Study Hub for CXC English A & B

In David Rubadiri's poem 'An African Thunderstorm' the poet presents the effects of a thunderstorm and the different reactions of human society to its coming. Setting: The events in the poem happen in a village in Africa. Stanzas 1 and 2: These stanzas focus on providing details about how nature is transformed as a consequence of the thunderstorm. It is clearly quite powerful and the poet uses several images to convey this. It is evident that the wind is forceful as it is described as moving the clouds wildly 'like a plague of locusts' and even moving things about 'like a madman chasing nothing'. Images likes these give a vivid idea about the uncontrollable or erratic nature of the storm. Stanza 3: In this stanza, the reader sees that the children, in all their innocence, are unfazed by the storm. It leaves them feeling quite excited as seen in the line ' screams of delighted children'. It is something they look forward to experiencing

As you put together your English SBA together, bear the following in mind: 1. Have your written the plan of investigation? 2. Have you written the three (3) reflections? 3. Have the three pieces been included? 4. Have you written the group report? 5. Do the written tasks conform to the stipulated word limits? 6. Does your SBA have an oral presentation plan? 7. Have you completed your oral presentation? 8. Has the individual participation measure been filled in? 9. Have you worked hard to contribute to a good score for the indicators of group activity? 10. Do you have a table of contents? 11. Do you have a cover page? 12. Does your SBA have a reference section? 13. Have you numbered the pages? It is very important to track your progress as you work on completing your SBA so you don't miss any tasks. Study Hub for English A & B