GRAAD 12 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12

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1 GRAAD 12 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 100 This memrandum cnsists f 11 pages.

2 English First Additinal Language/P3 2 DBE/Feb. Mar INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION This memrandum must be used tgether with the attached English FAL assessment rubrics fr SECTIONS A, B and C. SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 Instructins t Markers: Candidates are required t write n ONE tpic nly. The ideas listed belw the tpics are nly sme ways in which the tpics culd be interpreted. Full credit must be given fr the candidate's wn interpretatin. Marking must be bjective. Cnsider the backgrund f the candidate and give credit fr relevant ideas. Use the 50-mark assessment rubric t mark the essays. The texts prduced by candidates must be assessed accrding t the fllwing criteria, as set ut in the assessment rubric. Cntent and planning (32 marks) Language, style and editing (12 marks) Structure (6 marks) NOTE: N additinal penalties may be impsed as the rubric itself impses penalties. 1.1 It was the greatest day f my life. NOTE: The wrds given in the tpic MUST be included smewhere in the essay. Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay The fllwing ideas may be explred amng thers: If narrative, a stry with a strng stry line must be evident in which a series f events make up a great day. There must be a lgical sequence f tense. If descriptive, there must be a vivid descriptin f an experience/incident which leads t a great day. If reflective, there must be a persnal accunt f thught prcesses and feelings/emtins surrunding the great day. [50]

3 English First Additinal Language/P3 3 DBE/Feb. Mar 'I wish I hadn't ' NOTE: The wrds given in the tpic MUST be included smewhere in the essay. Descriptive/Narrative/Reflective essay The fllwing ideas may be explred, amng thers: If descriptive, there must be a vivid descriptin f an experience/incident which leads t the expressin 'I wish I hadn't '. If narrative, a stry with a strng stry line must be evident in which a series f events leads t the expressin 'I wish I hadn't '. There must be a lgical sequence f tense. If reflective, there must be a persnal accunt f thught prcesses and feelings/emtins. The element f regret must be evident. [50] 1.3 Friendship Descriptive/Reflective/Narrative essay The fllwing ideas may be explred amng thers: If descriptive, there must be a vivid descriptin f friendship. If reflective, there must be a persnal accunt f thught prcesses and feelings/emtins prtraying friendship. If narrative, a stry with a strng stry line must be evident in which a series f events illustrates friendship. There must be a lgical sequence f tense. [50] 1.4 Mst teenagers tday d nt pay much attentin t leading a healthy lifestyle. D yu agree? Argumentative essay The fllwing ideas may be explred amng thers: The essay must ffer ne distinct pint f view. Therefre, the essay must either be fr OR against the tpic given. There shuld be clear defence/mtivatin/argument f the psitin taken. [50] 1.5 Sprt can unite r divide peple. Discuss yur views. Discursive essay The essay must ffer a balanced view f bth sides f the argument. Oppsing views must be presented impartially. [50]

4 English First Additinal Language/P3 4 DBE/Feb. Mar What I see n my way t schl Descriptive/Reflective essay The fllwing ideas may be explred amng thers: If descriptive, there must be a vivid descriptin f what is seen. If reflective, there must be a persnal accunt f thught prcesses and feelings/emtins evked. [50] 1.7 Interpretatin f pictures. Candidates may interpret the pictures in any way. The interpretatin shuld be linked t the pictures. Candidates shuld give the essay a suitable title. Candidates may write in any apprpriate tense. The fllwing ideas may be explred in respnse t the pictures, amng thers: Persnal interpretatin, e.g. grwing up, spiritual grwth, etc. A mre literal apprach might include: climbing the crprate ladder, steps in life, etc. Abstract interpretatins might include: prgress, achieving success, expectatins, etc. OR Persnal interpretatin, e.g. happiness, celebratin, etc. Scial issues, e.g. relatinships, urban/twnship/rural life. Mre literal appraches might include: having fun, family, etc. Abstract interpretatins might include: mentrship, cntentment, etc. [50] TOTAL SECTION A: 50

