be prevented.

By doing this investigation the researcher will be able to understand the

published works, learn to balance collaborative and individual work and
determine an area of interest. This exposure to research will help the
individual in becoming a successful researcher in the future for other School
Based Assessments.

The researcher intends to collect (3) pieces of data. The researcher would
go on to the internet and collect data in two forms Print and visual. She would
got to the Child Protection Agency and record a representative concerning the
topic.
Reflection

First Entry

The information gathered has inspired the researcher to find solutions or

measures that could be put into place to help prevent or stop child abuse on
the whole.

The findings affected the researcher knowing that innocent children are
being taken advantage of by their loved ones or sometimes strangers

However, the statistics is what really impacted the researcher. The

information showed that numerous of children all over the Guyana , and at a
broader point of view, all over the world has suffered from child abuse and its
long term effects.

Second entry

The language used in the print and audio was formal but simplified. For the
audio , their choice of words and abilty to explain helped the researcher to
understand clearly.

The print was a little more indept and technical. It helped the researcher to
understand the history of child abuse and what supposedly triggers individuals
to abuse and take advantage of children.

Third entry

The investigation on this topic helped the researchers to understand why

some children act out. hence, it made the researches change their attitudes and
approach towards children acting out especially if they show signs of being
abused.It also taught the researchers to be cautious and pay keen attention to
strangers and close ones that might be predators. The researchers also
understand that they must be sympathetic with children.

Hence, it helped the researchers to be more understanding and better persons.

Written Report
The SBA started with our teacher explained the different sections of the
SBA. Once we fully understood this our group members selected our topic ‘Child
Abuse’.

The researchers then did individual research to get the three pieces of
evidence ; Print , Audio and visual. We then analyzed the pieces of data and made
it suitable for presentation.

The print informed us that professional inquiry into Child Abuse begun in
1960. In 1962 a paper entitled “The Battered Child – Syndrome” written by
pediatric C.Henry Kempe and published in the journal of The American Medical
Association , helped to raise alarm and awareness of Child Abuse. Child abuse is
described as the sexual / psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or
children especially by a parent or a caregiver. They further went pn to explain the
types of abuses, the effects of most of the types were ; depression , self guilt,
flash backs, and post traumatic stress. It also causes developmental problems and
the mistreated child may grow to be abusive adults.

Four pictures were collected for the visual. There was an image of a boy
with an eye that is black and blue, showing physical abuse. A girl covering her ears
and crying while her father beats her mother , showing physiological abuse and
physical abuse to the mother. There was a picture of another boy with a swollen
law and eye, also showed an man assumedly the father placing his hands on a
little girl’s breast with the wrist of his other hand folded while the mother is
forced to watch. This shows physiological and physical abuse to both mother and
daughter and sexual abuse to the daughter.

The audio was a recording of one of the researchers asking an employee of

the Child protection Agency , the welfare department , about child abuse. Their
definition was similar to that of the print but they additionally said that a child can
be abused by a stranger too and not just persons close to them. They also
informed us that persons should report any acts of child abuse so that the child
could be protected and actions would be taken to ensure the well being of the
child. They further went on to tell us that they placed ads on most of social media
to ensure that persons know that child abuse is a serious offence and to make
them more vigilant

From this investigation our writing, analyzing and reading skills were
improved. Our knowledge on Child Abuse was widened which caused us to
become more aware of children and how they are treated.
Oral presentation

You never told me I was perfect

Only bruises, insults and a shattered dream

I was forced to accept your neglect

My worth was zero or so it seemed

My jovial behaviour was a mere cover up

Maybe I just wanted someone to notice me

Once I drifted to the wild side I just couldn’t stop

You said it was love but it hurt, how could this be ?

You denied me my rights as a child

My mind was so confused

All the things you did to me were so vile

I never understood that I was really abused

Now that I’ve found the courage to speak

You have chosen to deny me

Nut I’m thankful I’m no longer weak

Thanks to therapy I can be happy and free!

Recommendations

 Children should be educated about child abuse at home and at

school to make them more aware of the persons around them.

 Children who suffer from the long term effects of child abuse may
need therapy to be reminded that what happened is not their
fault and to deal with it.

 The persons who does the act of abusing a child should be

punished by the law if they suffer from mental health, placed into
a rehabilitation center for treatment.

 The persons that abuse the child should also be given therapy.
Conclusion

In conclusion , child abuse is when a child is being mistreated by close ones

or strangers and these children suffer long term effects.

It is important to remind the public that acts of child abuse are serious
threats to a child’s healthy development and that overt violence toward children.
Also that persistent lack of attention to their care and supervision are
unacceptable. Individuals have the ability to accept personal responsibility for
reducing the acts of child abuse by providing support to each other and offering
protection to all children within their family and community.