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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2016
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
MARKS: 100
TIME: 2½ hours
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English HL Grade 11 P3 Eastern Cape November 2016 QP
Grade 11 English HL Paper 3 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2016, 8 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.
English Hl · Grade 11 · Eastern Cape November · 2016. Question paper, 8 pages. Read online or download the PDF.
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- English HL
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- Grade 11
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- Year
- 2016
- Exam period
- Eastern Cape November
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2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2016)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of TWO sections:
SECTION A: Essay (50 marks)
SECTION B: Transactional texts (50 marks)
2. Answer ONE question from SECTION A and TWO from SECTION B.
3. Write in the language in which you are being assessed.
4. Start EACH section on a NEW page.
5. You must plan (e.g. a mind map/diagram/flow chart/key words, etc.), edit and
proofread your work. The planning must appear BEFORE the answer.
6. All planning must be clearly indicated as such. It is advisable to draw a line
across all planning.
7. You are strongly advised to spend approximately:
80 minutes on SECTION A
70 minutes on SECTION B
8. Number each response correctly according to the numbering system used in
this question paper.
9. Give each response a suitable title/heading, as indicated by the question.
NOTE: The title/heading must NOT be considered when doing a word count.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2016) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 3
SECTION A: ESSAY
QUESTION 1
Write an essay of 350–400 words (2–2½ pages) on ONE of the following topics.
Write the number of the topic you have chosen.
1.1 The following words should appear in your essay:
I caught the glimmer of a smile. [50]
OR
1.2 Commitment [50]
OR
1.3 “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of
thought which they seldom use.”
[Soren Kierkegaard] [50]
OR
1.4 “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free.”
[Michelangelo] [50]
OR
1.5 All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.
[Indian proverb] [50]
OR
1.6 “On and on they flew, over the countryside parceled out in patches of
green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscapes
like strips of matte and glossy ribbons.”
[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J. K. Rowling] [50]
OR
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4 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2016)
1.7 The pictures reproduced below may evoke a feeling in you, stir your
imagination or evoke another response.
Select ONE picture and write an essay in response.
Write the question number of your choice (1.7.1 or 1.7.2) and give your
essay a title.
There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you have
chosen.
1.7.1
[50]
[Source: Unknown]
OR
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2016) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 5
1.7.2
[Source: Unknown] [50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 50
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6 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2016)
SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT
QUESTION 2
Respond to TWO of the following topics.
The body of EACH answer should be 180–200 words (20–25 lines).
Pay careful attention to the following:
- content and planning
- audience, register, tone, language and style
- structure, format and editing
2.1 LETTER OF APPLICATION
CALLING ALL FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS
Do you wish to start your own business? Do you need
advice and financial support? Do you believe you have
what it takes to build a successful business?
Future-Entrepreneurs is a company which encourages
and supports young entrepreneurs. We offer subsidies
of R5 000 to R50 000, depending on the nature of your
prospective business.
Interested? Send your letter of application with your
motivation to:
The Financial Officer
Future-Entrepreneurs
P.O. Box 555
East London
5208
[25]
OR
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2016) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 7
2.2 WRITTEN INTERVIEW
NEXT: MY ROBOT ON THE MOON
SA’s Luke Taylor, a learner from Cape Town, is one of 15 global
teen science stars. He calls himself a robotics junkie and dreams
of one day putting a robot on the moon. Luke recently returned
from visiting Google’s head office in San Franciso. He was the
only South African among the 15 finalists in Google’s first
international online competition. For the competition, he developed
a programme that allows him to give commands to a robot in plain
English rather computer code.
[Adapted from an article in You magazine, August 2011]
Write the interview which you conduct with Luke for your local newspaper. [25]
OR
2.3 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
“I’ve learnt to accept myself for who I am and stopped worrying about being
absolutely perfect.”
[Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe]
Write an article for your school newspaper in which you discuss and give advice
to your peers on the importance of self-acceptance. [25]
OR
2.4 MINUTES AND AGENDA
You are the secretary of the Interact Club. The club’s next project is a
fundraiser for a deserving cause, person or group of people.
Write the minutes and agenda for the meeting. [25]
OR
2.5 LETTER OF SYMPATHY
A learner from your school died tragically in a freak accident. As head of the
Prefect Body/Student Representative Council, you have been asked to write a
letter of sympathy to the family on behalf of the learners of your school. [25]
OR
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8 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2016)
2.6 FORMAL REPORT
You are the head of the Prefect Body/Student Representative Council (SRC)
of your school. There is an increasing number of learners at your school who
do not participate in the various activities the school offers.
Your principal has asked the Prefect Body/SRC to investigate the state of
affairs and to make suggestions on how to encourage learners to become
more involved at the school. Submit the formal report required by the
principal. [25]
TOTAL SECTION B: 50
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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