# Dramatic Arts Grade 12 Paper 1 NSC June 2022 Memo (English) > Grade 12 Dramatic Arts Paper 1 memorandum from the NSC June Exam 2022 (English), 45 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/dramatic-arts-p1-may-june-2022-mg-eng/609fd539-a7b3-47b8-8d38-28c548e74572 - Updated: 2026-10-29 - Subject: Dramatic Arts - Grade: Grade 12 - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2022 - Exam period: NSC June Exam - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 45 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 12](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12) › [Dramatic Arts](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12/dramatic-arts) › [Dramatic Arts Grade 12 Paper 1 NSC June 2022 Memo (English)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/dramatic-arts-p1-may-june-2022-mg-eng/609fd539-a7b3-47b8-8d38-28c548e74572) ## About this document Dramatic Arts · Grade 12 · NSC June Exam · 2022. Memorandum. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS DRAMATIC ARTS 2022 MARKING GUIDELINES MARKS: 150 These marking guidelines consist of 42 pages and 3 annexures. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 2 DBE/2022 SC/NSC GENERAL NOTES FOR THE CHIEF MARKER AND MARKERS 1. The purpose of assessment/examination processes is not only to determine the 'remembering' of knowledge taught and learnt, but also to determine the complexity of the thinking process the candidate applies to the knowledge retrieved from memory. 2. The tool to assess these two components is Anderson and Krathwohl's revised Bloom's Taxonomy.  6 cognitive levels of difficulty  4 thinking processes of complexity 3. Spend the first day unpacking the quality and quantity of the evidence in the marking guidelines, standardise required responses and find common definitions and concepts. Assimilate the:  Expected responses for each question  The cognitive level of difficulty required from the candidate  The type of thinking process and complexity of thinking required from the candidate  Action verbs used at each of the cognitive levels and the type of evidence required (facts, concepts, processes and thinking) 4. Tick clearly next to the required cognitive level/thinking process of complexity/ concept/content/skills/knowledge aspects required when a mark is awarded. Markers should engage actively with the answer.  Refer to rubrics in the annexure at the end of the marking guidelines 5. During the marking process, have regular rounds of consultation to ensure marking is standardised. 6. Where a candidate writes more than the suggested number of words, do not penalise (e.g. essay question). 7. Mark holistically. 8. Markers must accept any correct, relevant, well-motivated, focussed answers that reflect the candidates' knowledge, understanding and application of Dramatic Arts content, concepts and skills to the question. 9. The marking guideline cannot predict all responses. Provincial markers need to take this into account, be open to candidates' responses. Refer to the annexures at the end of the marking guidelines to assess rubric-based answers. 10. Markers must check that candidates' responses align with the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement's Broad Topics and Topics, Content (concepts, skills and knowledge) and with the specific question asked. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 3 DBE/2022 SC/NSC STANDARDISATION OF MARKING ACROSS THE PROVINCES Rating of Essay and Response Questions The chief marker in each province must clarify the paradigm from which the questions and the accompanying marking guidelines were designed and set: 1. Content difficulty: How complex is the design of the question? Is the content being assessed at the correct level? 2. Task difficulty: What is the cognitive level and thinking process required from the candidate? 3. Stimulus difficulty: How difficult or easy is it to understand and apply the source? 4. Expected response difficulty: What is the quantity (how much) and quality (how well) of the expected response required from the candidate, as provided in the marking guidelines? Does it align with the item, task and stimulus? Are the marks appropriately weighted and allocated? –Leong: 2002 In the training of markers at the beginning of the marking process, the chief marker in each province should adhere to the following procedure. This will assist with the standardisation of the scoring of candidate's essays and responses for each part of the examination. It will also standardise national marking procedures, processes and results. Introduction to the Marking Process  Markers read the question and plan a response.  Markers share response plans and summarise expectations for student responses/share not just the quantity of evidence (how much) but the quality of evidence (How well). Introduction to the Marking Guidelines and Rubrics  Review rubric with reference to the question.  Review procedures for assigning holistic scores (i.e., by matching evidence from the response to the language of the rubric and by weighing all qualities equally).  Review each paper with commentary. Practise Marking Independently  Markers score a set of practice papers independently.  Trainer records scores and leads discussion. (Practice papers should contain scores and commentaries.) