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Life Orientation
Grade 12
TERM 3
Resources: NSC:
DBE/September 2021, NSC:
DBE/September 2022, NSC:
DBE/September 2023 and NSC:
DBE/September 2024. DBE
Revision Package 2024.
NOTE: You have to study Term 1, 2 and 3’s notes for the Prelim Exam. If you haven’t
purchased Term 1and 2’s notes contact
Good luck. Juffrou Ansie
Content
Development of the self in society 2
Responsibility for Safe & Healthy Living 2
Lifestyle diseases: 6
Lifestyle Diseases & Physical Activity 10
Disaster/crisis response 12
Careers and career choices 14
Labour laws 14
Affirmative action 19
Work ethic and the value of work 21- 31
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Development of the self in society
Responsibility for Safe & Healthy Living
Read the extract below. (NSC: DBE/September 2022)
THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTIGATING OTHER VIEWS AND INSIGHTS
The study of the human life cycle offers a wealth of
value for our personal understanding of this ever-
changing discipline, which mainly includes childhood,
adolescence and adulthood.
Being open to other views and insights is the single most
important quality we may need as we continue to learn
and gain knowledge about the human life cycle throughout our lives. The beauty of
investigating other views, insights and traditions related to the human life cycle, is that it
allows us to find out so many new things and take in so many new perspectives that
could assist us through life.
We are living in a world that forces us to question many things that we have come to
know throughout our lives and it should be natural to assume that not everyone shares
our upbringing. It may even shock us to realise that the people we may meet in our
lifetime, may believe in or do things that we may not understand. Since birth we were
taught everything, we currently know, so seeing things from others' point of view may take
time, energy and tolerance.
[Adapted from https://www.thoughtcatalog.com. Accessed on 15 February 2022.]
The term human life cycle
The stages of growth/change that characterise a human life from beginning to end. A
person's growth/progression through the different stages of development in one's life.
How an adolescent could deal effectively with an identity crisis as part of the life
cycle.
You could …
• get clarity within yourself about what you do and do not like.
• Focus on the things that gives meaning to your life.
• identify/find support networks/participate in different activities to get to know
yourself better, i.e., family/friends/community/church/support groups, etc.
• stay true to yourself/accept who you truly are.
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Why it is important to have knowledge about the human life cycle.
It may help you to …
• be better prepared on/know beforehand what to expect during each phase of the
human life cycle which may assist you in accepting the course of life.
• accept the physical and/or emotional changes that we must go through as human
beings thereby making it easier to make peace with the inevitability of each stage of
life.
• gain a better understanding of why you experience life
the way you do which in turn may enable you to find
appropriate ways in dealing with these experiences.
Possible reasons why most people may feel obligated to
follow traditional practices.
People may …
• be afraid of being disowned/rejected/outcasted by family/peers/judged by
society/want to be associated with a certain group of people and by simply keeping
to traditions may be a way of avoiding possible hostility towards them/unnecessary
conflict situations.
• feel that it is their duty to religiously follow the traditions in their culture to ensure
that it is passed on from generation to generation.
• feel that the existing traditional rules offer them the guidance they need to live by
which may make them feel safe/secure in the life decisions they have to make.
The role of the media in promoting tolerance for different traditional practices and/or
views.
The media has the power to …
• influence society/shape public opinion as to what is and what is not socially
possible/acceptable, and in this way, they could persuade people to be
unprejudiced about/tolerate/respect other traditional practices/views.
• sway the minds of people into accepting that the reality of others is different from
theirs thereby helping people to see things in a different way/not violate other
people’s rights.
• focus people's attention on the positive aspects of traditions that are different from
theirs and in this way, they may minimise traditional biases among people following
different belief systems
@Juffrou_Ansie
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How could investigating other views and insights regarding life assist with your
emotional development?
It could assist you to …
• become more aware of how you react to other people which may help you in
looking honestly at how you think/interact with them, and in this way, you may be
able to build and maintain meaningful relationships with them.
• do self-evaluation on how you look at life/step out of your comfort zone which may
enable you to acknowledge your own weaknesses and strengths/accept that you
are not perfect and this could guide you to improve in some areas of your life to
become a better person.
• identify with/understand the needs of those around you thereby you may be more
open to/accepting of their needs, and in this way, you may become more
empathetic towards them
_____________________________________________________________
Advantages of online petitioning to local governments
for urgent action in terms of the water crisis in
communities. (NSC: DBE/September 2023)
Possible responses could include:
• It could be quickly created/launched
• Faster delivery of the petition
• Easier tracking of the documents submitted
• Automatically track the number of
signatures/digital record of signatures as
• proof
• A fast/more convenient way of following up on the
required actions
Ways in which communities could work together with local
government to help protect water resources.
Communities could…
• Regularly communicate with the municipality/local
councillors on social media platforms/attend local
government meetings in order to report on
challenges identified
(leaks/dumping/littering/misuse of water resources
etc.) so that they may consider these challenges in
@Juffrou_Ansie
Life Orientation
Grade 12
TERM 3
Resources: NSC:
DBE/September 2021, NSC:
DBE/September 2022, NSC:
DBE/September 2023 and NSC:
DBE/September 2024. DBE
Revision Package 2024.
