English Grade 3 Gauteng June 2017 Memo

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK JUNE 2017 GRADE 3 COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE TASK 1 MEMORANDUM / TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS MARKS: 85 8 Pages

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 1 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MARKS: 85 QUESTION EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 1. Listening and Speaking 1.1 Speaking Instructions to teacher 1. Learners are to be given the topic and assessment guidelines a week in advance to plan and prepare a speech on one of the following: • Insects/Creepy crawlies OR • If I ruled the world ... OR • The Environment OR • Topic of choice 2. Learners are to prepare a speech for 2 to 3 minutes. 3. Every day between 5 to 7 learners will be assessed during the Home Language period. 5 This activity may extend over two weeks, or until all learners have completed the activity. 4. The teacher will be using the assessment guidelines to give the learners marks for their speeches. Each learner will be given time during the Home Language period to present his/her speech. P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 2 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES CONTENT MARKS SKILLS MARKS Does not give any relevant The learner is unable to speak information about the topic 0 loudly or clearly. 0 Sequences 2 - 5 ideas relevant The learner speaks clearly with 1 1 to the topic fluency. Sequences more than 5 ideas The learner speaks clearly with relevant to the topic 2 fluency and expression. 2 The learner speaks confidently with fluency and expression, using language imaginatively. 3 TOTAL MARKS 5 LEARNER’S MARKS 1.2 Listening Instructions to teacher: 1. Recite and discuss the poem a week before the learners do the activity. 2. Read the jumbled poem to the learners. 3. Allow time for learners to answer the question. 4. Suggested time: 10 minutes 1.2.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 e✓ c✓ a✓ b✓ f✓ d✓ 1.2.2 Any suitable answer 2 1.2.3 a. Star / planet ✓ 2 b. Moon ✓ P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 3 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES 2. Independent Reading (Unprepared) Instructions to teacher: 1. Choose one of the following texts: • DBE Home Language Workbook: Any story from Term 2 at Grade 3 level OR • Graded reader at Grade 3 level OR • Comprehension passage: Activity 4 2. Learners are to read a full page from a graded reader or the whole or most of a passage or comprehension. 3. Every day between 5 to 7 learners will be assessed during the Home Language period. This activity may extend over two weeks, or until all learners have completed the activity. 4. Suggested time: Each learner is to be given about 2 minutes. 5 ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES MARKS Able to read a few words and needs prompting 1 Able to read most words using decoding skills but needs prompting 2 Able to read with fluency and uses decoding skills but lacking 3 expression. Able to read with fluency using decoding and self-correcting skills but 4 lacking expression Able to read confidently with expression and fluency Uses decoding 5 and self-correcting skills. Marks 5 P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 4 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES 3. Phonics Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 2. The activity is to be done during the Home Language period. 3. Suggested time: 15 minutes 3.1 a. thorn ✓ 1 b. wheel ✓ 1 c. crash/smash ✓ Correct spelling required 1 d. shed ✓ 1 e. chop ✓ 1 3.2 a. race ✓ 1 Correct spelling required b. bite ✓ 1 3.3 a. phone ✓ 1 b. laugh ✓ 1 Correct spelling c. elephant ✓ required 1 d. photograph ✓ 1 3.4 a. bare ✓ 1 b. tale ✓ 1 c. week ✓ 1 d. blue ✓ 1 3.5 a. yawn /sleep/ stretch ✓ 1 Correct spelling required b. launch ✓ 1 3.6 a. butterfly – Any suitable sentence ✓ Correct spelling required 1 b. high/hie – Any suitable sentence ✓ 1 c. pie – Any suitable sentence ✓ 1 P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 5 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES 4. Comprehension Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to be given the comprehension passage and questions. 2. Learners are to write answers on the question paper. 