2014 ANA Grade 9 English FAL Memo_hlayiso.com_.pdf

Downloaded from hlayiso.com ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2014 GRADE 9 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE MEMORANDUM This memorandum consists of 8 pages. MARKS: 80 NOTE: • This marking memorandum is intended as a guide for markers. • Learners’ responses should be considered on merit. • Answers should be assessed holistically and marks awarded accordingly. INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS • Incorrect spelling in one-word answers in the comprehension should not be marked incorrect, unless the spelling changes the meaning of the word. • Incorrect spelling and language errors in longer responses should not be penalised, because the focus is on understanding. • For open-ended questions, no mark should be awarded for YES/NO or I AGREE/I DISAGREE. The reason/substantiation is what should be considered. • For FACT/OPINION questions, the mark should be split, i.e. 1 mark for FACT/OPINION and a mark for the reason/substantiation. The mark for the reason/substantiation should only be awarded if the FACT/OPINION part of the question is correct. One cannot award a mark for substantiation or an interpretation (FACT/OPINION) that was wrong in the first place. • For questions which require quotations from the text, do not penalise learners for omitting the quotation marks or for an incorrect spelling within the quotation. • When one-word answers are required and the learner gives a whole sentence, mark correct only if the correct word is written within the sentence. • When two/three facts/points are required and a range is given, mark only the first two/three. • For multiple-choice questions, accept BOTH the letter corresponding with the correct answer AND the answer written out in full. But keep to the mark allocation. Grade 9 English FAL Memo 1

Downloaded from hlayiso.com QUESTION MARKS EXPECTED ANSWERS SECTION A: COMPREHENSION 1. C – The article informs readers about healthy living styles. 1 2.1 Fact.  1 It is known that for our bodies to function well we need water/A body is made up of a percentage of water/Water helps to regulate your body temperature and protects your joints and body organs/can be 1 (scientifically) proven.  (any acceptable answer) (1 mark for fact and 1 mark for reason or quotation) NB: Accept quotations and paraphrases 2.2 “Well, here is a scary fact that might just get you out that bed, 2 in 3 people will without a doubt pick up 2 kg during winter!”  2 NB: The following words should be included in the answer for two marks to be awarded: - 2 in 3 people - during winter 3.1 A – People tend to gain weight during winter.  1 3.2 B – People feel the desire to eat, which brings comfort during winter.  1 4. Fruits and vegetables are vital/good/essential for our bodies as they provide vitamins/nutrients.  OR It is better to eat fruits and vegetables than taking supplements (tablets). 2 OR We need to eat fruits and vegetables as they provide essential vitamins that are important for our health.  5. B – Drinking 6-8 classes of water a day is good for you. (Accept also: Drink around six to eight glasses of water a day.)  1 Grade 9 English FAL Memo 2

Downloaded from hlayiso.com The following main ideas and paraphrases are examples of expected answers: 6.1 2 in 3 people will pick up 2 kg during winter.  6.2 People eat a large number of foods and do not exercise.  6.3 The intake of water is good for the body.  6.4 One must drink around six to eight glasses of water a day.  5 6.5 Fruits and vegetables are an excellent source to keep the body healthy.  NB: Marks can only be awarded if learners paraphrased the main ideas. Do not penalise learners for not following the sequence. (No mark awarded for indicated word count) 7.1 B - Delicious 1 7.2 C - increase 1 8. A – People may lead a healthy lifestyle by following a nutritious diet.  1 TOTAL SECTION A: 18 SECTION B: LANGUAGE 9.1 are - is 9.2 jam packed - jam-packed 9.3 happilly - happily 9.4 essensial - essential 9.5 wait - weight 9.6 to - too 6 NB: Accept any order or sequence. 10. The writer said, “Our/Your/Their bodies need water to help carry nutrients to all the cells.” 2 (1 mark for punctuation i.e. inverted commas, full stop and capital letter. No mark should be awarded for omission of one of the punctuation marks; 1 mark for pronoun) 11.1 During winter, healthy people are eating fruit and vegetables. 1 11.2 Tomorrow, fruit and vegetables will be excellent sources of vitamins. 1 12. Everybody’s fluid intake declines/declined/could decline/will be declining during cooler months. 1 13. Their – Possessive pronoun. (Accept pronoun) 1 Grade 9 English FAL Memo 3

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14 Fresh fruit and vegetables are healthy, while water reduces food intake. (Do not penalise a learner for omitting a comma). OR 1 Water reduces food intake while fresh fruit and vegetables are healthy. OR While water reduces food intake, fresh fruit and veggies are healthy. 15. Body temperature is regulated by water. 2 NB: - The sentence should be grammatically correct to award two marks. 16. to 1 17. absolutely 1 NB: Spelling must be correct. 18. bunch 1 NB: Spelling must be correct. 19. Food is one of the great pleasures in our lives. 1 20. A – Drinking cold water in winter often isn’t appealing.  1 21.1 Adjective 1 21.2 Strong and well 1 21.3 healthier 1 NB: Spelling must be correct to award a mark. 21.4 Fit/well/strong 1 NB: Accept any other suitable synonym. 24 Visual Literacy – Advertisement 22.1 C – Nando’s 1 22.2 B – People who prefer to eat a wholesome chicken meal. 1 22.3 To warn all chicken lovers to stay away from fried chicken. OR 2 To warn all chicken lovers to steer clear of the competition / competitors. 22.4 “Really, really good chicken” 1 22.5 A – Do not eat fried chicken 1 6 Grade 9 English FAL Memo 4