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 4 DBE/2022 SC/NSC SECTION A: 20th CENTURY THEATRE MOVEMENTS QUESTION 1 The following is a guide: The candidate must:  Answer this question in the form of an essay  Write this answer with reference to the play text he/she has studied as an example  Refer to ONE of the three movements as the context: Theatre of the Absurd OR Epic Theatre OR Postmodern Theatre in their answer  Refer to the source material in their answer  Demonstrate that the question and source have been understood, analysed, evaluated and integrated in their essay The content of the essay must cover the following:  How playwrights craft their plays with messages and meaning in mind and how they use the stage to bring their aims, ideas and thoughts to life  A selection of characters, themes, messages and meaning, set design and staging techniques from the play text to support their discussion  The 20th Century theatre movement the candidate studied: Theatre of the Absurd OR Epic Theatre OR Postmodern Theatre  The question  The source  An understanding of the integrated nature of the play text in relation to the staging Marker's note:  Candidate must demonstrate that the above has been understood and critically analysed and applied in the essay  Rote learnt knowledge must be contextualised in an original argument that displays factual, contextual, procedural and metacognitive thinking  The rubric is a guide to the marker to assess the: o Levels of cognitive process dimension (remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating and creating) o Complexities of thinking displayed by the candidate (factual, conceptual, procedural, metacognitive)  Consider all instructions when marking the essay  Use the rubric's criteria, level descriptors, cognitive levels and thinking processes to award a mark  If markers are not familiar with the Bloom's Taxonomy and the accompanying rubric, rigorous training must be provided Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 5 DBE/2022 SC/NSC DESCRIPTOR MARKS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSE DEMONTRATES AN ABILITY TO: • Cognitive level and thinking process: Create, reflect, discover, renew, change in an outstanding manner with metacognitive 27–30 Outstanding thinking about content • Argument: 90–100% Metacognitive Create a new and unique, integrated, differentiated, interpretative argument that shows reflexive, creative, critical and analytical thinking on an outstanding level A+ Create • The dramatic movement, play text, question and source: Use and contextualise outstanding additional sources in an outstanding manner. Examples are within an expansive range of insightfully chosen content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Judge, critique, evaluate in an excellent manner with meta cognitive thinking about Excellent 24–26 content • Argument: Metacognitive 80–89% Compile an argument in an interesting pattern that shows evidence of reflective, critical and analytical thinking on an excellent level Evaluate A • The dramatic movement, play text, question and source: Use and contextualise excellent sources. Evaluates examples within a significant range of appropriately chosen content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Infer, deconstruct concepts, discover in a meritorious manner; with procedural thinking Meritorious 21–23 about content • Argument: Procedural 70–79% Apply critical and analytical thinking on a meritorious level • The dramatic movement, play text, question and source: Analyse B Use and contextualise examples from the play text, the theatre movement or other additional sources within a broad range of appropriately chosen content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Substantial 18–20 Apply, construct, integrate on a substantial level with procedural thinking about content • Argument: Procedural 60–69% Apply critical and analytical thinking on a substantial level • The dramatic movement, play text, question, source: Apply C Integrate examples from the play text, the theatre movement or other additional sources within a limited range of chosen content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Adequate 15–17 Interpret, exemplify, classify on an adequate level; with conceptual thinking about content • Argument: Conceptual 50–59% Understand and conceptualise knowledge on an adequate level • The dramatic movement, play text, question, source: Understand D Provide adequate examples from the play text within a general range of predictable content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Moderate 12–14 Explain on a moderate level; with conceptual thinking about content • Argument: Conceptual 40–49% Explain thinking processes on a moderate level • The Dramatic Movement, Play Text, question, source: E Uses a few examples from the play text, the theatre movement or other additional sources Understand within a limited and moderate range of content • Cognitive level and thinking process: Elementary Identify, list, define on an elementary level; with factual thinking about content 10–11 • Argument: Factual 30–39 Provide thinking processes on an elementary level F • The dramatic movement, play text, question, source: Only select very few examples from the play text, the theatre movement or other Remember • additional sources Not Achieved • Cognitive level and thinking process: 1–9 On a limited level identify, list; with limited factual thinking about content Factual • Argument: 20–29% Provide