# English FAL Grade 11 Paper 3 Eastern Cape November 2012 Memo

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- Grade: Grade 11
- Document type: Memorandum
- Year: 2012
- Exam period: Eastern Cape November
- Paper: 3
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 11

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                  Province of the
                  EASTERN CAPE
                  EDUCATION

                          NATIONAL
                     SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                            GRADE 11

                       NOVEMBER 2012

   ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3
               MEMORANDUM

MARKS:   100

                  This memorandum consists of 11 pages.

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2                      ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3                     (NOVEMBER 2012)

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

This memorandum must be used in conjunction with the attached English FAL
Assessment Rubrics for SECTIONS A, B and C.

NOTE: All pieces of writing should be read at least TWICE during assessment,
      once for content and once for language respectively. Errors have to be
      indicated in your second reading.

SECTION A: ESSAY

QUESTION 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS (EDUCATORS)

         Candidates are required to write on ONE topic only.
         The ideas listed below the topics are only some of the ways in which the
          topics can be interpreted. Full credit must be given for a candidate’s own
          interpretation.
         Marking must be objective. Consider the background of the candidates
          and give credit for relevant ideas, even if they are not listed below the
          topics.
         Use the 50 mark assessment grid to mark the essays. The texts
          produced by candidates must be assessed according to the following
          criteria:
          o       Content and planning (32 marks)
          o       Language, style and editing (12 marks)
          o       Structure (6 marks)

    NOTE: No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes
          penalties.

1.1       IT WAS A TRULY DESERVED AWARD.

             Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay.
             The following must be considered:
              o If narrative, a story with a strong story line must be evident in
                  which a series of events leads to the award being made. There
                  must be a logical sequence of tense.
              o If descriptive, there must be a vivid description of an
                  experience/incident leading to the award being made.
              o If reflective, there must be a personal account of thought
                  processes and feelings/emotions surrounding the award being
                  made.                                                                [50]

                                             OR

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(NOVEMBER 2012)                  ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3                    3

 1.2    ‘I WILL NEVER DO SUCH A THING AGAIN.’

            NOTE: The words in the topic MUST be included somewhere in the
             essay.
            Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay.
            The following must be included:
             o If narrative, a story with a strong story line must be evident in
                 which a series of events leads to or results in the resolve not to
                 repeat such an action. There must be a logical sequence of
                 tense.
             o If descriptive, there must be a vivid description of events/
                 situations which triggered the resolve to avoid repeating such an
                 action.
             o If reflective, there must be a personal account of thought
                 processes and feelings/emotions surrounding an incident/
                 event which led to the emphatic resolve of not repeating the
                 action.                                                              [50]

                                            OR

 1.3    CLIMATE CHANGE IS A WORLD-WIDE PROBLEM WE CAN SOLVE.
        DO YOU AGREE?

            Argumentative essay.
             o The essay must offer one distinct opinion; therefore the essay
                 must either be FOR OR AGAINST the topic given.
             o Candidates may argue the point of whether or not the climate
                 change problem can be resolved.
             o There should be a clear defence/motivation/argument of the
                 position taken.                                                      [50]

                                            OR

 1.4    A LIFE OF POVERTY AND DESPERATION.

            Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay.
            The following must be considered:
             o    If narrative, a story with a strong story line must be evident in
                  which a series of events leads to or results in a life of poverty
                  and desperation. There must be a logical sequence of tense.
             o    If descriptive, there must be a vivid description of
                  circumstances/conditions surrounding a life of poverty and
                  desperation.
             o    If reflective, there must be a personal account of thought
                  processes and feelings/emotions evoked by the topic.                [50]

                                            OR

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1.5   EARLIER THIS YEAR GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION
      TO PASS LEGISLATION TO PREVENT PARENTS/GUARDIANS FROM
      USING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (SPANKING) AS A MEANS TO
      DISCIPLINE THEIR CHILDREN. DISCUSS YOUR VIEWS.

