2. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan
(Grade 10)
• Rearranged topics to be aligned to SBA and closing gaps.
• Literature: Two genres to be taught either concurrently or
consecutively
• Number of words of Essay: from 150-200 to 210-250
• Full Final examinations:
– Paper 1 (8O marks)
– Paper 2 (70 marks)
– Paper 3 (100 marks)
3. Amendments to School Based Assessment
(Grade 10)
• Rearranged Task 2 and Task 8:
– Task 2: Longer Transactional (30)
– Task 8: Essay (50)
–Amended weighting:
• From 60% SBA/ 40% (Exam)
• To 40% SBA/ 60% (Exam)
4. Gr 10 Creative and Transactional Writing
• The following writing tasks to be taught:
–Essay: Descriptive/Narrative/Discursive
–Longer Transactional: Friendly Letter/ Formal Letter
(Business and Application)*/Dialogue/Magazine
Article/Review/Speech
–Shorter Transactional: Diary entry/Advertisement/Short
Message System/Instructions
5. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan
(Grade 11)
• Literature: Two genres to be taught either
concurrently or consecutively.
• Number of words of Essay: from 200-250 to 250-300
• Full Final examinations:
– Paper 1 (8O marks)
– Paper 2 (70 marks)
– Paper 3 (100 marks)
6. Gr 11 Creative and Transactional Writing
• Essay:
– Revise Descriptive/Narrative/Discursive and teach Argumentative and
Reflective
• Longer Transactional:
– Revise Friendly Letter/ Formal Letter (Business and
Application)*/Dialogue/Magazine Article/Review/Speech
– Teach: Letter of appreciation/complaint/request/application/CV &Letter of
application/ Report/Newspaper article/ Agenda and Minutes/Interview
• Shorter Transactional:
– Revise Diary entry/Advertisement/Short Message System/Instructions
– Teach: Invitation card/Flyers/Posters/Directions
7. Amendments to School Based Assessment
(Grade 11)
• Rearranged Task 2 and Task 8:
–Task 2: Longer Transactional (30)
–Task 8: Essay (50)
–Amended weighting:
• From 60% SBA/ 40% (Exam)
• To 40% SBA/ 60% (Exam)
8. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan
(Grade 12)
• Identified Transactional tasks to be taught:
– Obituary/ Letter to Press
– Revise all other texts which were taught in grade 10 & 11
9. Amendments to School Based Assessment
(Grade 12)
• Rearranged Task 2 and Task 3:
• Task 2: Longer Transactional (30)
• Task 3: Essay (50)
• Task 7: Literature Assignment
• Added:
• Task 8: June Examinations (Paper 1 and 2)/ Controlled Test
• Task 9: Preparatory Examinations (Papers 1, 2 and 3)
• Weightings amended to be aligned with revised PoA
10. JUNE CONTROL TEST GUIDELINE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO EXAM
Gr 12 June test (1½ hours)
1. Visual Literacy (20 marks)
Advertisement (10)
o To include language questions as outlined in the 2021 Examination
Guidelines.
Cartoon (10)
o To include language questions as outlined in the 2021 Examination
Guidelines.
• Suggested time allocation: 2x15 = 30 minutes
11. JUNE CONTROL TEST GUIDELINE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO EXAM
2. Literature (35 marks)
• This section may be set as follows:
• Two genres
– Contextual questions
– 17 + 18 marks
– Provide one extract from each genre.
– Note: Poetry – set contextual questions on ONE poem.
OR
• One genre
– Set contextual questions on two extracts or two poems.
– 17 + 18 marks
–Note: Short stories - set contextual questions on two different stories.
– Poetry – set contextual questions on two different poems.
• Suggested time allocation: 1 hour
• Total: 55 marks (10+10+35)
12. Conclusion
• Amendments made to facilitate the following:
oGrade 10:
Allow teachers to focus on teaching literary aspects:
Option to teach TWO genres either concurrently or
consecutively
Alignment with GET: Adjust length of produced text
Allow learners to gain examination experience: Re-
introduce full end-of-year examinations
13. Conclusion
• Amendments made to facilitate the following:
oGrade 11:
Allow teachers to focus on teaching literary aspects:
Option to teach TWO genres either concurrently or
consecutively
Alignment with GET: Adjust length of produced text
Allow learners to gain examination experience: Re-
introduce full end-of-year examinations
14. Conclusion
• Amendments made to facilitate the following:
• Grade 12:
o Re-introduction of June Examinations/ Controlled Test:
Manage learners expectations
Identify content “gaps” and learning losses
Allow learners to gain examination experience
o Emphasis on language and writing in Grades 10 and 11 will allow
time to focus on literature in Grade 12
Language and writing are to be revised using the appropriate
task