5 English First Additinal Language/P3 5 DBE/Feb. Mar SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT QUESTION 2 Instructins t Markers: Candidates are required t answer ONE questin. Marking must be bjective. Cnsider the backgrund f the candidates and give credit fr relevant ideas. Use the 30-mark assessment rubric t mark the respnses in this sectin. The texts prduced by candidates must be assessed accrding t the fllwing criteria as set ut in the assessment rubric. Cntent, planning and frmat (20 marks) Language, style and editing (10 marks) NOTE: N additinal penalties may be impsed as the rubric itself impses penalties. 2.1 INFORMAL LETTER The letter shuld be addressed t a friend. The tne and register f the letter shuld be infrmal. The fllwing aspects f frmat shuld be included: Address f sender Date Greeting/Salutatin Suitable ending The fllwing must be cnsidered: There shuld be specific reference t the disappintment the friend has experienced. The writer's supprt and encuragement shuld be clearly expressed. [30]

6 English First Additinal Language/P3 6 DBE/Feb. Mar INTERVIEW NOTE: The crrect dialgue frmat must be used: The names f the characters n the left-hand side f the page A cln after the name f the speaker A new line t indicate each new speaker Stage directins (tne f vice, actins, etc.) in brackets befre the spken wrds, if applicable The language shuld be frmal. The fllwing ideas must be cnsidered, amng thers: The principal's wrds shuld be distinctly f an investigative/prbing nature, eliciting infrmatin. The details f the incident where the item went missing shuld becme clear during the interview. The missing item shuld be named/described. A definite cnclusin is nt necessary. [30] 2.3 MEMORANDUM The name f the schl must appear at the tp f the page. The wrd MEMORANDUM must appear. The sender and recipients must be mentined. The subject must be clearly stated. The memrandum must be dated. A salutatin is nt required. A crdial cnclusin is required. The signature r initials f the sender must appear at the end. Cnsider the fllwing: The cntent f the memrandum must be relevant and cncise. The register must be apprpriate t the audience. 2.4 BROCHURE [30] The brchure must include as much relevant infrmatin as pssible. The fllwing must be clear: Name f the area Interesting places t view explain briefly why these places are wrth visiting. Where it is/hw t get there. Cntact details Other relevant infrmatin which may cntribute t the marketing f the area. NOTE: D NOT award marks fr illustratins. [30] TOTAL SECTION B: 30

7 English First Additinal Language/P3 7 DBE/Feb. Mar SECTION C: SHORTER TEXT TRANSACTIONAL/REFERENTIAL/INFORMATIONAL QUESTION 3 Instructins t Markers: Candidates are required t answer ONE questin. Marking must be bjective. Cnsider the backgrund f the candidates and give credit fr relevant ideas. Use the 20-mark assessment rubric t mark the respnses in this sectin. The texts prduced by candidates must be assessed accrding t the fllwing criteria as set ut in the assessment rubric: Cntent, planning and frmat (13 marks) Language, style and editing (7 marks) NOTE: N additinal penalties must be impsed as the rubric itself impses penalties. 3.1 FORMAL INVITATION The layut f the invitatin will allw fr creative use f spacing and capitalizatin which might nt be crrect in ther writing pieces. The date, venue, time and nature f the ccasin shuld be clearly stated. Language shuld be frmal. Cmplete sentences are nt required. The invitatin may be persnalised (i.e. addressed t an individual) r generic. NOTE: D NOT award marks fr illustratins. [20] 3.2 DIARY ENTRY The entry must include a date. The entry must be written in first persn language and style shuld be persnal and infrmal. D nt penalise if the candidate des nt use full sentences. 'Dear Diary' is acceptable, but nt essential. There must be a clear difference between the tw parts f the entry regarding the thughts and feelings befre and after the annuncement. [20]

