English FAL GR 10: Literature assignment: Task 5 Date: Term 2
Total: [35]
Time: 1h
THIS ASSIGNMENT CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS. ANSWER BOTH.
SECTION A [20] WRITING AND PRESENTING: DIARY ENTRY
SECTION B [15] QUESTIONS ON FINDERS KEEPERS by Rosamund Haden
SECTION A
WRITING AND PRESENTING: DIARY ENTRY
TOPIC:
Imagine that you are Mandla from ‘Finders Keepers’. You spend a lot of time by
yourself and do not often share your feelings out loud with others. You have just got
home from school. Today was Lufuno’s first day at Victory High. Write a diary entry to
describe your thoughts and feelings after being interacting with her for the first time.
Remember to write from Mandla’s point of view and use language using adjectives (e.g.,
angry, sad, frustrated, disappointed or excited etc.) to show how he feels. You can
include ideas about:
How you felt when you first saw Lufuno.
The things you noticed about Lufuno.
How you would like to try to pursue Lufuno (ask her out on a date.)
Length of task 80-100 words. Include the word count in brackets at the end.
You can use the following sample as a planning table.
What happened?
How did you feel?
Total: [35]
Time: 1h
THIS ASSIGNMENT CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS. ANSWER BOTH.
SECTION A [20] WRITING AND PRESENTING: DIARY ENTRY
SECTION B [15] QUESTIONS ON FINDERS KEEPERS by Rosamund Haden
SECTION A
WRITING AND PRESENTING: DIARY ENTRY
TOPIC:
Imagine that you are Mandla from ‘Finders Keepers’. You spend a lot of time by
yourself and do not often share your feelings out loud with others. You have just got
home from school. Today was Lufuno’s first day at Victory High. Write a diary entry to
describe your thoughts and feelings after being interacting with her for the first time.
Remember to write from Mandla’s point of view and use language using adjectives (e.g.,
angry, sad, frustrated, disappointed or excited etc.) to show how he feels. You can
include ideas about:
How you felt when you first saw Lufuno.
The things you noticed about Lufuno.
How you would like to try to pursue Lufuno (ask her out on a date.)
Length of task 80-100 words. Include the word count in brackets at the end.
You can use the following sample as a planning table.
What happened?
How did you feel?
