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GRAAD 12
NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
NOVEMBER 2022
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 100
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- English
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- 2022
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English Home Language/P3 2 DBE/November 2022
NSC – Marking Guidelines
INFORMATION FOR THE MARKER
In assessing a candidate's work, the following aspects, among others, drawn from the
assessment rubric, must be borne in mind:
The overall effect of planning, drafting, proofreading and editing of the work on the
final text produced
Awareness of writing for a specific purpose, audience and context – as well as
register, style and tone – especially in SECTION B
Grammar, spelling and punctuation
Language structures, including an awareness of critical language
Choice of words and idiomatic language
Sentence construction
Paragraphing
Interpretation of the topic that will be reflected in the overall content: the
introduction, the development of ideas and the conclusion
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English Home Language/P3 3 DBE/November 2022
NSC – Marking Guidelines
SUGGESTED APPROACH TO MARKING
SECTION A: ESSAY
Refer to SECTION A: Rubric for Assessing an Essay found on pages 7 and 8 of these
marking guidelines.
CRITERIA USED FOR ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA MARKS
Content and planning (60%) 30
Language, style and editing (30%) 15
Structure (10%) 5
TOTAL 50
1. Read the whole piece and decide on a category for CONTENT AND
PLANNING.
2. Re-read the piece and select the appropriate category for LANGUAGE,
STYLE AND EDITING.
3. Re-read the piece and select the appropriate category for STRUCTURE.
NOTE:
An essay cannot be without any indication that it has been read and awarded marks
accordingly. The final mark awarded on the essay must be justifiable.
Unlike the summary where there is a very strict word limit, an essay is creative work. If
an essay is flowing in terms of creativity and captivating to the reader, it becomes
unfair to focus only on the length at the expense of the content. The rule of thumb is
that:
No additional penalties may be imposed as the rubric itself imposes penalties.
SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS
Refer to SECTION B: Rubric for Assessing Transactional Texts found on page 9 of
these marking guidelines.
CRITERIA USED FOR ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA MARKS
Content, planning and format (60%) 15
Language, style and editing (40%) 10
TOTAL 25
1. Read the whole piece and decide on a category for CONTENT, PLANNING
AND FORMAT.
2. Re-read the piece and select the appropriate category for LANGUAGE,
STYLE AND EDITING.
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English Home Language/P3 4 DBE/November 2022
NSC – Marking Guidelines
NOTE:
Various formats of transactional/referential/informational texts have been
taught/are in current practice. This has to be considered when assessing the
format.
Give credit for appropriateness of format.
Look for a logical approach in all writing.
NOTE:
The points given below each topic in these marking guidelines serve only
as a guide to markers.
Allowance must be made for a candidate's own interpretation of the topic,
even if it differs from the given points or a marker's own views or
interpretations.
SECTION A: ESSAY
QUESTION 1
Candidates are required to write ONE essay of 400–450 words (2–2½ pages) on ONE
of the given topics. Candidates may write in any genre: narrative, descriptive,
reflective, discursive, argumentative, or any combination of these.
1.1 Living in a silent world
Responses could be literal or metaphorical. [50]
1.2 International sportsmen and women have a social obligation to make
proper moral choices.
The choices made by sportsmen and women in creating a better society
must be explored. [50]
1.3 'I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don’t think that they'd understand.
When everything's made to be broken,
I just want you to know who I am.’
Iris, by the GooGoo Dolls
Candidates could explore the uniqueness of the individual/notions of
acceptance of others and oneself.
Candidates' responses must be based on an holistic interpretation of the
quotation. [50]
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1.4 This was the war to end all wars.
Credit literal or metaphorical responses. [50]
1.5 'The best brains of the nation may be found in the last benches of the
classroom.'
APJ Abdul Kalam
Candidates could illustrate the disjuncture between school performance
and intellectual prowess/success. [50]
NOTE: There must be a clear link between the essay and the picture chosen.
1.6 Adult and child
Credit literal, figurative and/or mixed responses. [50]
1.7 Imagination
Credit literal, figurative and/or mixed responses. [50]
1.8 Bicycle leaning against a wall
Credit literal, figurative and/or mixed responses. [50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 50
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English Home Language/P3 6 DBE/November 2022
NSC – Marking Guidelines
SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS
QUESTION 2
Candidates are required to respond to TWO of the topics set. The body of each
response should be 180–200 words (20–25 lines) in length. The language, register,
style and tone must be appropriate to the context.
2.1 LETTER TO THE PRESS
The candidate should present her/his views on lowering the speed limit
on South African freeways.
Format: own address, date, addressee, subject line, salutation and
signing-off [25]
2.2 DIALOGUE
The Chairperson of the RCL interacts with the representative of the
South African Informal Traders' Association to resolve the issue of the
sale of illicit products to school children.
Valid dialogue format should be used. [25]
2.3 MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The candidate must write an article focusing on the role of the youth in
changing the global community.
Format: headline is essential; by-line is optional. [25]
2.4 E-MAIL
The candidate must make a strong case for her/his selection in the
Youth4SA training programme.
Her/his skills and accomplishments should be highlighted.
Format: sender's and recipient's e-mail addresses, subject line, salutation
and signing off, appropriate register and tone [25]
2.5 OBITUARY
The candidate must focus on the biographical details relating to the local
influencer's impact on the community and tragic demise.
