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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 100
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English FAL Grade 12 Paper 3 NSC Supplementary 2018 Memo
Grade 12 English FAL Paper 3 memorandum from the NSC Supplementary 2018, 11 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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- English FAL
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- Grade 12
- Language
- English
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- Memorandum
- Year
- 2018
- Exam period
- NSC Supplementary
- Paper
- 3
- Curriculum
- CAPS
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
This memorandum must be used together with the attached English FAL assessment
rubrics for SECTIONS A, B and C.
SECTION A: ESSAY
QUESTION 1
Instructions to Markers:
Candidates are required to write on ONE topic only.
The ideas listed below the topics are only some ways in which the topic could be
interpreted.
Full credit must be given for the candidate's own interpretation.
Marking must be objective. Give credit for relevant ideas.
Use the 50-mark assessment rubric to mark the essays. The texts produced by
candidates must be assessed according to the following criteria as set out in the
assessment rubric:
o Content and planning (30 marks)
o Language, style and editing (15 marks)
o Structure (5 marks)
NOTE:
o Adhere to the length of 250–300 words as prescribed in the CAPS document.
However, should the maximum word count be reached mid- sentence, read
to the end of that sentence.
o No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes
penalties.
1.1 An escape
Narrative/Reflective/Descriptive
If narrative, the essay must have a strong story line and an interesting
ending. The essay is usually written in the past tense.
If reflective, the essay should convey emotional reactions and feelings
the candidate experiences/experienced.
If descriptive, the candidate should create a picture in words, using as
many senses as possible to make the description clear.
NOTE: A candidate may write an essay which contains elements of more
than one type of essay. [50]
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1.2 We have been friends since Grade 1
Narrative/Reflective/Descriptive
If narrative, the essay must have a strong story line and an interesting
ending. This topic lends itself to the possibility of being written in both the
past tense and the present tense.
If reflective, the essay should convey emotional reactions and feelings
the candidate experiences/experienced.
If descriptive, the candidate should create a picture in words, using as
many senses as possible to make the description clear.
NOTE: A candidate may write an essay which contains elements of more
than one type of essay. [50]
1.3 The home in which I grew up
Descriptive/Reflective/Narrative
If descriptive, the candidate should create a picture in words, using as
many senses as possible to make the description clear.
If reflective, the essay should convey emotional reactions and feelings
the candidate experiences/experienced.
If narrative, the essay must have a strong story line and an interesting
ending. The essay is usually written in the past tense.
NOTE: A candidate may write an essay which contains elements of more
than one type of essay. [50]
1.4 'Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.' – Confucius
Discuss this statement.
Discursive/Narrative/Reflective/Descriptive/Argumentative
If discursive, the arguments for and against must be well-balanced and
clearly analysed in the essay. Supporting evidence must be provided for
arguments given. The candidate may come to a particular conclusion at the
end of the essay which should include recommendations.
If narrative, the essay must have a strong story line and an interesting
ending.
If reflective, the essay should convey emotional reactions and feelings the
candidate experiences/experienced.
If descriptive, the writer should create a picture in words, using as many
senses as possible to make the description clear.
If argumentative, the essay must reflect a specific argument or viewpoint for
or against the topic. The candidate should give a range of arguments to
support and substantiate his/her view. The conclusion should be a strong,
clear and convincing statement of the writer's opinion.
NOTE: A candidate may write an essay which contains elements of more
than one type of essay. [50]
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1.5 We are responsible for what future generations will inherit from us
Argumentative/Reflective/Discursive
If argumentative, the essay must reflect a specific argument or
viewpoint for or against the topic. The candidate should give a range
of arguments to support and substantiate his/her view. The
conclusion should be a strong, clear and convincing statement of the
writer's opinion.
If reflective, the essay should convey emotional reactions and
feelings the candidate experiences/experienced.
If discursive, the arguments for and against must be well-balanced
and clearly analysed in the essay. Supporting evidence must be
provided for arguments given. The candidate may come to a
particular conclusion at the end of the essay which should include
recommendations.
