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ENGLISH FAL REVISION BOOKLET 2023 T2 Gr. 12

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE REVISION BOOKLET 2023 TERM 2 Grade 12 Includes: • EFAL Paper 1  Comprehension  Summary  Visual Literacy  Editing • EFAL Paper 2  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard  Short Stories  Poetry

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Mind the Gap Study Guides: Grade 12 Literature

The Mind the Gap Literature Self Study Guide is responding to the broader sectoral reading challenges that the country is experiencing. It seeks to strengthen the following strands of the National Reading Sector Plan: Teacher Development and Support; Direct Learner Support; and Provisioning and Utilisation of the Learning and Teaching Support Materials. Its interactive nature will make it easier for both teachers and learners to read, to learn or study. It is hoped that through this Study Guide, the reading and learning outcomes will be achieved.

Key terminologies are explained or illustrated in a simplified manner and examples of the types of questions as a learner you may expect to be asked in an examination, are included in this study guide. In order to build your understanding, specific questions and possible responses forms part of the study guide package.

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LITERATURE; POETRY OVERVIEW GRADE 12 NOTES - LITERATURE; POETRY STUDY GUIDE

Dear grade 12 learner.

This Mind the Gap study guide helps you to prepare for the end-of-year Grade 12 English First Additional Language (EFAL) Literature exam. There are three exams for EFAL: Paper 1: Language in Context; Paper 2: Literature; and Paper 3: Writing. There are nine great EFAL Mind the Gap study guides which cover Papers 1, 2 and 3. Paper 2: Literature includes the study of novels, drama, short stories and poetry. A Mind the Gap study guide is available for each of the prescribed literature titles. Choose the study guide for the set works you studied in your EFAL class at school. This study guide focuses on the 10 prescribed poems examined in Paper 2: Literature. You will need to study all 10 poems for the exam:

• Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare
• Death be not proud by John Donne
• An elementary school classroom in a slum by Stephen Spender
• Auto wreck by Karl Shapiro
• On his blindness by John Milton
• A prayer for all my countrymen by Guy Butler
• The birth of Shaka by Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
• The serf by Roy Campbell
• Mementos, 1 by WD Snodgrass
• Cheetah by Charles Eglington

How to use this study guide

There is one chapter for each poem. Each chapter includes a copy of the poem and information about:

• The themes;
• Words you need to know to understand the poem;
• Type and form;
• Line-by-line analysis; and
• Tone and mood.

All the above information is contained in a one-page summary. Use the 10 summaries to help you hold the 10 poems clearly in your mind. You can test your understanding of each poem by completing the activities, then use the answers to mark your own work. The activities are based on the kinds of questions you will find in the exam.

Top 7 study tips

• Break your learning up into manageable sections. This will help your brain to focus. Take short breaks between studying one section and going onto the next.
• Have all your materials ready before you begin studying a section – pencils, pens, highlighters, paper, glass of water, etc.
• Be positive. It helps your brain hold on to the information.
• Your brain learns well with colours and pictures. Try to use them whenever you can.
• Repetition is the key to remembering information you have to learn. Keep going over the work until you can recall it with ease.
• Teach what you are learning to anyone who will listen. It is definitely worth reading your revision notes aloud.
• Sleeping for at least eight hours every night, eating healthy food and drinking plenty of water are all important things you need to do for your brain. Studying for exams is like exercise, so you must be prepared physically as well as mentally.

On the exam day

• Make sure you bring pens that work, sharp pencils, a rubber and a sharpener. Make sure you bring your ID document and examination admission letter. Arrive at the exam venue at least an hour before the start of the exam.
• Go to the toilet before entering the exam room. You don’t want to waste valuable time going to the toilet during the exam.
• You must know at the start of the exam which two out of the four sections of the Paper 2 Literature exam you will be answering. Use the 10 minutes’ reading time to read the instructions carefully.
• Break each question down to make sure you understand what is being asked. If you don’t answer the question properly you won’t get any marks for it. Look for the key words in the question to know how to answer it. You will find a list of question words on pages xiv and xv of this study guide.
• Manage your time carefully. Start with the question you think is the easiest. Check how many marks are allocated to each question so you give the right amount of information in your answer.
• Remain calm, even if the question seems difficult at first. It will be linked with something you have covered. If you feel stuck, move on and come back if time allows. Do try and answer as many questions as possible.
• Take care to write neatly so the examiners can read your answers

Overview of the English First  Additional Language Paper 2:  Literature exam 

In the Paper 2 Literature exam, you need to answer questions from two  sections. Choose the two sections that you know best: 

• Section A: Novel 
• Section B: Drama 
• Section C: Short stories 
• Section D: Poetry 

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A total of 70 marks is allocated for Paper 2, which means 35 marks for  each section you choose.  You will have two hours for this exam. 

Here is a summary of the Paper 2 Literature exam  paper: 

What is a contextual question?

In a contextual question, you are given an extract from the poem. You then have to answer questions based on the extract. Some answers you can find in the extract. Other questions will test your understanding of other parts of the poem. Some questions ask for your own opinion about the poem.

What are the examiners looking for?

Examiners will assess your answers to the contextual questions based on:

• Your understanding of the literal meaning of the poem. You need to identify information that is clearly given in the poem.
• Your ability to reorganise information in the poem. For example, you may be asked to summarise key points.
• Your ability to provide information that may not be clearly stated in the extract provided, using what you already know about the text as a whole. This process is called inference. For example, you may be asked to explain how a figure of speech affects your understanding of the poem as a whole.
• Your ability to make your own judgements and form opinions about aspects of the poem. This process is called evaluation. For example, you may be asked if you agree with a statement.
• Your ability to respond to the emotional level of a poem. This is called appreciation. For example, you may be asked what you would have done in the situation described in the poem. You may be asked to discuss how the writer’s style helps to describe the tone and mood of a poem.

Question words  

Here are examples of question types found in the exam.

Literary features found in poems

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