The candidate must avoid eulogising/providing a personal, emotive
account. [25]
2.6 BOOK REVIEW
The candidate must provide her/his viewpoints of the book.
Format: title, synopsis of plot, presentation of viewpoints,
recommendations [25]
TOTAL SECTION B: 50
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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NSC – Marking Guidelines
NOTE:
Always use the rubric when marking the creative essay (Paper 3, SECTION A).
Marks from 0–50 have been divided into FIVE major level descriptors.
In the Content, Language and Style criteria, each of the five level descriptors is divided into an upper-level and a lower level sub-
category with the applicable mark range and descriptors.
Structure is not affected by the upper-level and lower-level division.
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR ESSAY – HOME LANGUAGE [50 MARKS]
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
CONTENT AND 28–30 22–24 16–18 10–12 4–6
PLANNING -Outstanding/Striking -Very well-crafted -Satisfactory response -Inconsistently -Totally irrelevant
response beyond normal response -Ideas are reasonably coherent response response
(Response and
Upper level
expectations -Fully relevant and coherent and convincing -Unclear ideas and -Confused and
ideas) -Intelligent, thought- interesting ideas with -Reasonably organised unoriginal unfocused ideas
Organisation of provoking and mature evidence of maturity and coherent, including -Little evidence of -Vague and repetitive
ideas for planning; ideas -Very well organised introduction, body and organisation and -Unorganised and
Awareness of -Exceptionally well and coherent, including conclusion coherence incoherent
purpose, audience organised and coherent, introduction, body and
and context including introduction, conclusion
body and conclusion
30 MARKS 25–27 19–21 13–15 7–9 0–3
-Excellent response but -Well-crafted response -Satisfactory response -Largely irrelevant -No attempt to respond
lacks the exceptionally -Relevant and but some lapses in response to the topic
Lower level
striking qualities of the interesting ideas clarity -Ideas tend to be -Completely irrelevant
outstanding essay -Well organised and -Ideas are fairly disconnected and and inappropriate
-Mature and intelligent coherent, including coherent and convincing confusing -Unfocused and
ideas introduction, body and -Some degree of -Hardly any evidence muddled
-Skilfully organised and conclusion organisation and of organisation and
coherent, including coherence, including coherence
introduction, body and introduction, body and
conclusion conclusion
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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR ESSAY – HOME LANGUAGE [50 MARKS] (continued)
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
LANGUAGE, 14–15 11–12 8–9 5–6 0–3
STYLE AND -Tone, register, style and -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Tone, register, style -Language
EDITING vocabulary highly and vocabulary very and vocabulary and vocabulary less incomprehensible
appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, appropriate to purpose, -Tone, register, style and
Tone, register, audience and context audience and context audience and context audience and context vocabulary not
Upper level
style, vocabulary -Exceptionally -Language is effective -Appropriate use of -Very basic use of appropriate to purpose,
appropriate to impressive use of and a consistently language to convey language audience and context
purpose/effect and language appropriate tone is meaning -Tone and diction are -Vocabulary limitations
context; -Compelling and used -Tone is appropriate inappropriate so extreme as to make
Word choice; rhetorically effective in -Largely error-free in -Rhetorical devices -Very limited comprehension
Language use and tone grammar and spelling used to enhance vocabulary impossible
conventions, -Virtually error-free in -Very well crafted content
punctuation, grammar and spelling
grammar, spelling - Very skilfully crafted
13 10 7 4
15 MARKS -Language excellent and -Language engaging -Adequate use of -Inadequate use of
Lower level
rhetorically effective in and generally effective language with some language
tone -Appropriate and inconsistencies -Little or no variety in
-Virtually error-free in effective tone -Tone generally sentences
grammar and spelling -Few errors in appropriate and limited -Exceptionally limited
-Skilfully crafted grammar and spelling use of rhetorical devices vocabulary
-Well crafted
STRUCTURE 5 4 3 2 0–1
-Excellent development -Logical development -Relevant details -Some valid points -Necessary points
Features of text; of topic of details developed -Sentences and lacking
Paragraph -Exceptional detail -Coherent -Sentences, paragraphs paragraphs faulty -Sentences and
development and -Sentences, paragraphs -Sentences, well-constructed -Essay still makes paragraphs faulty
sentence exceptionally well- paragraphs logical, -Essay still makes some sense -Essay lacks sense
construction constructed varied sense
5 MARKS
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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR TRANSACTIONAL TEXT – HOME LANGUAGE [25 MARKS]
Criteria Exceptional Skilful Moderate Elementary Inadequate
CONTENT, PLANNING 13–15 10–12 7–9 4–6 0–3
AND 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 is obscure
for planning; ideas -Maintains focus – no -Not completely focused -Some focus but writing with 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
15 MARKS -Coherence in content support topic the topic topic -Has not applied
and ideas -Appropriate format with -Generally appropriate -Has vaguely applied necessary rules of
-Highly elaborated and minor inaccuracies format but with some necessary rules of format
all details support the inaccuracies format
topic -Some critical
-Appropriate and oversights
accurate format
LANGUAGE, STYLE 9–10 7–8 5–6 3–4 0–2
AND 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
10 MARKS
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