         Discursive essay.
          o The essay must offer a balanced view of both sides of the
              argument.
          o The opposing views must be presented impartially.                          [50]

                                            OR

1.6   IT PROVED TO BE A BROKEN DREAM.

             Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay.
             The following must be considered:
              o If narrative, a story with a strong story line must be evident in
                 which a series of events leads to what turned out to be a broken
                 dream. There must be a logical sequence of tense.
              o If descriptive, there must be a vivid description of
                 circumstances leading to a broken dream.
              o If reflective, there must be a personal account of thought
                 processes and feelings/emotions triggered by a broken dream.          [50]

                                            OR

1.7   INTERPRETATION OF PICTURES

             Candidates may interpret the pictures in any way.
             The interpretation should be linked to the pictures.
             Candidates should give the essay a suitable title.
             Candidates may write in any appropriate tense.
             The following ideas may be explored in response to the pictures,
              among others:

      1.7.1     o    A literal interpretation may include: love/relationships/
                     celebrating Valentine’s Day/challenges facing relationships
                     etc.
                o    Personal interpretation: love life/togetherness/joy and
                     happiness at being loved/friendship etc.

      1.7.2     o    Social interpretations: a gun-free society/abundance of
                     weapons in society/crime/crime infested communities etc.
                o    Personal interpretation: self-defence against crime/security/
                     responsibility attached to gun ownership etc.
                o    A more literal interpretation might include: ambition to own a
                     gun/usefulness of guns/guns as dangerous weapons etc.
                o    Abstract interpretation: feelings of insecurity etc.              [50]

                                                              TOTAL SECTION A:          50

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 SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT

 QUESTION 2

 INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS (EDUCATORS)

       Candidates are required to answer ONE question only.
       Marking must be objective. Consider the background of candidates and
        give credit for relevant ideas, even if they are not listed below the topics.
       Use the 30 mark assessment grid to mark Longer Transactional texts. The
        texts produced by candidates must be assessed according to the following
        criteria:
        o       Content, planning and format (20 marks)
        o       Language, style and editing (10 marks)

 NOTE: No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes
       penalties.

 2.1    SPEECH

            Tone, language and register must be appropriate to the audience (the
             learners at another school).
            The speech must be in paragraph form.
            The tone of the speech should be formal.
            The language and register should be appropriate to the audience.
            The audience should be addressed appropriately, (e.g. learners, fellow
             pupils ...)
            Consider the following:
                o      The content of the speech should be relevant to the occasion
                       (should be about motivating peers on dreams and ambitions
                       and how to go about trying to achieve them).
                o      Accept different approaches to the presentation of the speech.
                o      A logical and appropriate closure to the speech should be
                       evident.                                                         [30]

                                             OR

 2.2    DIALOGUE

            The correct dialogue format must be used:
             o The names of the characters on the left-hand side of the page.
             o A colon after the name of the speaker.
             o A new line to indicate each new speaker.
             o Stage directions (tone of voice, actions etc.) in brackets before
                the spoken words, if applicable.
             o No inverted commas.
            The following may be explored, among others:
             o A request for the donation of a weekly national newspaper and the
                reason for the request.
             o The bookshop owner’s response (which may be positive or
                negative).                                                              [30]

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                                          OR

2.3   AGENDA AND MINUTES OF MEETING

      NOTE:
          The correct format of agenda and minutes must be used.
            o Items must be listed and numbered in the agenda.
            o The recording of minutes must follow the same order as items
               in the agenda.
            o The minutes should be composed of resolutions/decisions/
               recommendations of meeting as well as names of persons
               making and seconding proposals.
            o The following should also be included: matters arising from
               minutes of previous meeting, new business etc.
          Consider the following:
             o The content of agenda and minutes should be relevant to the
                occasion (i.e. problems posed by social networking sites to
                learning and how to resolve them).
             o A variety of different proposals can be made.
             o A logical and appropriate closure of the meeting.                 [30]

                                       OR

2.4   LETTER TO THE PRESS

           The letter should be addressed to the press.
           The tone and register should be formal.
           The following aspects of format should be included:
            o Address of sender
            o Date
            o Address of recipient
            o Greeting/salutation
            o Subject line.
            o Suitable ending
           The following should be included in the letter, among others:
            o An explicit statement about problems caused by lack of service
                delivery with specific regard to schools.
            o Manner in which these affect education.                            [30]