NOTE: A candidate may write an essay which contains elements of more
than one type of essay. [50]
1.6 Freedom of speech is both a right and a responsibility. Do you agree?
Argumentative
The essay must reflect a specific argument or viewpoint for or against
the topic.
The candidate should give a range of arguments to support and
substantiate his/her view.
The conclusion should be a strong, clear and convincing statement of
the writer's opinion.
If discursive, the arguments for and against must be well-balanced and
clearly analysed in the essay. Supporting evidence must be provided for
arguments given. The candidate may come to a particular conclusion at
the end of the essay which should include recommendations.
[50]
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1.7 Interpretation of pictures
Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective/Argumentative/Discursive
The candidate should give the essay a suitable title.
The candidate may interpret the pictures in any way.
The candidate may choose to write any type of essay.
The interpretation must be linked to the picture.
The candidate may write in any appropriate tense.
1.7.1 Picture: Tap
Literal interpretations: the importance of water in our lives, lack
of service delivery, access to water.
Figurative interpretations: drought, water conservation.
1.7.2 Picture: An athlete
Literal interpretations: sport, talents, competition.
Figurative interpretations: rat-race, competing to be the best,
taking up challenges. [50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 50
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SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT
QUESTION 2
Instructions to Markers:
Candidates are required to answer ONE question.
Marking must be objective. Give credit for relevant ideas.
Use the 30-mark assessment rubric to mark the responses in this section. The
texts produced by candidates must be assessed according to the following criteria
as set out in the assessment rubric:
o Content, planning and format (18 marks)
o Language, style and editing (12 marks)
NOTE:
o Adhere to the length of 120–150 words as prescribed in the CAPS
document. However, should the maximum word count be reached mid-
sentence, read to the end of that sentence.
o No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes
penalties.
2.1 FRIENDLY LETTER
A letter of congratulations
The letter should have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
The tone and register of the letter should be friendly and informal.
The following aspects of format must be included:
o Address of sender
o Date
o Greeting/Salutation
o Suitable ending
The candidate must express his/her congratulations to the friend. [30]
2.2 LETTER OF APPLICATION
Application for the position of general assistant
Acceptable variations of format must be allowed.
The letter should be addressed to the production manager.
The tone and register of the letter should be formal.
The letter should have an introduction, a body and conclusion.
The following aspects of format must be included:
o Address of sender
o Date
o Recipient: The Production Manager
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o Name of the production company
o Address of recipient
o Greeting/Salutation
o Subject line
o Suitable ending
o Signature
o Name of sender
The purpose of the letter must be clear. [30]
2.3 INFORMAL REPORT
A report on a project
The report must have:
o A topic
o A recipient
o A sender
The report must be written using an informal format but formal language.
Slang or colloquial language is NOT acceptable. [30]
Information about the project must be included.
2.4 INTERVIEW
Interview with a private nurse
A context must be provided at the beginning of the interview.
The dialogue must be between yourself and the nurse.
The tone and register should be appropriate to the person being
interviewed.
The questions must be probing and to the point.
The names of the speakers should be followed by colons.
A new line should be used to indicate each new speaker. [30]
TOTAL SECTION B: 30
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SECTION C: SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT
QUESTION 3
Instructions to Markers:
Candidates are required to answer ONE question.
Marking must be objective. Give credit for relevant ideas.
Use the 20-mark assessment rubric to mark the responses in this section. The
texts produced by candidates must be assessed according to the following criteria
as set out in the attached rubric:
o Content, planning and format (12 marks)
o Language, style and editing (8 marks)
NOTE:
o Adhere to the length of 80–100 words as prescribed in the CAPS document.
However, should the maximum word count be reached mid- sentence, read
to the end of that sentence.
o No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes
penalties.
3.1 INVITATION CARD
Invitation to a farewell dinner
The invitation must include the following aspects:
o Date, venue and time
o Type of function
Language should be suited to the context.
Full sentences are not necessary.
No marks should be awarded for illustrations. [20]
3.2 DIARY ENTRIES
The candidate's feelings before and after his/her first day at work.
There MUST be TWO diary entries with two different dates/times.
The diary entries should be written in the first person.
The language should be simple and informal.
