Creative Arts Grade 7 June 2018 Memo

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION Subject English Paper 3: Writing Examiner Mrs A Singh Date 1 June 2018 Total marks 50 Session 1 Duration 1 hour Grade 7 Moderator Mrs V Naidoo Special instructions/ No dictionaries allowed. Equipment This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Name and Surname: __________________________________ Grade 7: _____ 50 Instructions: 1. Write your name, surname and class on the folio paper and rubrics. 2. This paper is made up of Section A: Paragraph Writing (30 marks) and Section B: Diary Entry (20 marks). 3. Follow the writing process for both writing pieces: Mind map First draft Editing/Proofreading Final draft Word count 4. Refer to each rubric as a guide to the mark allocation for each assessment. 5. Be original and creative!

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 Section A: Descriptive Writing (30 marks) A descriptive paragraph aims to create a vivid picture of a person, place, or thing through detailed, sensory imagery. Write a descriptive paragraph of 100-120 words on one of the topics below. Use adjectives and figures of speech to enhance your writing. 1. A snowy, Christmas morning. 2. The view in the distance was absolutely breath-taking! Section B: Diary Entry (20 marks) Write a Diary Entry of 80-90 words, expressing your feelings and emotions on the topic below. I felt extremely proud of my achievement! Give details about this proud moment and express your thoughts and feelings during this momentous experience.

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 3 Name and Surname: _________________________________________ RUBRIC FOR DESCRIPTIVE WRITING MARK CRITERIA MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS ACHIEVED 9 - 10 7-8 5-6 3-4 0-2 CONTENT Excellent Very good Good content, Satisfactory Poor quality content, which content, which which has content, which content, has relevant has relevant some relevant has few which has ideas ideas ideas relevant ideas little/no pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to relevant the topic, and the topic, and the topic, and the topic, and ideas is very creative is creative and is adequately is not very pertaining to and interesting. creative and creative or the topic and interesting. interesting. interesting. is not creative or interesting. MARK CRITERIA MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS MARK ACHIEVED 5 4 3 2 0-1 USE OF Excellent use Very good use Good use of Fair use of Little/No ADJECTIVES of adjectives of adjectives adjectives and adjectives and adjectives AND and figures of and figures of figures of figures of and figures FIGURES OF speech to speech to speech to speech to of speech SPEECH enhance enhance enhance enhance used to writing. writing. writing. writing. enhance writing. SENTENCE Sentences Sentences Sentences Sentences Sentence AND and and and and and PARAGRAPH paragraphs paragraphs paragraphs paragraphs paragraph STRUCTURE are perfectly are well are adequately are poorly structure has structured. structured. structured. structured. not been achieved. STRUCTURE Includes all 5 Includes only 4 Includes only 3 Includes only 2 Includes only 1 criteria as per criteria as per criteria as per criteria as per criteria as per the writing the writing the writing the writing the writing process. process. process. process. process. SPELLING Has Has Has Has Has AND 5 or less 6-10 errors 11-15 errors 16-20 errors more than GRAMMAR spelling and in spelling and in spelling and in spelling and 20 errors in grammar grammar. grammar. grammar. spelling and errors. grammar. TOTAL: 30 MARKS

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 Name and Surname: _________________________________________ RUBRIC FOR DIARY ENTRY CRITERIA MARKS MARKS MARKS MARK MARK ACHIEVED 5 4 2-3 0-1 CONTENT Excellent Very good Fair content. Poor content. content, which content, which Lacks creativity Little/No is creative and shows some and originality. creativity or original. creativity and originality. originality. EXPRESSION Emotions Emotions Fair expression Emotions OF expressed expressed well. of emotions. hardly EMOTIONS strongly. expressed. SPELLING Has Has Has Has more than AND 5 or less errors 6-10 errors 11-15 errors 15 errors GRAMMAR in spelling and in spelling and in spelling and in spelling and grammar. grammar. grammar. grammar. FORMAT Includes all 5 Includes only Includes only Includes only criteria as per 4 criteria as per 2-3 criteria as 1 criteria as per format. format. per format. format. TOTAL: 20 MARKS