factual thinking processes, but on a limited level • The dramatic movement, play text, question, source: G Remember Provide ideas or information in words, but on a limited level • Cognitive level and thinking process: Not Achieved Very little or no information. Unable to express thoughts in words 0 • Argument: Factual 0 – 19% An inability to identify, list, relate, define H • The dramatic movement, play text, question, source: Remember No evidence of any factual knowledge TOTAL SECTION A: 30 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 6 DBE/2022 SC/NSC SECTION B: SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE: 1960–1994 The candidate must answer only ONE question in this section. QUESTION 2: WOZA ALBERT! – PERCY MTWA, MBONGENI NGEMA AND BARNEY SIMON 2.1 Markers accept relevant answers that reflect a knowledge and understanding of the plot of the play and an ability to summarise the events. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide:  Morena's death is announced on the TV news  Cape Town is destroyed by the nuclear explosion which killed Morena  Morena is raised from the dead  Zuluboy is cleaning at the graveyard  Morena is sleeping on top of a tombstone  Zuluboy sees Morena, approaches him and they recognise each other  Zuluboy is surprised, yet happy that Morena is still alive  Morena asks whether the graves are kept in alphabetical order  Morena looks for people to raise  He raises the spirits of the struggle heroes (4) 2.2 Markers accept well-motivated answers that demonstrate an understanding of the 1976 Soweto Riots and the role Hector Petersen played as a symbol of the oppressed struggling and fallen youth who protested against Afrikaans being used as a medium of instruction. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Three separate statements The following is a guide: Hector Petersen was:  A scholar during the 1976 school boycotts and riots  Shot dead by the apartheid police  Someone whose photograph was posted around the world as a symbol of the brutality of the apartheid government  A symbol of courage and heroism in the face of adversity  A hero of the struggle against apartheid  An icon for the struggle for freedom (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 7 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 2.3 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that show an analysis and appreciation of the choice of language used in SOURCE B. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Language:  Reflects the diversity of the South African population  IsiXhosa/isiZulu and English are used in the dialogue and singing  The language of the text will appeal to different languages groups and race groups  The text being in the audience's mother tongue might encourage audience participation  The people can access the language easily and identify with what is being said  Both singing and dialogue appear in the scene creating dramatic variety  Expresses the thoughts and emotions of the people  Has a powerful emotive effect on the audience through the singing and calling up of struggle heroes  Shouting and exclaiming (shown through capital letters and exclamation marks) draws the attention of the audience (4) 2.4 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that show an understanding of the different dynamics and effect of singing and dancing on stage, building to a crescendo in the last scene Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Singing:  Is emotive because it creates mood and atmosphere and encourages the audience to participate  The subject matter of the song rouses the audience to action  Brings the scene alive through musicality, rhythm and content  A capella singing will resonate with the audience and create room for spontaneity Dancing:  Is a powerful physical expression of thought and feeling  Is highly energetic and stirs emotion which could be cathartic  Has a mobilising effect because it might move the audience to join in and increase participation  Fills the stage with energy and increases the theatrical impact  It moves the audience emotionally because it creates mood and atmosphere  It is used as a linking device to connect the scenes together resulting in cohesiveness  Used to comment on the action very much like the Greek chorus (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 8 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 2.5 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that display a clear analysis of the various aspects of the final moments of the play and how this might affect the audience. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Three separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The final moments of the play:  Are loud in volume to increase the dramatic effect of the climax on the audience  Grabs the audiences' attention because all the struggle heroes are raised from the dead  Mobilise the audience to action outside the theatre because the dramatic effect encourages a need for change  Shows the ability and greatness of God. He raises people from the dead. Speak to the religious fervour of the audience and confirms the power of God  Highlight the importance of the title – Woza Albert! means 'rise up' and will make the audience feel fulfilled (3) 2.6 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that display creativity and innovation in their staging choices (which might be