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English First Additional Language Paper 3 Memorandum 2012English First Additional Language Paper 3 MemorandumSection A: Creative writingQuestion 1Note:• The points given below each topic are intended as a guide to some of the ways candidatesmay interpret the topic. The list is not exhaustive. Candidates may interpret the topic in acompletely different way.• Candidates’ responses must be marked on their own merits.1.1 An essay containing the words: The crowd stampeded through the narrow streets …• Narrative/descriptive/reflective essay.• Accept any creative interpretation of the topic.• The words given in the topic should appear in the essay. The following ideas may beexplored, among others:Any crowd scene – could be fun, as in a festival, and may also be a dangerousscene as in riot …1.2 If we are not careful, human beings will soon be on the endangered specieslist!• Discursive/argumentative essay.• Candidates are expected to express an opinion on the topic and to motivate their pointof view. Candidates must show that they understand the essence of the topic – we needto care for our world, or we might be in danger of killing off our species!Copyright reserved 1

English First Additional Language Paper 3 Memorandum 2012• The following ideas may be explored, among others:• We need to be cautious about how we continue our existence on earth.• We must care for the environment as it has to sustain us.• We must also be careful of creating weapons of mass destruction.• Reasons for point of view must be given.1.3 Freedom to be me …• Narrative/descriptive/reflective/argumentative essay.• Accept any creative interpretation of the topic.• The following ideas may be explored, among others:• This is very open-ended. It may involve exploration of what freedom means tothe writer, and how he/she means to get it.1.4 If I were a parent of a teenager today …• Narrative/discursive/argumentative/reflective essay.• Accept any creative interpretation of the topic.• The following ideas may be explored, among others:• Any form of discussion of the writer’s ideas about parenthood.1.5 Cell phones should be one of the tools that teachers use today.Do you agree? Discuss your view in a well-substantiated essay.• Discursive/argumentative essay.• Candidates are expected to express an opinion on the topic and to motivatetheir point of view.• The following ideas may be explored, among others:• Candidates can argue for or against the topic. Reasons for point of view mustbe given.No:They will be distractions, they may be stolen, there is no electricity in someschools, not all learners have them …Yes:This will “speak” the language of the learners at school, they use them anyway, more room for new teaching methods …A candidate can offer up some points for and some points against the topic.1.6 Lessons that I learnt from my grandmother/grandfather.• Narrative/descriptive/reflective essay.• Accept any creative interpretation of the topic.• The following ideas may be explored, among others:• This will be a personal piece – and all approaches to the topic may be different1.7 Interpretation of pictures• Candidates may interpret the pictures in any way.• The interpretation should be linked to the pictures.• The following ideas may be explored in response to the pictures:1.7.1 Fun, youthful pranks, cartoon characters …1.7.2 Youth, issues around the youth, dreams, past times …Total Section A: 50Section B: Longer transactional textsQuestion 2Instructions to markers:• Candidates are required to answer ONE question.• Use the 30-mark assessment rubric to mark the pieces in this section.2.1 ReviewCopyright reserved 2