# Creative Arts Grade 7 June 2018 Memo

> Grade 7 Creative Arts memorandum from the June Exam 2018, 4 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available.

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- Subject: Creative Arts
- Grade: Grade 7
- Document type: Memorandum
- Year: 2018
- Exam period: June Exam
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 4

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                           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!

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                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.

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 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

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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

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