unexpected but nevertheless acceptable). Choices should be seen to enhance the impact of the play in some way. Award full marks for:  Three well-motivated statements OR  Six separate thoughts/ideas Blocking could include:  The creative use of all the stage areas, e.g. USC, DSL  The use of stage levels – rostra at different levels would provide a platform to move from low to middle to high levels  Interesting patterns, straight lines, circles, squares  Different dynamics: slow, medium and fast pace in moving across the stage Technical aspects could include:  Visual media projections, images/photos with information on the struggle heroes  Appropriate use of emotive music in the background to elicit an empathetic response from the audience  Banners, slogans and protest singing against apartheid  The audience in the action of singing and dancing by the actors moving into the audience  Extra dialogue to elaborate on the protest and instruct audiences what actions to take to effect change (6) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 9 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 2.7 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that reflect an ability to assess the possible value and impact that Woza Albert! could have had on the struggle for freedom as a non-violent weapon for change. Award full marks for:  Three well-motivated statements OR  Six separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Woza Albert!  Gave a voice to the voiceless and oppressed disenfranchised population of South Africa  Conscientised the people about their rights  United the people in the struggle against the apartheid government  Documented the history of apartheid  Reflected the lives and struggles of the common man and was therefore cathartic in mirroring the lives of many audience members  Carried the censored message of the oppression and brutality of apartheid to the rest of the world  Mobilised international governments and organisations to boycott South Africa  Played a role as a non-violent weapon for change in South Africa (6) 2.8 Refer to the notes below and ANNEXURE A to inform your marking. Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers. Candidates should be able to evaluate how the study of the play has shaped their thinking. The answer should be personalised by the candidate. The following is a guide: Issues raised and personalised in the play:  Poverty  Unemployment  Brutal apartheid laws  Hopelessness versus hope  Characters wait for a saviour to rescue them from their situation  The play reflects the human rights violations, atrocities, hunger, thirst and desperation of a nation in crisis  Racism and unfair discrimination based on the colour of your skin, e.g. two white people live in a big house made with ten thousand bricks whilst most people lived in tin shacks  Exploitation of workers, e.g. Bobbejaan and Zuluboy's wages  Disenfranchisement of rights, e.g. the people were not allowed to vote  Lack of identity, e.g. pass system and some characters are nameless, e.g. meat vendor (10) [40] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 10 DBE/2022 SC/NSC QUESTION 3: SOPHIATOWN – THE JUNCTION AVENUE THEATRE COMPANY 3.1 Markers accept relevant answers that reflect a knowledge and understanding of the plot of the play. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Two separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide:  The forced removals of residents of Sophiatown  The G-men went to Sophiatown a few days earlier than what was stipulated in the letters, to forcibly evict the residents (2) 3.2 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that show an understanding and analysis of the role Jakes plays in the scene. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Three separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Jakes:  Acts as a narrator and tells the story and history of what happened to Sophiatown  Comments on the dramatic action  Makes value judgments on the events, e.g. the forced removals  Addresses the audience directly – removes the barrier between the audience and the actor to amplify the issues  Communicates the messages and the themes of the play and accentuates the pathos of the ending  Encourages the audience to take action beyond the play  Exposes his own vulnerability as well as those of all black people (3) 3.3 Markers accept relevant interpretations of Jakes' words. Answers should reflect an understanding of the meaning of what Jakes is saying in lines 1–3. Candidates should demonstrate the skill to express this in their own words. Award full marks for:  The candidate is able to summarise the meaning of Jakes' words OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Jakes's speech:  He is wishing ill on the perpetrators of the injustices of forced removals  Forgiveness and healing will not be immediate because the pain is so deep (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 11 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 3.4 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which reflect a knowledge and understanding of the history and impact of forced removals in South Africa. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Sophiatown:  Was named after Herman Tobiansky's wife and was therefore personally connected to the land which was a gift to the people as they were allowed to live and create a life there  The town was a microcosm of the diverse races and cultures and an example of how well diverse people could live together respectfully, harmoniously creating a vibrant community Triomf:  Was an Afrikaans name therefore representing the domination of the predominantly repressive white Afrikaner Nationalist government of the time  The name 'Triomf' is ironic because victory for one causes suffering and domination of the other (4) 3.5 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that display an understanding and analysis of the content and impact of the song. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The song:  Is used as a musical score in the background while Jakes speaks  Heightens the emotive quality of Jakes' words  Contains the 'tears of the people'. It implies deep sadness. This shows the lament and emotional impact people experienced from the forced removals  Closes off the play with a defining mood of loss, sadness and devastation  Conveys the hopelessness of their lives through the repetition of the words in the song (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 12 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 3.6 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which display an understanding of the significance of Sophiatown the play and the place. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The story of Sophiatown:  Documents the history of the black, Coloured and Indian lives during the brutality of apartheid  Reminds us of the atrocities of forced removals and the devastation it caused  Reminds us that 'Memory is a Weapon' which is a non-violent weapon to effect change in our society  Includes personal details of specific black lives with which the audience can empathise and see themselves  Reminds us never to repeat the mistakes of the past (4) 3.7 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which demonstrate an ability to understand the effect that the final moments of the play have on the audience. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Three separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The audience could be:  Moved emotionally by the singing  Informed about the devastation and destruction of the apartheid government's forced removals on the people of Sophiatown  Sensitised to the personal pain of the black people  Mobilised to take action beyond the play in society (3) 3.8 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which reflect creative application of the principles and practices of staging the final scene. Award full marks for:  Three well-motivated statements OR  Six separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Blocking:  The other characters could be singing upstage of Jakes while he narrates  Characters could be placed at various parts of the stage. They might stand very still, with each character sadly looking at their former spot, reflecting on the times they had in the house OR Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 13 DBE/2022 SC/NSC Technical aspects:  Sound effects of moving lorries and people screaming and protesting against being moved, could be played in the background, as well as the sounds of policemen shouting offstage at the people, forcing them to move  The sound of breaking plates, cups, falling cutlery, etc. could be played as sound effects signifying the 'breaking' of the people when they were being hurried into packing their belongings  Dimmed spotlights could be used to highlight each character and fade out one at a time until the stage is black  Actors could move off once the spotlight is faded out leaving an empty stage highlighting the emptiness  The lights come on fleetingly after the blackout to show an empty stage (6) 3.9 Refer to the notes below and ANNEXURE A to inform your marking. Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers. Candidates should be able to evaluate how the study of the play has shaped their thinking, reflecting on issues listed below, and incorporating comments on present-day circumstances. Candidates must provide a personalised response. The following is a guide: Issues in the play:  Bantu education, as shown through the character of Lulu, was an inferior system of education aimed at keeping the majority of the population oppressed and repressed  Forced removals: Residents of Sophiatown did not want to move because they had every right to stay in their own homes. To protest, they used placards and written slogans such as 'We Won't Move'  Gangsterism: Rival gangs would fight over the control of territories and girls in order to make money to survive and also to protect each other  Overcrowding was seen as normal in Sophiatown because many people were attracted to the place due to its vibrant lifestyle in which different cultures mixed freely, interchanging their creativity, musicality, ideas and cultures.  