                                                         TOTAL SECTION B:         30

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(NOVEMBER 2012)                  ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3                     7

 SECTION C: SHORTER TEXT (TRANSACTIONAL/REFERENCE/
            INFORMATIONAL)

 QUESTION 3

 INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS (EDUCATORS)

       Candidates are required to answer ONE question only.
       Marking must be objective. Consider the background of the candidate
        and give credit for relevant ideas, even if they are not listed below the
        topics.
       Use the 20 mark grid to mark the texts.
       The texts produced by the candidates must comply with the following
        criteria:
        o      Content, planning and format (13 marks)
        o      Language, style and editing (7 marks)

 NOTE: No additional penalties may be imposed as the marking grid itself
       imposes penalties.

 3.1    POSTCARD

           The language (including the salutation and ending/conclusion) can be
            informal and colloquial, but should not include slang expressions.
           Address is not necessary.
           Complete sentences are not required.
           The content must be brief but informative.
           The content must include the following:
            o A description of experiences at a holiday resort in a coastal
               city/town.

        NOTE : Do not award marks for illustrations.                                   [20]

                                             OR

 3.2    INSTRUCTIONS

            The contents of the instructions should relate to tips on what a friend
             is expected to do to deliver a good speech.
            Instructions should be given in a logical sequence.
            The instructions may be in point or paragraph form.
            Numbers or bullets may be used to indicate each instruction.
             Candidates may also choose to write each instruction on a new line
             or leave lines between instructions.
            The language should be clear and precise.
            Complete sentences are not necessary.                                     [20]

                                             OR

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3.3   DIARY ENTRY

         The following should be included:
          o Day, date of entry.
         The diary entry should relate to reflection on one day in which
          almost everything went wrong.
         Complete sentences are not necessary.
         The tone may be informal or colloquial, but no slang.                    [20]

                                                          TOTAL SECTION C:           20

                                                              GRAND TOTAL:          100

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APPENDIX B: ASSESSMENT RUBRICS FOR FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
SECTION A: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING AN ESSAY – FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (50 marks)