The tone must reflect suitable emotions. [20]
3.3 DIRECTIONS
Directions from the shopping centre to the local post office
The directions may be in point or paragraph form.
Complete sentences are not necessary.
Directions must be in the correct sequence, including reference to
distance, turns and landmarks.
No marks are awarded for sketches or maps. [20]
TOTAL SECTION C: 20
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR ESSAY – FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE [50 MARKS]
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
CONTENT & PLANNING 28–30 22–24 16–18 10-12 4-6
-Outstanding/Striking response -Very well-crafted response -Satisfactory response -Inconsistently coherent -Totally irrelevant response
(Response and ideas) beyond normal expectations -Fully relevant and interesting -Ideas are reasonably coherent response -Confused and unfocused ideas
Upper level
Organisation of ideas for -Intelligent, thought-provoking ideas with evidence of and convincing -Unclear ideas and unoriginal -Vague and repetitive
planning; and mature ideas maturity -Reasonably organised and -Little evidence of organisation -Unorganised and incoherent
Awareness of purpose, -Exceptionally well organised -Very well organised and coherent, including introduction, and coherence
audience and context and coherent (connected), coherent (connected), body and conclusion/ending
including introduction, body and including
30 MARKS conclusion/ending introduction, body and
conclusion/ending
25–27 19–21 13–15 7–9 0–3
-Excellent response but lacks -Well-crafted response -Satisfactory response but some -Largely irrelevant response -No attempt to respond to the
the exceptionally striking -Relevant and interesting lapses in clarity -Ideas tend to be topic
Lower level
qualities of the outstanding ideas -Ideas are fairly coherent and disconnected and confusing -Completely irrelevant and
essay -Well organised and coherent convincing -Hardly any evidence of inappropriate
-Mature and intelligent ideas (connected), including -Some degree of organisation organisation and coherence -Unfocused and muddled
-Skilfully organised and coherent introduction, body and and coherence, including
(connected), including conclusion introduction, body and
introduction, body and conclusion
conclusion/ending
LANGUAGE, STYLE & 14–15 11-12 8- 9 5- 6 0–3
EDITING -Tone, register, style and -Tone, register, style and -Tone, register, style and -Tone, register, style and -Language incomprehensible
vocabulary highly appropriate to vocabulary very appropriate to vocabulary appropriate to vocabulary less appropriate to -Tone, register, style and
Tone, register, style,
Upper level
purpose, audience and context purpose, audience and purpose, audience and context purpose, audience and context vocabulary not appropriate to
vocabulary appropriate to -Language confident, context -Appropriate use of language to -Very basic use of language purpose, audience and context
purpose/effect and context; exceptionally impressive -Language is effective and a convey meaning -Tone and diction are -Vocabulary limitations so
Word choice; -Compelling and rhetorically consistently appropriate tone -Tone is appropriate inappropriate extreme as to make
Language use and effective in tone is used -Rhetorical devices used to -Very limited vocabulary comprehension impossible
conventions, punctuation, -Virtually error-free in grammar -Largely error-free in grammar enhance content
grammar, spelling and spelling and spelling
-Very skilfully crafted -Very well crafted
15 MARKS 13 10 7 4
-Language excellent and -Language engaging and -Adequate use of language with -Inadequate use of language
Lower level
rhetorically effective in tone generally effective some inconsistencies -Little or no variety in sentence
-Virtually error-free in grammar -Appropriate and effective -Tone generally appropriate and -Exceptionally limited
and spelling tone limited use of rhetorical devices vocabulary
-Skilfully crafted -Few errors in grammar and
spelling
-Well crafted
STRUCTURE 5 4 3 2 0–1
-Excellent development of topic -Logical development of -Relevant details developed -Some valid points -Necessary points lacking
Features of text; -Exceptional detail details -Sentences, paragraphs well- -Sentences and paragraphs -Sentences and paragraphs
Paragraph development -Sentences, paragraphs -Coherent constructed faulty faulty
and sentence construction exceptionally well-constructed -Sentences, paragraphs -Essay still makes sense -Essay still makes some sense -Essay lacks sense
5 MARKS logical, varied
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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT – FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE [30 MARKS]
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
CONTENT, PLANNING 15–18 11-14 8-10 5-7 0–4