Domestic violence, as seen through the characters of Mingus and Princess. Mingus physically and verbally abused Princess because he felt entitled to do so since he was providing for her, which show sexism, patriarchy and toxic masculinity  Inequality is depicted through the restriction of movement of black people  Racism: People were allocated living spaces according to their race (Group Areas Act) because of apartheid laws which segregated people (10) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 14 DBE/2022 SC/NSC QUESTION 4: SIENER IN DIE SUBURBS – PG DU PLESSIS 4.1. Markers accept relevant answers which reflect a knowledge and understanding of the plot of the play and an ability to summarise the events. Award full marks for:  Three separate statements The following is a guide: The events which led to the final scene:  Tjokkie predicts that the grey horse will win the race. He predicts that his father is coming back and that Jakes is not the father of Tiemie's baby  When Natty Tatty (grey horse) won the race, they believed that the rest of the predictions would also be true  Jakes assaulted Tiemie because he believed that it was not his baby  Tjokkie committed suicide because of his guilt for predicting that Tiemie's baby was not fathered by Jakes (3) 4.2 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which display an understanding of both the song and the dramatic impact of its abrupt ending. Award marks for the following:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The song Sugar Sugar and its abrupt ending is important because:  The song is Tiemie's favourite  The song refers to Tiemie's innocence as she is sweet and a 'honey'  The music stops when Jakes assaults her in the house  The abrupt ending of the song functions as a dramatic pause in the action, thereby highlighting the significance of the events  It can perhaps foretell Tiemie's death or her loss of innocence  The cheerful light-hearted song is in contrast to the harsh events (4) 4.3 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which show an understanding of Tjokkie's words. Award marks for the following:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide:  It stresses how much Tjokkie blames himself for all the tragedy  It shows how deep Tjokkie's guilt is  It creates a mood of desperation in Tjokkie which the audience feels (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 15 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 4.4 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which show conceptual understanding and the effect of dramatic symbols. Award marks for the following:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: The significance of the blood-stained pulpit cloth:  It is a dramatic image and has connotations of suffering and the significance of the traditions in the church  It is a symbol and metaphor for more than its literal value on stage:  It represents love and religion as Ma embroidered the cloth with the words 'God is Love' on it  It symbolises that when you love someone, it may hurt in the end  Giel wants to sell it for money thereby devaluing it  There is blood on the cloth after Jakes assaulted Tiemie and this shows the severity of the assault  The blood on the cloth shows the severity of the assault  Shows that Ma does not believe in true love anymore. Her last words are 'Daar's altyd net bloed aan' (4) 4.5 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which demonstrate an ability to identify and analyse how gender-based violence is portrayed within the source and on stage. Candidates should refer to the lines and words from SOURCE D. Award marks for the following:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Gender-based violence is portrayed through:  Jakes who abuses Tiemie physically  The reactions and actions of the character in the scene which reflect the impact of the violence  The disruptive and abusive noise in the house which may shock the audience as it suggests violence  Tiemie's scream which indicates she is being assaulted by Jakes  The happy song which stops abruptly and indicates the sad violence being perpetrated against Tiemie  Ma who desperately tries to open the door. Her urgent/desperate pleading indicates her anxiety about what has just happened as is her call for help from Tjokkie  Jakes' final entrance with the blood-stained altar cloth in his hand and his violent aggressive gesture of throwing it onto Ma's face  The audience's knowledge of what has happened, even though it has occurred off stage. The off-stage placement of the action heightens the violence of the event in the audiences' imagination (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 16 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 16 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 4.6 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which display an ability to analyse and evaluate the character of Tjokkie, his gift to predict the future and how this leads to the tragic ending of the play (his suicide). Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Tjokkie becomes a victim of his own gift because:  His ability to predict the future becomes a curse; his predictions cause betrayal, heartache, violence and even murder  He does not want to use his gift, because it makes him sick for days  Other people force/abuse him to use his gift for their own benefit  He is a prisoner of his own gift, because he predicts (sees) even if he does not want to see, which is physically and emotionally traumatic for him  Jakes wants him to 'see' if Tiemie is pregnant  Giel wants to know the results of the horse racing to bet on the winning horse, because he urgently needs money  Fé suggests that Tjokkie should lie about the fact that Jakes is not the father of Tiemie's possible pregnancy  After his vision he realised his gift hurt Ma and Tiemie (Giel leaves and Jakes abuses Tiemie)  This leads to his suicide at the end of the play (4) 4.7. Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which demonstrate an ability to analyse the effect that the final moments of the play have on the audience. Award full marks for:  Three separate statements The following is a guide: The audience reaction:  They might identify with some of the characters because they are parents experiencing similar pain to Ma who lost both her children  They might be moved (to tears) by the sad situation of Ma who is now alone without Giel or her children  They might stand up against gender-based violence because of Jakes' abusive behaviour  If they are privileged and not aware of the difficult situation in the suburbs, they might learn to appreciate their own situation  They might see that suicide is not the answer to problems  They might realise that one should stay true to one's values  They might be shocked by the violence and abuse (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 17 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 17 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 4.8 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which reflect creative application of the principles and practices of staging the final scene. Award full marks for:  Three well-motivated statements OR  Six separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Staging the final scene might include: Blocking:  Ma could be positioned centre-stage, because she is in the middle of all the action and doesn't know where to go  Ma could be moving up and down, because she doesn't know if she must help Tjokkie or Tiemie or prevent Jakes from leaving  Jakes could exit the stage and leave in a hurry, because he wants to get away from the situation OR Technical aspects:  Detailed conceptualisation and production of staging, set, props, costumes, make-up  A detailed focus on the sound effects ('slag in die huis')  The blood on the cloth to emphasise the domestic violence  Tjokkie's suicide under the car is emphasised by the sound effects (hissing of the jack)  Lighting and the movement of the Buick on the jack creates tension , because Jokkie’s death draws nearer  The lighting which can focus on Ma in the middle of the stage, because she is the centre of the action and its repercussions  The sound effects of the motor bike which can emphasise Jakes leaving the situation  Total silence and a pause just before Ma's last line, to enhance the impact of the last line (6) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 18 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 18 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 4.9 Refer to the notes below and ANNEXURE A to inform your marking. Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that demonstrate an evaluation of how the play text has shaped their thinking, reflecting on issues listed below, and incorporating comments on present-day circumstances. Candidates must demonstrate a personalised understanding. The following is a guide: Issues in the play:  Poor white South Africans: o In the 1970s the suburbs and the semi-detached houses were allocated to the poorer white South Africans  Class and social standing: o This play by PG du Plessis is the first play to highlight the lives of the poor white Afrikaner. Most of the characters in the play cannot escape their situations o Tiemie works on the other side of the railway – in the rich area. By day she is part of the better and more well-off part of society, but she still stays with Ma in the poorer parts of the suburbs o Tiemie tells her family that the people at her work don't know anything about their poor circumstances in the suburbs o They will be embarrassed and think less of her when they hear where she stays o Tjokkie and Ma hope that Tiemie marries a man above her social status  Poverty of the white Afrikaner: o Ma's husband disappeared during World War II and she receives a small pension  Loveless relationships: o Giel stays with Ma only for her money and house, but he tells her he loves her o Tiemie does not love Jakes and she decides to look for a better life  Trapped lives: o Tjokkie is Ma's son from her first husband, but he knows he doesn't have the employment skills to leave the suburbs o He has high hopes for his sister Tiemie to leave the low-class life in the suburbs o Tiemie is clever and attractive and has a job in an office (with better off members of the society) o Her downfall is that she is the girlfriend of Jakes, the lowest class in the suburbs (They call Jakes a 'tang')  Gender-based violence: o Tiemie fears Jakes's anger and stays with him out of fear, not because she loves him o When she thinks she is pregnant, she doesn't want to marry Jakes, because she knows she won't escape the suburbs if she does o Jakes physically assaults Tiemie because he feels she has betrayed him and he believes he is not the father of the child that Tiemie is carrying (10) TOTAL SECTION B: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 19 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 19 DBE/2022 SC/NSC SECTION C: SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE: POST 1994– CONTEMPORARY The candidate must answer only ONE question in this section. QUESTION 5: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH BY JOHN KANI 5.1.1 Award a mark for ONE of the following characters: Thando Makhaya or Sipho Makhaya or Mandisa Mackay with a reason for the choice (1) 5.1.2 