GRAAD 12
NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
NOVEMBER 2017
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 100
These marking guidelines consist of 9 pages.
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, English Home Language/P3 2 DBE/November 2017
NSC – Marking Guidelines
INFORMATION FOR THE MARKER
In assessing a candidate's work, the following aspects, among others, drawn from the
assessment rubric, must be borne in mind:
• The overall effect of planning, drafting, proofreading and editing of the work on
the final text produced.
• Awareness of writing for a specific purpose, audience and context – as well as
register, style and tone – especially in SECTION B.
• Grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Language structures, including an awareness of critical language.
• Choice of words and idiomatic language.
• Sentence construction.
• Paragraphing.
• Interpretation of the topic that will be reflected in the overall content: the
introduction, the development of ideas and the conclusion.
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NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
NOVEMBER 2017
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 100
These marking guidelines consist of 9 pages.
Copyright reserved Please turn over
, English Home Language/P3 2 DBE/November 2017
NSC – Marking Guidelines
INFORMATION FOR THE MARKER
In assessing a candidate's work, the following aspects, among others, drawn from the
assessment rubric, must be borne in mind:
• The overall effect of planning, drafting, proofreading and editing of the work on
the final text produced.
• Awareness of writing for a specific purpose, audience and context – as well as
register, style and tone – especially in SECTION B.
• Grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Language structures, including an awareness of critical language.
• Choice of words and idiomatic language.
• Sentence construction.
• Paragraphing.
• Interpretation of the topic that will be reflected in the overall content: the
introduction, the development of ideas and the conclusion.
Copyright reserved Please turn over