3. The test is to be done during the Home Language period. 4. Learners are to read the comprehension passage and answer the questions independently. 5. All learners are to be assessed at the same time. 6. Marking to be done as per memorandum. 7. Suggested time: 30 minutes a. Any suitable title related to bugs e.g. Bugs/Creepy Ignore spelling errors Crawlies/Insects/ 1 My garden friends ✓ b. D ✓ Accept if correct answer is 1 otherwise indicated c. Spiders have eight legs. ✓ Ignore spelling errors 1 d. Arachnophobia ✓ Ignore spelling errors 1 e. Busi killed it. The spider crawled away in fear. Accept if correct answer is 1 otherwise indicated Busi set it free in the garden. X f. There is no need to kill insects. 2 Allocate 1 Gugu was on the table screaming. 1 mark for Without insects our natural food supply could be affected. 4 the correct sequence Bugs play an important role in our environment. 3 only ✓ P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 6 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES g. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she pointed a trembling finger to a spider crawling on the floor. / 1 All of a sudden Gugu was on the table screaming at the top of her voice. ✓ h. Pollination/food/honey/any suitable answer ✓✓ Ignore spelling errors 2 i. Malaria/pests or any suitable correct answer ✓ 1 5. Language Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to be given the language answer sheet. 2. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 3. Activity to be done during the Home Language period. 4. Suggested time: 30 minutes 5.1 a. “Do ✓you want ice-cream? ✓ “✓, asked Peter. ✓ 4 b. Ouch ✓ ! ✓I ✓hurt my leg. 3 c. Ants ✓, ✓ bees and locusts are insects. 2 5.2 a. I eat my food/I am eating my food ✓ 1 b. The bees buzz loudly/ The bees are buzzing loudly. ✓ 1 c. It rained hard everyday. ✓ Correct spelling of 1 the changed tense is d. The locust had strong back legs to jump. ✓ 1 required e. Ants will use their antennae to communicate ✓ 1 f. Bees will make honey. ✓ 1 5.3 a. cat ✓ 1 b. taste ✓ 1 c. creepy ✓ 1 5.4 a. have ✓ 1 b. are ✓ 1 P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 7 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES 6. Handwriting Instructions to teacher: 1. Refer learners to the poem “Insects All Around”. 2. Learners are required to transcribe the poem into a joint script e.g. cursive writing. 3. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet. 4. The activity must be done during the Handwriting period. 5. All learners are to be assessed at the same time. 6. Marking to be done as per rubric. 7. Suggested time: 20 minutes Criteria Description Marks Letter Formation The letters are correctly formed 1 to 10 words are correctly in a joint script e.g. cursive formed writing = 1 mark. 11 to 20 words are correctly formed = 2 marks 21 to 30 words are correctly formed = 3 marks. 31 to 35 words are correctly formed = 4 marks. 10 Punctuation Capital letters visible at the 1 beginning of each line. Commas at the end of lines 1, 3 1 and 5. Full stop visible at the end of 1 sentences 2, 4 and 6. Legibility Sentences can be read 1 Spacing Words are correctly spaced 1 within the sentences. Neatness The overall writing is neatly 1 presented. TOTAL 10 P.T.O.

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 8 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MEMORANDUM/TEACHER GUIDELINES 7. Writing Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to be given the topic “How to save water”. 2. The answer page is to be used for paragraph writing. 3. The assessment is to be done during the Home Language period. 4. All learners are to be assessed at the same time. 5. Marking is to be done as per rubric. 6. Suggested time: 30 minutes Criteria Description Marks Copied instructions /one word/phrase/part of 0 sentence Paragraph (Max. 1 mark) Two paragraphs of more than one sentence each 1 Copied instructions/one word, phrase unrelated 0 to the topic Content 1 - 5 simple sentences related to the topic 1 (Max. 2 marks) 5 6 - 10 meaningful sentences related to the topic 2 More than 10 grammatical, punctuation and/or 0 spelling errors Grammar, punctuation and 6 - 10 grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling 1 spelling errors (Max. 2 marks) 0 - 5 grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling 2 errors Total 5 Total 85 END