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Visual Literacy –Cartoon 23.1 To emphasise that she is trying a new diet that she has never tried before/To show/indicate that Loli is excited about her new diet/A diet that 1 was never tried by her before. (Accept any one of the two possible answers above) 23.2 is not 1 23.3 C - Surprised 1 23.4 ‘raw’ Errata 1 23.5 No. Lola does not seem to like uncooked food. OR No. Lola does not seem to like to eat what people ate before they invented 1 fire. OR No. sarcasm indicates her doubts about the diet. OR Yes. It is something that has been done before. (Mark will only be awarded if a suitable reason accompanies a Yes/No) 5 Literature: Poetry 24.1 D - Alliteration 1 24.2 B - Assonance 1 24.3 ‘treasure’/wealth/gold/riches/ . 1 (Award a mark if a learner writes “anything that is valuable”) 24.4 B – Happy 1 24.5 above . . . love OR treasure . . . pleasure 1 (Accept any one) 24.6 The poet declares his love for food. /The poet feels that food is able to create happy, healthy people. /The poet confirms his love for food. 2 (Accept any reasonable response) 7 TOTAL SECTION B: 42 Grade 9 English FAL Memo 5

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SECTION C: TRANSACTIONAL WRITING 25. See attached Rubric 20 TOTAL 80 Grade 9 English FAL Memo 6

Downloaded from hlayiso.com RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS – FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (20 marks) NB: If a learner has done a mind map and a draft and could not write the final draft, then mark the draft. TOTAL MARKS : Code 7: Code 6: Code 5: Code 4: Code 3: Code 2: Code 1: Outstanding Meritorious Substantial Adequate Moderate Elementary Not achieved 20 80-100% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% 30-39% 0-29% 10½-13 9½-10 8-9 6½-7½ 5½-6 4-5 0-3½ CONTENT, PLANNING & FORMAT -Specialised -Good knowledge of -Fair knowledge of -Adequate knowledge -Moderate knowledge -Elementary -No knowledge of knowledge of requirements of the requirements of the of requirements of the of requirements of the knowledge of requirements of the requirements of the text. text. text. text. requirements of the text. text. -Disciplined writing- -Writing- learner -Writing- learner -Writing- learner text. -Writing- learner -Disciplined writing- learner maintains maintains focus, with digresses but does not digresses, meaning -Writing- learner digresses, meaning learner maintains focus, hardly any minor digressions. impede overall vague in places. digresses, meaning obscure in places. thorough focus, no digressions. -Text is coherent in meaning. -Text moderately obscure in places. -Text is not coherent in 13 MARKS digressions. -Text is coherent in content and ideas, and -Text adequately coherent in content -Text is not always content and ideas, and -Text fully coherent in content and ideas with details support the coherent in content and ideas, and some coherent in content too few details support content and ideas, all details supporting topic. and ideas, and some details support the and ideas, and has the topic. and all details support the topic. -Evidence of planning details support the topic. basic details which -Planning and drafting the topic. -Evidence of planning and/or drafting has topic. -Evidence of planning support the topic. non-existent. Poorly -Evidence of planning and/or drafting has produced a -Evidence of planning and/or drafting has -Planning/drafting presented text. and/or drafting has produced a well-crafted presentable and good and/or drafting has produced a moderately inadequate. Text not -Has not applied the produced a virtually and presentable text. text. produced a presentable and well presented. necessary rules of the flawless, presentable -Has applied the -Has applied most of satisfactorily presented coherent text. -Has vaguely applied format. text. necessary rules of the the necessary rules of text. -Has a moderate idea the necessary rules of -Has applied all the format. the format. -Has applied an of requirements of the the format. necessary rules of adequate idea of the format-some critical the format. requirements of the oversights. format. Grade 9 English FAL Memo 7

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6-7 5-5½ 4½ 3½-4 3 2½ 0-2 -Text is grammatically -Text is well -Text is well -Text is adequately -Text is basically -Text is poorly -Text is poorly LANGUAGE, STYLE & accurate and well constructed and constructed and easy constructed. Errors do constructed. Several constructed and constructed and constructed. accurate. to read. not impede flow. errors. difficult to follow. muddled. -Vocabulary is very -Vocabulary is mostly -Vocabulary is very -Vocabulary is -Vocabulary is limited -Vocabulary requires -Vocabulary requires appropriate to appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, adequate for purpose, and not very suitable some remediation and serious remediation 7 MARKS purpose, audience audience and context. audience and context. audience and context. for purpose, audience not suitable for and not suitable for EDITING and context. -Style, tone and -Style, tone and -Style, tone and and context. purpose, audience and purpose. -Style, tone, register register mostly register generally register adequately -Lapses in style, tone context. -Style, tone and very appropriate. appropriate appropriate. appropriate. and register. -Style, tone and register do not -Text virtually error - -Text largely error-free -Text mostly error-free -Text still contains a -Text contains several register inappropriate. correspond with topic. free following proof- following proof-reading following proof-reading few errors following errors following proof- -Text error-ridden -Text error-ridden and reading and editing. and editing. and editing. proof-reading and reading and editing. despite proof-reading confused following -Length correct. -Length correct. -Length correct. editing. -Length too long/short. and editing. proof-reading and -Length almost correct. -Length too long/short. editing. -Length far too long/short. Grade 9 English FAL Memo 8