& FORMAT -Outstanding response -Very good response -Adequate response -Basic response -Response reveals no
beyond normal demonstrating good demonstrating demonstrating some knowledge of features
Response and ideas; expectations knowledge of features knowledge of features knowledge of features of the type of text
Organisation of ideas -Intelligent and mature of the type of text of the type of text of the type of text -Meaning obscure with
for planning; ideas -Maintains focus – no -Not completely focused -Some focus but writing major digressions
Purpose, audience, -Extensive knowledge digressions – some digressions digresses -Not coherent in content
features/conventions of features of the type of -Coherent in content -Reasonably coherent -Not always coherent in and ideas
and context text and ideas, very well in content and ideas content and ideas -Very few details
-Writing maintains focus elaborated and details -Some details support -Few details support the support the topic
18 MARKS -Coherence in content support topic the topic topic -Necessary rules of
and ideas -Appropriate format with -Generally appropriate -Necessary rules of format not applied
-Highly elaborated and minor inaccuracies format but with some format vaguely applied
all details support the inaccuracies -Some critical
topic oversights
-Appropriate and
accurate format
LANGUAGE, STYLE & 10–12 8–9 6–7 4-5 0–3
EDITING -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style
and vocabulary highly and vocabulary very and vocabulary and vocabulary less and vocabulary do not
Tone, register, style, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, correspond to purpose,
purpose/effect, audience and context audience and context audience and context audience and context audience and context
audience and context; -Grammatically -Generally -Some grammatical -Inaccurate grammar -Error-ridden and
Language use and accurate and well- grammatically accurate errors with numerous errors confused
conventions; constructed and well-constructed -Adequate vocabulary -Limited vocabulary -Vocabulary not suitable
Word choice; -Virtually error-free -Very good vocabulary -Errors do not impede -Meaning obscured for purpose
Punctuation and -Mostly free of errors meaning -Meaning seriously
spelling impaired
12 MARKS
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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT – FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE [20 MARKS]
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
CONTENT, PLANNING 10–12 8-9 6-7 4-5 0-3
& FORMAT -Outstanding response -Very good response -Adequate response, -Basic response, -Response reveals no
beyond normal demonstrating good demonstrating demonstrating some knowledge of features
Response and ideas; expectations knowledge of features knowledge of features knowledge of features of the type of text
Organisation of ideas; -Intelligent and mature of the type of text of the type of text of the type of text -Meaning obscure with
Features/conventions ideas -Maintains focus – no -Not completely focused -Some focus but writing major digressions
and context -Extensive knowledge digressions –some digressions digresses -Not coherent in content
of features of the type of -Coherent in content -Reasonably coherent -Not always coherent in and ideas
12 MARKS text and ideas, very well in content and ideas content and ideas -Very few details
-Writing maintains focus elaborated and details -Some details support -Few details support the support the topic
-Coherence in content support topic the topic topic -Necessary rules of
and ideas -Appropriate format with -Generally appropriate -Necessary rules of format not applied
-Highly elaborated and minor inaccuracies format but with some format vaguely applied
all details support the inaccuracies -Some critical
topic oversights
-Appropriate and
accurate format
LANGUAGE, STYLE & 7–8 5-6 4 3 0–2
EDITING -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style
and vocabulary highly and vocabulary very and vocabulary and vocabulary less and vocabulary do not
Tone, register, style, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, correspond to purpose,
vocabulary appropriate audience and context audience and context audience and context audience and context audience and context
to purpose and context; -Grammatically -Generally -Some grammatical -Inaccurate grammar -Error-ridden and
Language use and accurate and well- grammatically accurate errors with numerous errors confused
conventions; constructed and well-constructed -Adequate vocabulary -Limited vocabulary -Vocabulary not suitable
Word choice; -Virtually error-free -Very good vocabulary -Errors do not impede -Meaning obscured for purpose
Punctuation and -Mostly free of errors meaning -Meaning seriously
spelling impaired
8 MARKS
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