                     Code 7:                    Code 6:                    Code 5:                    Code 4:                   Code 3:                   Code 2:                 Code 1:
                   Outstanding                Meritorious                Substantial                 Adequate                   Moderate                Elementary              Not achieved
                    80 − 100%                  70 − 79%                   60 − 69%                   50 − 59%                   40 −49%                  30 − 39%                 0 − 29%
                        26 − 32                 22½ − 25½                   19½ − 22                   16 − 19                   13 − 15½                  10 − 12½                  0 − 9½
                  -Content shows            -Content shows             -Content shows a          -Content an adequate       -Content ordinary.        -Content not always      -Content irrelevant.
 CONTENT &        impressive insight        thorough                   sound interpretation      interpretation of topic.   Gaps in coherence.        clear, lacks             No coherence.
 PLANNING         into topic.               interpretation of topic.   of the topic.             -Ideas ordinary,           -Ideas mostly             coherence.               -Ideas repetitive.
                  -Ideas thought-           -Ideas imaginative,        -Ideas interesting,       lacking depth.             relevant. Repetitive.     -Few ideas, often        -Non-existent
                  provoking, mature.        interesting.               convincing.               - Planning &/or            - Planning &/or           repetitive.              planning/drafting.
  32 MARKS        -Planning &/or            - Planning &/or            - Planning &/or           drafting has produced      drafting has produced     -Inadequate evidence     Poorly presented
                  drafting has produced     drafting has produced      drafting has produced     a satisfactorily           a moderately              of planning/drafting.    essay.
                  a virtually flawless,     a well-crafted &           a presentable & very      presented essay.           presentable &             Essay not well
                  presentable essay.        presentable essay.         good essay.                                          coherent essay.           presented.
                        10 − 12                  8½ − 9½                     7½ − 8                      6−7                      5 − 5½                     4 − 4½                  0 − 3½
                  -Critical awareness of    -Critical awareness of     -Critical awareness of    -Some awareness of         -Limited critical         -Language &              -Language &
                  impact of language.       impact of language.        language evident.         impact of language.        language awareness.       punctuation flawed.      punctuation seriously
                  -Language,                -Language,                 -Language &               -Language simplistic,      -Language ordinary &      -Choice of words         flawed.
                  punctuation               punctuation correct;       punctuation mostly        punctuation                punctuation often         limited.                 -Choice of words
 LANGUAGE,        effectively used.         able to include            correct.                  adequate.                  inaccurately used.        -Style, tone, register   inappropriate.
  STYLE &         Uses figurative           figurative language        -Choice of words          -Choice of words           -Choice of words          inappropriate.           -Style, tone, register
                  language.                 correctly.                 suited to text.           adequate.                  basic.                    -Error-ridden despite    flawed in all aspects.
   EDITING        -Choice of words          -Choice of words           -Style, tone, register    -Style, tone, register     -Style, tone register     proof-reading,           -Error-ridden &
                  highly appropriate.       varied & correctly         suited to topic in most   generally consistent       lacking in coherence.     editing.                 confused following
  12 MARKS        -Style, tone, register    used.                      of the essay.             with topic                 -Contains several                                  proof-reading,
                  highly suited to topic.   -Style, tone, register     -By and large error-      requirements.              errors following proof-                            editing.
                  -Virtually error-free     appropriately suited       free following proof-     -Still contains errors     reading, editing.
                  following proof-          to topic.                  reading, editing.         following proof-
                  reading & editing.        -Largely error-free                                  reading, editing.
                                            following proof-
                                            reading, editing.
                          5−6                        4½                          4                      3 − 3½                       2½                         2                    0 − 1½
                  -Coherent                 -Logical development       -Several relevant         -Some points,              -Some necessary           -Sometimes off topic.    -Off topic.
                  development of topic.     of details. Coherent.      details developed.        necessary details          points evident.           General line of          -Sentences,
 STRUCTURE        Vivid detail.             -Sentences,                -Sentences,               developed.                 -Sentences,               thought difficult to     paragraphs muddled,
                  -Sentences,               paragraphs logical,        paragraphs well-          -Sentences,                paragraphs faulty but     follow.                  inconsistent.
                  paragraphs                varied.                    constructed.              paragraphing might         ideas can be              -Sentences,              Length - far too
  6 MARKS         coherently                -Length correct.           -Length almost            be faulty in places but    understood.               paragraphs               long/short.
                  constructed.                                         correct.                  essay still makes          -Length - too             constructed at an
                  -Length in                                                                     sense.                     long/short.               elementary level.
                  accordance with                                                                -Length correct.                                     -Length - too
                  requirements of topic.                                                                                                              long/short.

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SECTION B: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS − FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (30 marks)