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers which demonstrate an understanding of character choice. Award full marks for:  Two well-motivated statements OR  Four separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: Mandisa is:  An independent woman who can at times be seen as self-centred  Confident and forthright and able to express her opinions freely  Insensitive to the cultural norms of her South African family  A fashion designer  Living in London Thando is:  Respectful, caring and loving  A teacher and also works at the TRC as a translator  Sipho's only daughter  Mindful of her cultural values Sipho is:  A 63-year-old Assistant Chief Librarian at the Port Elizabeth public library  Very conservative, traditional Xhosa man  Takes pride in his appearance and in his home  Set in his ways  Bound to his cultural values (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 20 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 20 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 5.1.3 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated responses which demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate clothing to portray the character for the required photograph. Award full marks for:  Three separate statements The following is a guide: Mandisa might wear:  Fashionable/contemporary/stylish clothes as she is a fashion designer from London  High heels to show sophistication  Brightly coloured clothes to show her flamboyant nature  A scarf or branded handbag as a fashion accessory Sipho might wear:  Formal clothes as he works as Assistant Chief Librarian  Long formal trousers as he is about to visit the Reverend Haya  A long-sleeved formal shirt  A formal tie as he has just come back from work and Thando helps him with his tie in the play  Formal polished shoes as he takes care of his appearance  A jacket matching his trousers or a suit as working clothes Thando might wear:  Conservative clothes as she is a teacher and she also works at the TRC  Modest clothing, e.g. long skirt  Short-sleeved shirt as she is young  Court shoes, simple and practical, to suit her job  A smart jacket (3) 5.2.1 Markers accept the identification of any dramatically challenging scene from the play. Award full marks for:  Three separate statements An example of a dramatically challenging scene is:  Sipho having to tell the truth to Mandisa and Thando, as if he were at the TRC, where he is required to tell 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth'  He is forced to tell the truth, even though he knows that it has the potential to tear his family apart  It brings back all the painful and conflicting memories of his past, which he has not had a chance to talk about and deal with, because he has not been confronted about it previously  He has an emotional outburst  He finds his own voice, he is liberated and freed from his distresses. Through having this freedom to express himself, to face the truth and take responsibility to forgive his brother, his wife and his employers for all the pain and distress they caused him  He is able to make peace and forgive the people who took away things from him. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 21 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Dramatic Arts 21 DBE/2022 SC/NSC 5.2.2 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that demonstrate an understanding and analysis of a scene that is dramatically challenging. Award full marks for:  One well-motivated statement OR  Three separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: This scene reveals the hidden truth which Sipho withheld from his family and provides the following opportunities for an actor to display:  His emotional range: the actor must be able to demonstrate deep and painful emotions  His emotional memory: the actor must demonstrate an ability to use his memories as a resource for his character  His vocal skills and techniques: the actor must be able to demonstrate a high intensity in his vocal energy, yet there must be technical control and craft  His physical skills: the actor must be able to channel his intensity and emotions through his body (movements, gestures, walk and stance)  His intellectual skills: the actor must demonstrate a good understanding of the character's objectives, given circumstances and subtext (6) 5.2.3 Markers accept relevant and well-motivated answers that display a knowledge and understanding of any of Stanislavski's techniques/system/principles in the preparation of their character. Award full marks for:  Three well-motivated statements OR  Six separate thoughts/ideas The following is a guide: An actor must to be aware of the following: Given circumstances:  Knowledge of the play, plot and subtext  Knowledge of the character, biography, background, motives and objectives Physical score of actions:  Actions and reactions (emotions, thought, movements, words, decisions) should be realistic and motivated  The appropriate selection, creation and characterisation (facial expressions, gestures and movement) in the creation of the play's life on stage Beat work:  Shifts in thought, feeling, needs, wants and actions should be reflected effectively and realistically  Units and objectives should be reflected in the actor's physical and vocal expression Copyright reserved Please turn over Text truncated here. 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