8 English First Additinal Language/P3 8 DBE/Feb. Mar DIRECTIONS Directins can be given in pint r paragraph frm. Directins shuld be cncise and clear. Language must be simple and infrmal, but nt slang. Cmplete sentences are nt required. Directins shuld be given in a lgical rder. A specific starting pint and destinatin must be given. At least three turns int streets/rads At least tw landmarks, such as prminent buildings and shps in an urban area OR bridges and land features in a rural area Apprximate distances between the varius pints alng the rute. NOTE: D NOT award marks fr illustratins. [20] TOTAL SECTION C: GRAND TOTAL:

9 English First Additinal Language/P3 9 DBE/Feb. Mar SECTION A: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING AN ESSAY FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (50) Cde 7: Outstanding % Cde 6: Meritrius 70 79% 22½ 25½ Cde 5: Substantial 60 69% 19½ 22 Cde 4: Adequate 50 59% Cde 3: Mderate 40 49% 13 15½ Cde 2: Elementary 30 39% 10 12½ Cde 1: Nt achieved 0 29% 0 9½ CONTENT & PLANNING (32 MARKS) -Cntent shws impressive insight int tpic. -Ideas thughtprvking, mature. -Planning &/r drafting has prduced a virtually flawless, presentable essay Cntent shws thrugh interpretatin f tpic. -Ideas imaginative, interesting. - Planning &/r drafting has prduced a well-crafted & presentable essay. 8½ 9½ -Cntent shws a sund interpretatin f the tpic. -Ideas interesting, cnvincing. - Planning &/r drafting has prduced a presentable & very gd essay. 7½ 8 -Cntent an adequate interpretatin f tpic. -Ideas rdinary, lacking depth. - Planning &/r drafting has satisfactrily presented essay Cntent rdinary. Gaps in cherence. -Ideas mstly relevant. Repetitive. - Planning &/r drafting has mderately presentable & cherent essay. 5 5½ -Cntent nt always clear, lacks cherence. -Few ideas, ften repetitive. -Inadequate evidence f planning/drafting. Essay nt well presented. 4 4½ -Cntent irrelevant. N cherence. -Ideas repetitive. -Nn-existent planning/drafting. Prly presented essay. 0 3½ LANGUAGE, STYLE & EDITING (12 MARKS) -Critical awareness f impact f language. -Language, punctuatin effectively used. Uses figurative language. highly apprpriate. highly suited t tpic. -Virtually errr-free fllwing prfreading & 5 6 -Critical awareness f impact f language. -Language, punctuatin crrect; able t include figurative language crrectly. varied & crrectly used. apprpriately suited t tpic. -Largely errr-free 4½ -Critical awareness f language evident. -Language & punctuatin mstly crrect. suited t suited t tpic in mst f the essay. -By and large errrfree 4 -Sme awareness f impact f language. -Language simplistic, punctuatin adequate. adequate. generally cnsistent with tpic requirements. -Still cntains errrs 3 3½ -Limited critical language awareness. -Language rdinary & punctuatin ften inaccurately used. basic. -Style, tne register lacking in cherence. -Cntains several errrs fllwing prfreading, 2½ -Language & punctuatin flawed. limited. inapprpriate. -Errr-ridden despite prfreading, 2 -Language & punctuatin seriusly flawed. inapprpriate. flawed in all aspects. -Errr-ridden & cnfused fllwing prfreading, 0 1½ STRUCTURE (6 MARKS) -Cherent develpment f tpic. Vivid detail. paragraphs cherently cnstructed. -Length in accrdance with requirements f tpic. -Lgical develpment f details. Cherent. paragraphs lgical, varied. -Several relevant details develped. paragraphs well cnstructed. -Sme pints, necessary details develped. paragraphing might be faulty in places but essay still makes sense. -Length almst crrect. -Sme necessary pints evident. paragraphs faulty but ideas can be understd. -Length - t -Smetimes ff tpic. General line f thught difficult t fllw. paragraphs cnstructed at an elementary level. -Length - t -Off tpic. paragraphs muddled, incnsistent. Length - far t [Surce: Examinatin Guidelines: Languages Paper 3/2 January 2009]

