English Grade 3 Gauteng November 2022 Memo

PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK NOVEMBER 2023 GRADE 3 MARKING GUIDELINES COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE TASK 1 MARKS: 100 7 pages

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 SECTION A: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITY 1: Listening Marks 1. B – during break 1 2. B – Tuesdays and Thursdays (both days to get 1 mark) 1 3. A – on the shelves 1 4. C – two 1 5. B – False 1 Total marks: 5 Rubric ACTIVITY 2: Oral Presentation on products and processes Content (Only circle one relevant mark) Marks Does not apply any relevant information about the topic. 1 Sequences 2 – 5 ideas relevant to the topic. 2 Sequences more than 5 ideas relevant to the topic. 3 Sequences more than 5 ideas relevant to the topic. The learner uses creative ideas, well 4 developed vocabulary, good language structure. At times uses incorrect tenses. Sequences more than 5 ideas relevant to the topic. The learner uses creative ideas, well 5 developed vocabulary, good language structure and makes use of the correct tenses. Skills (Only circle one relevant mark) Marks The learner is unable to speak loudly or clearly. Learner needs encouragement to speak. 1 The learner speaks unclearly, lacks expression, and makes no eye contact. 2 The learner speaks clearly with fluency but lacks expression and makes no eye contact. 3 The learner speaks clearly with fluency but lacks expression and makes eye contact. 4 The learner speaks clearly with fluency, using facial expressions, using language imaginatively 5 and makes eye contact. Total marks: 10 2

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 SECTION B: READING, COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE STRUCTURE Rubric ACTIVITY 3: Independent/Unprepared Reading (Only circle one relevant mark.) 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 using decoding skills but lacks expression. 4 Able to read with fluency using decoding and self-correction skills, but lacks expression. 6 Able to read confidently with expression and fluency. Uses decoding and self-correcting skills. 10 Total marks: 10 ACTIVITY 4.1: Comprehension Marks (a) He was very proud of himself. He thought he was better than the snail and all the other 1 farm animals. (Any relevant answer referring to the story.) (b) The snail was sad/angry because the horse made fun of him. Snail knew that it would be 1 unfair/difficult to race against a horse. (Any relevant answer referring to the story.) (c) On Sunday 1 (d) In the farmer's vegetable garden. 1 (e) It means if you find something you like to eat (mostly a snack) and you eat it bit by bit. You eat it slowly. (Any relevant answer referring to the word “nibble”.) 1 (f) outsmart 1 (g) intelligence 1 (h) The snail wanted to meet secretly/away from the horse to discuss the race and how to beat the horse./They could hide under the vegetables so that the horse could not see or hear 1 them./Horse would not learn of their plan for the race. (Any other relevant words or explanation.) (i) The horse increased his pace, but the snail was still ahead. 2 The horse started running harder and faster. 3

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 (j) All 4 events must be in the correct order for 1 mark. The horse ran harder and faster. 3 The race started very early. 2 1 The horse finally gave up. 4 The horse was very proud of himself 1 (k) From the starting point to the finish line. 2 (Any other relevant words or explanation.) (l) lose 1 (m) Because he outsmarted/beat the horse./He won the race. Now it was his turn to laugh at 1 the horse. (Any other relevant words or explanation). (n) List THREE differences between a horse and a snail: HORSE SNAIL Horses are big. Snails are small. 3 Horses are fast. Snails are slow. Horses have hair. Snails have shells. (Accept any other relevant differences.) (o) Any suitable title e.g. The clever little snail. (Do not accept the title given in the passage.) 1 (p) It is not good to brag/boast about yourself/anything. There is always someone better/faster/cleverer etc. Stay humble. Have respect for others. (Any other relevant or 1 explanation.) Total marks: 20 4

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 ACTIVITY 4.2: Language Structure Marks (a) (1) always 2 (2) very (b) Commands, questions or statements: The horse increased his pace. Statement “Shall we have a race?” Question 3 You must race against me on Sunday! Command (c) Contractions (1) are not – aren’t. 3 (2) did not – didn’t (3) should not – shouldn’t (d) (1) The snail won the race because he was smart. 2 (2) The horse ran a little and then he looked down. Total marks: 10 5

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 SECTION C: SPELLING AND PHONICS ACTIVITY 5.1: Spelling Marks 1. fright 1 2. pause 1 3. outside 1 4. without 1 5. coughed 1 6. impossible 1 10 7. weather 1 8. following 1 9. caring 1 10. toasting 1 5.2 Prefixes and Suffixes (i) unkind (ii) swiftly 3 (iii) unable 5.3 Phonics use: Soft and loud sounds: (g and c) (i) badge (soft g) (ii) dance (soft c) (iii) fence (soft c) 6 (iv) cell (soft c) (v) gate (loud g) (vi) crowd (hard c) f d t k o c e b a d g e n g q a j l c a m n g l 6 e t c c w k x e v e i l a c r o w d Total marks: 25 6

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 SECTION D: HANDWRITING Rubric Activity 6: Handwriting: Joint script e.g., cursive handwriting. Criteria Description Marks Writes lower-and-upper Unable to write lower-and-upper case letters in joint script without 1 case letters in joint script. support and guidance. Writes 6 – 12 lower-and-upper case letters accurately in the joint 2 script. Writes all lower-and-upper case letters automatically and legibly with 3 increasing speed. Copies and writes short Unable to write in the joint script without assistance and support from 1 words in joint script. the teacher. Copies and writes short words but the letter formation, size and 2 spacing is incorrect and illegible. Makes more than 5 mistakes. Able to write neatly, correctly and accurately with confidence. Makes 3 no mistakes. Copies and writes short Unable to copy and write any sentences in joint script without support 1 sentences in the joint script. and guidance. Copies and writes at least 2 – 3 short sentences legibly in joint script. 4 Total marks: 10 SECTION E: WRITING Rubric Activity 7: Creative Writing Criteria Description Marks Paragraph Copied the instructions/part of a sentence/phrase. 1 Structure One paragraph of more than one sentence each 2 Two paragraphs of more than three sentences each. 3 Content Copied the instructions/part of a sentence/phrase unrelated to the topic. 0 1 – 6 sentences related to the topic. 2 7 – 12 sentences related to the topic. 3 Grammar, 10 or more grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. 0 punctuation, and 6 – 10 grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. 2 spelling 0 – 5 grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. 4 Total marks: 10 TOTAL: 100 7