English HL P3

November 2014 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 100 marks 📄 7 pages 📝 13 items found 📚 3 topics 📖 1 language components 🔑 1 key info

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Q1— Section header —

1.1We desire to bequeath two things to our children the roots and wings. (Sudanese proverb\ [50]50

1.2The stories that blind us [50]50

1.3bully does not need a fist [50]50

1.4To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour . (William Blake\ [50] The flavour of my town50

1.650

1.6.2Source: www.linkd.com [50]50

1.6.3[Source: www.asset1.itsnicethat.com [50] TOTAL SECTION A:50

Q2— Section header —

2.1LETTER TO THE EDITOR An offensive television advertisement has caused a public outcry. In a letter to the ditor of a national newspaper , express your views on this controversy [25]25

2.2INTERVIEW As a radio or television talk show host, you are interviewing a well known person whose reputation has been tarnished. Write the interview in dialogue form

2.4MINUTES OF MEETING There has been a spate of attacks on learners at neighbouring schools . As the ecretary of the recently established Safety and Security Committee at your school, record the minutes of

2.6REVIEW An amateur theatre group has staged a pr oduction titled Funnyside Up Write a review of the production for the entertainment section of a newspaper. [25

Language Components

Essay/Argument

Topics Identified

Language in ContextEssay WritingGrammar

Mark Allocation

Total100 marks

Sections50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 25 + 25 = 450 marks

Key Information

Websitewww.linkd.com · www.asset1.itsnicethat.com

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2014

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 3

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages7

Downloads7

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago12y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodNovember 2014

Days since exam4,374

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