English HL P3

May-June 2021 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 100 marks 📄 7 pages 📝 14 items found 📚 3 topics 📖 2 language components

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1.1There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you. Maya Angelou [50]50

1.2The family structure, as has been defined over centuries, is disintegrating. [50]50

1.3The lighter side of being a South African 50]

1.4I am so tired of waiting, aren t you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Langston Hughes

1.6The pictures reproduced on the next page may evoke a reaction or feeling in you or stir your imagination. Select ONE picture and write an essay in response

1.6[Source: sandraolugbodesite.wordpress.com [50]50

1.6.250

Q2— Section header —

2.3OBITUARY A prominent celebrity has died under suspicious circumstances. Write his/her obituary. [25]25

2.1FORMAL SPEECH Tattoos and piercings art or taboo? [Source: pinterest.com Write a speech that you will present to a congress of young people. [25

2.2NEWSPAPER ARTICLE In recent years social media has played an important role in raising awareness of injustices

2.6FILM REVIEW The film version of a South African legend/folklore/fable/ fairy tale has recently been released. Write a review of the film. [25] TOTAL SECTION B: 5025

2.4LETTER TO THE EDITOR Your local municipality has banned the use of fireworks. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, expressing your views. [25]25

Language Components

Essay/ArgumentOral/Debate

Topics Identified

Language in ContextEssay WritingOral Communication

Mark Allocation

Total100 marks

Sections50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 400 marks

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2021

SessionMay-June

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 3

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages7

Downloads11

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago5y

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Start day—

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