                   Code 7:                   Code 6:                  Code 5:                    Code 4:                   Code 3:                  Code 2:                  Code 1:
                 Outstanding               Meritorious              Substantial                 Adequate                  Moderate                Elementary               Not achieved
                  80 − 100%                 70 − 79%                 60 − 69%                   50 − 59%                  40 − 49%                 30 − 39%                  0 − 29%
                     16 − 20                  14 − 15½                 12 − 13½                  10 − 11½                   8 − 9½                    6 − 7½                    0 − 5½
               -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        of requirements of        knowledge of              requirements of the
               requirements of the       text.                    text.                     the text.                 the text. Response to     requirements of the       text.
               text.                     -Disciplined writing –   -Writing – learner        -Writing – learner        writing task reveals a    text. Response to         -Writing – learner
               -Disciplined writing –    learner maintains        maintains focus, with     digresses from topic      narrow focus.             writing task reveals a    digresses, meaning is
               maintains thorough        focus, hardly any        minor digressions.        but does not impede       -Writing – learner        limited focus.            obscure in places.
               focus, no digressions.    digressions.             -Text is coherent in      overall meaning.          digresses, meaning is     -Writing – learner        -Text not coherent in
 CONTENT,      -Text fully coherent in   -Text is coherent in     content & ideas, and      -Text adequately          vague in places.          digresses, meaning is     content & ideas, too
               content & ideas & all     content & ideas, with    details support the       coherent in content &     -Text moderately          obscure in places.        few details to support
PLANNING &     detail support the        all details supporting   topic.                    ideas & some details      coherent in content &     -Text not always          topic.
  FORMAT       topic.                    the topic.               -Evidence of planning     support the topic.        ideas and has basic       coherent in content &     -Planning/ drafting
               -Evidence of planning     -Evidence of planning    &/or drafting has         -Evidence of planning     details which support     ideas, and has few        non- existent. Poorly
               &/or drafting has         &/or drafting has        produced a                &/or drafting has         the topic.                details which support     presented text.
 20 MARKS      produced a virtually      produced a well-         presentable & good        produced a                -Evidence of planning     the topic.                -Has not applied the
               flawlessly                crafted, presentable     text.                     satisfactorily            &/or drafting has         -Inadequate planning      necessary rules of
               presentable text.         text.                    -Has applied most of      presented text.           produced a                &/or drafting. Text not   format.
               -Has applied all the      -Has applied the         the necessary rules       -Has applied an           moderately                well presented,
               necessary rules of        necessary rules of       of format/substantial.    adequate idea of the      presentable &             -Has vaguely applied
               format/outstanding.       format/meritorious.                                requirements of           coherent text.            the necessary rules
                                                                                            format.                   -Has a moderate idea      of format.
                                                                                                                      of requirements of
                                                                                                                      format – some critical
                                                                                                                      oversights.
                      8 − 10                   7 − 7½                   6 − 6½                     5 − 5½                   4 − 4½                    3 − 3½                    0 − 2½
               -Text is                  -Text is well            -Text is well             -Text is adequately       -Text is basically        -Text is poorly           -Text is poorly
               grammatically             constructed &            constructed & easy to     constructed. Errors       constructed. Several      constructed               constructed and
               accurate & well-          accurate.                read.                     do not impede flow.       errors.                   & difficult to follow.    muddled.
               constructed.              -Vocabulary is mostly    -Vocabulary is            -Vocabulary is            -Vocabulary is limited    -Vocabulary requires      -Vocabulary requires
LANGUAGE,      -Vocabulary is very       appropriate to           appropriate to            adequate for the          & not very suitable for   remediation & not         serious remediation &
 STYLE &       appropriate to            purpose, audience &      purpose, audience &       purpose, audience &       the purpose,              suitable for purpose,     not suitable for
               purpose, audience &       context.                 context.                  context.                  audience & context.       audience & context.       purpose.
  EDITING      context.                   -Style, tone and         -Style, tone, register    -Style, tone, register    -Lapses in style,        -Style, tone & register   -Style, tone & register
                -Style, tone, register   register mostly          generally appropriate.    adequately                -Text contains            inappropriate.            do not correspond
 10 MARKS      very appropriate.         appropriate              -Text mostly error-       appropriate.              several errors            -Text error-ridden        with topic
               -Text virtually error-    -Text largely error-     free following proof-     -Text still contains a    following proof-          despite proof-            -Text error-ridden
               free following proof-     free following proof-    reading, editing.         few errors following      reading, editing.         reading, editing.         and confused
               reading, editing.         reading, editing.        -Length correct.          proof-reading,            -Length – too             -Length – too             following proof-
               -Length correct.          -Length correct.                                   editing.                  long/short.               long/short.               reading, editing.
                                                                                            -Length almost                                                                -Length – far too
                                                                                            correct.                                                                      long/short.