10 English First Additinal Language/P3 10 DBE/Feb. Mar SECTION B: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (30) Cde 7: Outstanding % Cde 6: Meritrius 70 79% 14 15½ Cde 5: Substantial 60 69% 12 13½ Cde 4: Adequate 50 59% 10 11½ Cde 3: Mderate 40 49% 8 9½ Cde 2: Elementary 30 39% 6 7½ Cde 1: Nt achieved 0 29% 0 5½ CONTENT, PLANNING & FORMAT (20 MARKS) -Specialized knwledge f -Disciplined writing maintains thrugh fcus, n digressins. -Text fully cherent in cntent & ideas & all detail supprt the tpic. virtually flawlessly presentable -Has applied all the necessary rules f frmat/utstanding Gd knwledge f -Disciplined writing learner maintains fcus, hardly any digressins. -Text is cherent in cntent & ideas, with all details supprting the tpic. well crafted, presentable -Has applied the necessary rules f frmat/meritrius. 7 7½ -Fair knwledge f maintains fcus, with minr digressins. -Text is cherent in cntent & ideas, and details supprt the tpic. presentable & gd -Has applied mst f the necessary rules f frmat/substantial. 6 6½ -Adequate knwledge f digresses frm tpic but des nt impede verall meaning. -Text adequately cherent in cntent & ideas & sme details supprt the tpic. satisfactrily presented -Has applied an adequate idea f the requirements f frmat. 5 5½ -Mderate knwledge f requirements f the Respnse t writing task reveals a narrw fcus. digresses, meaning is vague in places. -Text mderately cherent in cntent & ideas and has basic details which supprt the tpic. mderately presentable & cherent -Has a mderate idea f requirements f frmat sme critical versights. 4 4½ -Elementary knwledge f Respnse t writing task reveals a limited fcus. digresses, meaning is bscure in places. -Text nt always cherent in cntent & ideas, and has few details which supprt the tpic. -Inadequate planning &/r drafting. Text nt well presented, -Has vaguely applied the necessary rules f frmat. 3 3½ -N knwledge f digresses, meaning is bscure in places. -Text nt cherent in cntent & ideas, t few details t supprt tpic. -Planning/ drafting nn- existent. Prly presented -Has nt applied the necessary rules f frmat. 0 2½ LANGUAGE, STYLE & EDITING (10 MARKS) -Text is grammatically accurate & well cnstructed. -Vcabulary is very apprpriate t purpse, audience & cn very apprpriate. -Text virtually errrfree -Text is well cnstructed & accurate. -Vcabulary is mstly apprpriate t purpse, audience & cn -Style, tne and register mstly apprpriate -Text largely errrfree -Text is well cnstructed & easy t read. -Vcabulary is apprpriate t purpse, audience & cn generally apprpriate. -Text mstly errrfree -Text is adequately cnstructed. Errrs d nt impede flw. -Vcabulary is adequate fr the purpse, audience & cn adequately apprpriate. -Text still cntains a few errrs fllwing prfreading, -Length almst crrect. -Text is basically cnstructed. Several errrs. -Vcabulary is limited & nt very suitable fr the purpse, audience & cn -Lapses in style, -Text cntains several errrs -Length t -Text is prly cnstructed & difficult t fllw. -Vcabulary requires remediatin & nt suitable fr purpse, audience & cn -Style, tne & register inapprpriate. -Text errr-ridden despite prfreading, -Length t -Text is prly cnstructed and muddled. -Vcabulary requires serius remediatin & nt suitable fr purpse. -Style, tne & register d nt crrespnd with tpic -Text errr-ridden and cnfused -Length far t [Surce: Examinatin Guidelines: Languages Paper 3/2 January 2009