NOTE: You have to study Term 1, 2 and 3’s notes for the Prelim Exam. If you haven’t
purchased Term 1and 2’s notes contact
Good luck. Juffrou Ansie
Content
Development of the self in society 2
Responsibility for Safe & Healthy Living 2
Lifestyle diseases: 6
Lifestyle Diseases & Physical Activity 10
Disaster/crisis response 12
Careers and career choices 14
Labour laws 14
Affirmative action 19
Work ethic and the value of work 21- 31
@Juffrou_Ansie
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Development of the self in society
Responsibility for Safe & Healthy Living
Read the extract below. (NSC: DBE/September 2022)
THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTIGATING OTHER VIEWS AND INSIGHTS
The study of the human life cycle offers a wealth of
value for our personal understanding of this ever-
changing discipline, which mainly includes childhood,
adolescence and adulthood.
Being open to other views and insights is the single most
important quality we may need as we continue to learn
and gain knowledge about the human life cycle throughout our lives. The beauty of
investigating other views, insights and traditions related to the human life cycle, is that it
allows us to find out so many new things and take in so many new perspectives that
could assist us through life.
We are living in a world that forces us to question many things that we have come to
know throughout our lives and it should be natural to assume that not everyone shares
our upbringing. It may even shock us to realise that the people we may meet in our
lifetime, may believe in or do things that we may not understand. Since birth we were
taught everything, we currently know, so seeing things from others' point of view may take
time, energy and tolerance.
[Adapted from https://www.thoughtcatalog.com. Accessed on 15 February 2022.]
The term human life cycle
The stages of growth/change that characterise a human life from beginning to end. A
person's growth/progression through the different stages of development in one's life.
How an adolescent could deal effectively with an identity crisis as part of the life
cycle.
You could …
• get clarity within yourself about what you do and do not like.
• Focus on the things that gives meaning to your life.
• identify/find support networks/participate in different activities to get to know
yourself better, i.e., family/friends/community/church/support groups, etc.
• stay true to yourself/accept who you truly are.
@Juffrou_Ansie
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Why it is important to have knowledge about the human life cycle.
It may help you to …
• be better prepared on/know beforehand what to expect during each phase of the
human life cycle which may assist you in accepting the course of life.
• accept the physical and/or emotional changes that we must go through as human
beings thereby making it easier to make peace with the inevitability of each stage of
life.
• gain a better understanding of why you experience life
the way you do which in turn may enable you to find
appropriate ways in dealing with these experiences.
Possible reasons why most people may feel obligated to
follow traditional practices.
People may …
• be afraid of being disowned/rejected/outcasted by family/peers/judged by
society/want to be associated with a certain group of people and by simply keeping
to traditions may be a way of avoiding possible hostility towards them/unnecessary
conflict situations.
• feel that it is their duty to religiously follow the traditions in their culture to ensure
that it is passed on from generation to generation.
• feel that the existing traditional rules offer them the guidance they need to live by
which may make them feel safe/secure in the life decisions they have to make.
The role of the media in promoting tolerance for different traditional practices and/or
views.
The media has the power to …
• influence society/shape public opinion as to what is and what is not socially
possible/acceptable, and in this way, they could persuade people to be
unprejudiced about/tolerate/respect other traditional practices/views.
• sway the minds of people into accepting that the reality of others is different from
theirs thereby helping people to see things in a different way/not violate other
people’s rights.
• focus people's attention on the positive aspects of traditions that are different from
theirs and in this way, they may minimise traditional biases among people following
different belief systems
@Juffrou_Ansie
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How could investigating other views and insights regarding life assist with your
emotional development?
It could assist you to …
• become more aware of how you react to other people which may help you in
looking honestly at how you think/interact with them, and in this way, you may be
able to build and maintain meaningful relationships with them.
• do self-evaluation on how you look at life/step out of your comfort zone which may
enable you to acknowledge your own weaknesses and strengths/accept that you
are not perfect and this could guide you to improve in some areas of your life to
become a better person.
• identify with/understand the needs of those around you thereby you may be more
open to/accepting of their needs, and in this way, you may become more
empathetic towards them
_____________________________________________________________
Advantages of online petitioning to local governments
for urgent action in terms of the water crisis in
communities. (NSC: DBE/September 2023)
Possible responses could include:
• It could be quickly created/launched
• Faster delivery of the petition
• Easier tracking of the documents submitted
• Automatically track the number of
signatures/digital record of signatures as
• proof
• A fast/more convenient way of following up on the
required actions
Ways in which communities could work together with local
government to help protect water resources.
Communities could…
• Regularly communicate with the municipality/local
councillors on social media platforms/attend local
government meetings in order to report on
challenges identified
(leaks/dumping/littering/misuse of water resources
etc.) so that they may consider these challenges in
@Juffrou_Ansie
