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ENGLISH FIRST LANGUAGE SG (PRIMARY LANGUAGE) PAPER 3: ORIGINAL WRITING AND LITERATURE (Part-time candidates only) MARCH 2007

TIME: 2 HOURS MARKS: 80

SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2007

Write on the cover of your answer book, after the word “Subject” –

ENGLISH FIRST LANGUAGE STANDARD GRADE (PRIMARY LANGUAGE)

PAPER 3: ORIGINAL WRITING AND LITERATURE

This question paper consists of 9 pages and 2 annexures.

WCED: SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION/M’2007 (1002.3S) ENGLISH FIRST LANGUAGE SG/P3

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INSTRUCTIONS 1. There are FOUR sections to this paper. Answer

ONE question from each section. 2. Be sure to write the correct question number

above each answer. 3. The topics give you an opportunity to write

imaginatively or to express your feelings about things that matter to you. Respond to the paper freely and sincerely and draw on your convictions and experience wherever you can.

Acknowledgements Annexure A: Source unknown Annexure B: Source unknown


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SECTION A: Creative Writing Write 250 – 350 words on ONE of the following: 1. Write an appropriate article for a community magazine on studying

part-time for one's Senior Certificate. In your article you should explain to readers

• the benefits of obtaining a Senior Certificate; • how and where to register and to attend classes; • what it will cost the student financially; • how to choose one's subjects; and • what difficulties the student may encounter and how to deal with them. Do not hesitate to draw on your own experience for this article. Give your article an appropriate heading.

2. Write a discursive essay which begins with the following words: I believe … 3. An unforgettable experience 4. "To be an effective leader, a public official must

maintain the highest moral standards." Give your opinion on the above statement, also giving reasons for your opinion. Use examples from present-day South Africa to strengthen your argument.

5. Write a short story under the following title:

A moment of kindness


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6. Write a composition based on ONE of the pictures in the attached ANNEXURES A and B (Questions 6.1 and 6.2). You may choose to write any sort of composition you wish. For instance, the picture could be the inspiration for

- a short story

OR - an essay in which you discuss a topic or argue a point of view

OR - a descriptive piece

OR - an essay in which you reflect on a personal experience.

Whatever you choose to do, make certain that the examiner can see the link between your response and the picture you have chosen - and do not forget to write the appropriate question number at the top of your composition.

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SECTION B: Transactional Writing Write 150 – 200 words on ONE of the following: 7. Imagine that a friend has written to you bragging of some rather irresponsible

or dishonest behaviour on his or her part. You are genuinely concerned about what your friend has done because you feel that his or her conduct is completely unacceptable. Write a sincere letter of reply to your friend in which you

• express your frank disapproval of his or her conduct; • explain why you feel such behaviour is unacceptable; and • suggest ways of making amends for what has been done, or avoiding such

behaviour in future. Try to indicate in your letter that you are not trying to harm your friendship, but that you are speaking out because of your genuine concern for your friend.

8. Write a formal letter to the Director-General, SABC-TV, Auckland Park,

Johannesburg, 2000, in which you give your frank opinion on the programmes that are currently being screened on the SABC's national television network. Give reasons for your opinion and make suggestions where necessary.

9. Write the newspaper report that you imagine would appear under the following headline:

Farmer fined for driving tractor at 141 kilometres per hour

(Bear in mind that it is not possible for a tractor to reach a speed of more than 40 kilometres per hour.)


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10. The following is an extract from a letter to your local newspaper:

In most cases, pornography portrays women as mindless objects who exist only to service a man's every sexual desire. It also spreads an insulting view of both women and men as being nothing more than animals interested in sex. J.H. Ferdinand Malmesbury

Write your own letter to the press, expressing your opinion on the topic of pornography.

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SECTION C: Other Transactional Writing Write 50 – 100 words on ONE of the following: 11. The following is part of a report that appeared in a local newspaper:

GOVERNMENT MUST DO SOMETHING About 15 000 people were killed on South Africa's roads during last year – that's 42 a day. It's almost as big a scourge as Aids, but neither road users nor the government seem capable of doing anything about it. "Efforts to make South African roads safer during the recent year-end holiday season have failed," said Ian Auret, chairman of the Active Road Safety Committee. "It's a scenario that repeats itself year after year. What is needed is a change of attitude and approach to safer roads by government. Their efforts are ineffective and steps need to be taken urgently to combat this ongoing problem." Auret pointed out that much was made of the death toll during holiday periods, but that it was the same throughout the year. Here are his five suggestions for doing something about it – perhaps somebody in government might like to read them: …

Now provide the 5 suggestions that you think Ian Auret might have made to government. Write them out as they would have appeared at the end of the above newspaper report, i.e. in five short paragraphs. (Do not write out the portion of the report given above.)

12. Your young son has been ill for a number of days and, as you cannot get off

work, a kind neighbour has offered to drive or take your son to the doctor and home again.

Write a brief explanatory letter to the doctor telling him about when your son began to feel ill, the symptoms (signs of an illness) and the treatment you have provided so far.

13. The station commander of your local police station has become very

concerned about the growing number of people who have been mugged (attacked and robbed) in your area. He decides to draw up a pamphlet which is to be distributed to every household in your community and which gives advice on how to avoid being mugged.

Draft that pamphlet.

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SECTION D: Creative Response to Prescribed Short Stories Craig MacKenzie (comp.): TRANSITIONS: Half a Century of South African Short Stories Write 150 – 200 words on ONE of the following topics based on the stories you have studied in Transitions.

VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure • that your answer shows the examiner that you are familiar with the

story on which your answer is based; • that you refer in your answer to characters, information and events

in the story; and • that your answer captures something of the atmosphere of the story.

14. Njabulo Ndebele: The Test Imagine that, after the events described in this story, Thoba decides to record in his diary his thoughts and feelings about the unusual events of that afternoon. Write his diary entry for that day.

15. Richard Rive: Rain

The scene is the evening service in the mission church at Teslaarsdal. Siena, who is singing in the choir, becomes very much aware that Joseph is watching her. Imagine that two of the elderly members of the congregation have noticed this communication between the lovers and that, in a conversation after the church service, they exchange disapproving opinions about Siena and Joseph. Write that conversation in play form.


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16. Bessie Head: Heaven is not Closed

Assume that, after Galethebege’s death, there is a meeting of her closest relatives to discuss the arrangements for her funeral. At this meeting there is disagreement between a member of Galethebege’s family and a member of the family of her late husband, Ralokae. The disagreement concerns the form that Galethebege’s funeral will take: whether it is to be a Christian funeral, or a funeral in the Tswana tradition. Write the brief speech that each of these two family members makes at the meeting. Write the following heading above the two speeches you write: Speech in favour of a Christian funeral Speech in favour of a traditional Tswana funeral

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Annexure A (Question 6.1)

Annexure B (Question 6.2)

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