11 English First Additinal Language/P3 11 DBE/Feb. Mar SECTION C: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL/REFERENTIAL/INFORMATIONAL TEXTS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (20) Cde 7: Outstanding % 10½ 13 Cde 6: Meritrius 70 9% 9½ 10 Cde 5: Substantial 60 69% 8 9 Cde 4: Adequate 50 59% 6½ 7½ Cde 3: Mderate 40 49% 5½ 6 Cde 2: Elementary 30 39% 4 5 Cde 1: Nt achieved 0 29% 0 3½ CONTENT, PLANNING & FORMAT (13 MARKS) -Specialised knwledge f requirements f -Disciplined writing learner maintains thrugh fcus, n digressins. -Text fully cherent in cntent & ideas, and all details supprt tpic. virtually flawless, presentable -Has applied all the necessary rules f frmat Gd knwledge f requirements f -Disciplined writing learner maintains fcus, hardly any digressins. -Text is cherent in cntent & ideas with all details supprting the tpic. well crafted & presentable -Has applied the necessary rules f frmat. 5 5½ -Fair knwledge f maintains fcus, with minr digressins. -Text is cherent in cntent & ideas, and details supprt tpic. presentable and gd -Has applied mst f the necessary rules f frmat. 4½ -Adequate knwledge f requirements f digresses but des nt impede verall meaning. -Text adequately cherent in cntent & ideas and sme details supprt tpic. satisfactrily presented -Has applied an adequate idea f the requirements f frmat. 3½ 4 -Mderate knwledge f requirements f the Respnse t writing task reveals a narrw fcus. digresses, meaning vague in places. -Text mderately cherent in cntent & ideas and has basic details which supprt the tpic. &/r drafting that has mderately presentable & cherent -Has a mderate idea f requirements f the frmat sme critical versights. 3 -Elementary knwledge f Respnse t writing task reveals a limited fcus. digresses, meaning bscure in places. -Text nt always cherent in cntent & ideas, and has few details which supprt tpic. -Planning/drafting inadequate. Text nt well presented. -Has vaguely applied the necessary rules f frmat. 2½ -N knwledge f digresses, meaning is bscure in places. -Text nt cherent in cntent & ideas and t few details t supprt the tpic. -Planning and drafting nn-existent. Prly presented -Has nt applied the necessary rules f frmat. 0 2 LANGUAGE, STYLE & EDITING (7 MARKS) -Text is grammatically accurate and well cnstructed. -Vcabulary is very apprpriate t purpse, audience and cn very apprpriate. -Text virtually errrfree fllwing prfreading and -Text is well cnstructed and accurate. -Vcabulary is mstly apprpriate t purpse, audience and cn -Style, tne and register mstly apprpriate. -Text largely errrfree -Text is well cnstructed and easy t read. -Vcabulary is very apprpriate t purpse, audience and cn generally apprpriate. -Text mstly errrfree -Text is adequately cnstructed. Errrs d nt impede flw. -Vcabulary is adequate fr purpse, audience & cn -Style, tne and register adequately apprpriate. -Text still cntains few errrs fllwing prfreading, -Length almst crrect. -Text is basically cnstructed. Several errrs. -Vcabulary is limited and nt very suitable fr purpse, audience and cn -Lapses in style, tne and register. -Text cntains several errrs -Length t -Text is prly cnstructed and difficult t fllw. -Vcabulary requires sme remediatin and nt suitable fr purpse, audience and cn -Style, tne and register inapprpriate. -Text errr-ridden despite prfreading, -Length t -Text is prly cnstructed and muddled. -Vcabulary requires serius remediatin & nt suitable fr purpse. -Style, tne & register d nt crrespnd with tpic. -Text errr-ridden and cnfused -Length far t [Surce: Examinatin Guidelines: Languages Paper 3/2 January 2009]