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SECTION C: RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL/REFERENCE/INFORMATIONAL TEXTS −
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (20 marks)
                   Code 7:         Code 6:      Code 5:       Code 4:       Code 3:                                                                     Code 2:                   Code 1:
                 Outstanding    Meritorious   Substantial   Adequate       Moderate                                                                   Elementary                Not achieved
                  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
                   -Specialised             -Good knowledge of       -Fair knowledge of        -Adequate knowledge      -Moderate knowledge       -Elementary knowledge       -No knowledge of
                  knowledge of              requirements of text.    requirements of the       of requirements of       of requirements of the    of requirements of the      requirements of the
                  requirements of text.     -Disciplined writing –   text.                     text.                    text. Response to         text. Response to writing   text.
                  -Disciplined writing –    learner maintains        -Writing – learner        -Writing – learner       writing task reveals a    task reveals a limited      -Writing – learner
                  learner maintains         focus, hardly any        maintains focus, with     digresses but does       narrow focus.             focus.                      digresses, meaning is
                  thorough focus, no        digressions.             minor digressions.        not impede overall       -Writing – learner        -Writing – learner          obscure in places.
                  digressions.              -Text is coherent in     -Text is coherent in      meaning.                 digresses, meaning        digresses, meaning          -Text not coherent in
 CONTENT,         -Text fully coherent in   content & ideas with     content & ideas, and      -Text adequately         vague in places.          obscure in places.          content & ideas and
                  content & ideas, and      all details supporting   details support topic.    coherent in content &    -Text moderately          -Text not always            too few details to
PLANNING &        all details support       the topic.               -Evidence of planning     ideas and some           coherent in content &     coherent in content &       support the topic.
  FORMAT          topic.                    -Evidence of planning    &/or drafting has         details support topic.   ideas and has basic       ideas, and has few          -Planning and drafting
                  -Evidence of planning     &/or drafting has        produced a                -Evidence of planning    details which support     details which support       non-existent. Poorly
                  &/or drafting has         produced a well-         presentable and good      &/or drafting has        the topic.                topic.                      presented text.
  13 MARKS        produced a virtually      crafted & presentable    text.                     produced a               -Evidence of planning     -Planning/drafting          -Has not applied the
                  flawless, presentable     text.                    -Has applied most of      satisfactorily           &/or drafting that has    inadequate. Text not        necessary rules of
                  text.                     -Has applied the         the necessary rules       presented text.          produced a moderately     well presented,             format.
                  -Has applied all the      necessary rules of       of format.                -Has applied an          presentable &             -Has vaguely applied the
                  necessary rules of        format.                                            adequate idea of the     coherent text.            necessary rules of
                  format.                                                                      requirements of          -Has a moderate idea      format.
                                                                                               format.                  of requirements of the
                                                                                                                        format – some critical
                                                                                                                        oversights.
                          6−7                     5 − 5½                      4½                     3½ − 4                        3                        2½                        0−2
                  -Text is                  -Text is well            -Text is well             -Text is adequately      -Text is basically        -Text is poorly             -Text is poorly
                  grammatically             constructed and          constructed and easy      constructed. Errors      constructed. Several      constructed and difficult   constructed and
                  accurate and well-        accurate.                to read.                  do not impede flow.      errors.                   to follow.                  muddled.
                  constructed.              -Vocabulary is mostly    -Vocabulary is very       -Vocabulary is           -Vocabulary is limited    -Vocabulary requires        -Vocabulary requires
 LANGUAGE,        -Vocabulary is very       appropriate to           appropriate to            adequate for             and not very suitable     some remediation and        serious remediation &
                  appropriate to            purpose, audience        purpose, audience         purpose, audience &      for purpose, audience     not suitable for purpose,   not suitable for
  STYLE &         purpose, audience         and context.             and context.              context.                 and context.              audience and context.       purpose.
   EDITING        and context.               -Style, tone and         -Style, tone, register    -Style, tone and         -Lapses in style, tone   -Style, tone and register   -Style, tone & register
                   -Style, tone, register   register mostly          generally appropriate.    register adequately      and register.             inappropriate.              do not correspond with
                  very appropriate.         appropriate.             -Text mostly error-       appropriate.             -Text contains several    -Text error-ridden          topic
  7 MARKS         -Text virtually error-    -Text largely error-     free following proof-     -Text still contains     errors following proof-   despite proof-reading,      -Text error-ridden and
                  free following proof-     free following proof-    reading, editing.         few errors following     reading, editing.         editing.                    confused following
                  reading and editing.      reading, editing.        -Length correct.          proof-reading,           -Length – too             -Length – too long/short.   proof-reading, editing.
                  -Length correct.          -Length correct.                                   editing.                 long/short.                                           -Length – far too
                                                                                               -Length almost                                                                 long/short.
                                                                                               correct.

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