Summary - English Home Language

STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING ESSAYS
AND TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS
ENGLISH
HOME LANGUAGE
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
SECOND ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
GRADE 10-12
2019




Second Chance
Matric Support Programme

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, STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING ESSAYS AND TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS

English Grades 10 - 12

Home Language

First Additional Language

Second Additional Language




SECOND CHANCE MATRIC SUPPORT PROGRAMME | ENGLISH 1

, CONTENTS
PAGE

1 Introduction 4
2 WRITING AND PRESENTING 4
3 Essays 6
3.1 Narrative essay 7

3.2 Descriptive essay 7

3.3 Reflective essay 8

3.4 Argumentative essay 9

3.5 Discursive essay 10



4 Longer Transactional Texts 14

4.1. Informal letter 15

4.2 Formal letter 16

4.2.1 Letter of application 16

4.2.2 Letter to the editor (Format 1) 17

Letter to the editor (Format 2) 18
4.3. Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Covering letter 19

4.4 Magazine and Newspaper Article 23

4.5 Agenda and minutes of a meeting 24

4.6 Report (Formal and Informal) 25

4.7 Speech 27

4.8 Dialogue/Interview 28

4.9 Review 29

4.10 Obituary 30



5 Shorter Transactional Texts (FAL & SAL ONLY) 32
5.1 Advertisement, Flyer and Poster 32

5.2 Invitation 33

5.3 Diary entries 34

5.4 Postcard 35

5.5 Directions 36



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