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Focus on Task 7: mistakes, tips and hints

1. When asked to describe:

Use full sentences and add detail

Describe Nr 1 classroom:

It is very small, Mr. M describes it as a matchbox. Isabel

thinks it looks completely grey and depressing. There are no

decorations, only desks where the learners must sit.


2. When asked to compare:Supply both similarities and differencesSimilarities: Start your sentence with-Both are…..Differences: List the differences between characters in one sentence for example:

Character X is …. and Character Y is ………

Compare Isabel and ThamiBoth are matric pupils in South Africa in 1985. Both are clever and debaters. However, Isabel is a white girl who lives in Camdeboo and her future looks bright. She loves school, whereas Thami is a black boy who lives in Brakwater and his future is very uncertain. He used to love school but now hates it.


3. When you have to prove a statement False/True never supply the opposite of the statement, use proof of what you know from the content/ read in the extract.

Explain why the following statement is TRUE: Isabel has led a sheltered life. [1] She does not have experience of the reality of life in the township / location.


4. Stage directions in a play:Refer to body language and facial expressions

Refer to line 20 (‘Well, he hasn’t…thank goodness!’). a If you were the director of this play, which TWO things would you tell Isabel to do when saying these lines? [2]

To sigh Raise her eyebrows Put her hands together Put her hands in the air NOTE: Accept any TWO RELEVANT gestures.


5. Know the difference between mood and tone:

Mood is how text/ poem makes you feel

Tone is the emotion the author/ poet is experiencing


6. Tone of voice:

NEVER use happy/ bad/ sad

Learn a few positive/ negative/ neutral tones and use those

options

Identify Mr M’s tone in ‘Come to order!’ [1]

Angry / commanding / stern


7. When answering a question make sure you know if the question refers to text as whole or only the extract.

Consider the play as a whole.Thami says in his concluding statement that ‘women and men are created differently and should have different education syllabi’.Discuss the irony in his statement. [2]In the debate, Thami takes a position supporting different syllabi for males and females.Yes, later he joins the student protest and fights for equal education for all.

State TWO similarities in the characters of Isabel and Thami as seen in this extract. [2]committed / enthusiastic / intelligent / critical thinkers / competitive /passionate speakersNOTE: Accept any TWO of the above.


8. Explain the effectiveness of a figure of speech/ poetic device:Explain the meaning of this figure of speech. You must also

know the difference between literal and figurative language.

Refer to line 6 (It’s swimming around everywhere, Isabel’). a Identify the figure of speech in this line. [1] Personification OR Metaphor

b Explain why this figure of speech is appropriate. [2] Trouble is personified as a swimmer, ‘swimming around everywhere’. This emphasises that trouble is spreading everywhere in the townships / location because of the political conditions at the time.


9. If asked to explain Metaphor/ Simile/ Personification:Always remember to explain what is compared to what, and why.

10. If asked to explain Antithesis:List the differences and explain the contrast

11. If asked to explain Hyperbole:Explain why/ how the quote is exaggerated


12. If asked to explain Irony (2 marks):

This question is worth either 2/0

Make a statement then use but/ however and add a

contradictory statement.

Example: The teacher thought the class to be clever, but/

however they all failed the test.

Discuss the irony in the following statement:

I used to like it. Junior school? You should have seen me. I wanted them to have school on Saturdays and Sundays as well. Yes, I did. Other boys wanted to kill me. I hated the holidays. [2]

One would expect a young boy to dislike school, but Thami loved it.

OR Thami used to love school, yet now he hates it.


13. Make sure you know what sound devices are as used in

poetry:

Alliteration, Assonance, Sibilance and Onomatopoeia

Ensure that you know WHAT they are and WHY they are used.

Alliteration: Repetition of CONSONANTS at the beginning of words

Assonance: Repetition of vowels

Sibilance: Repetition of “S”

Onomatopoeia: Sound immitation


14. When asked about the suitability of the title/ theme (3 marks):

Explain the meaning of the title/ theme and then supply two reasons why the content makes it

suitable/ not.

You could also use proof from the poem/ text to support your answer by quoting/ using your

own words.

Discuss the suitability of the title of the play, ‘My Children! My Africa!’ [3]

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following

viewpoints, among others:

• The setting of the play is at an African school;

• Mr M laments on the plight of the children on the continent of Africa;

• the use of the pronoun ‘My’ in the title is a reference to Mr M’s personal

response to the plight of children in Africa / He is the concerned teacher at an

African school, who considers the children he teaches as his own;

• the use of the exclamation marks emphasises the fact that the children and

the continent of Africa are of concern.

Focus on Task 7: mistakes, tips and hints15. When asked a 3-mark question:

Make a statement by answering the question

Explain your statement

Use proof from the text/ poem to support the statement

In your opinion, is Mr M a good teacher? Discuss your view. [3]

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following

viewpoints, among others:

Yes.

• Mr M wants what is best for his learners; He is a dedicated and committed teacher who will do anything to teach his

Learners; He gives them the opportunity to rise above their circumstances.

No.

• Mr M is too authoritarian in his thinking and teaching; He does not give Thami a chance to express how he feels about Bantueducation; He is in denial of the reality of the political situation.

NOTE: Do NOT award a mark for YES or NO only.

Credit responses where a combination is given. For full marks, the response

must be well-substantiated. The candidate’s interpretation must be

grounded in the text of the play.


16. Do you agree or disagree questions:You may both agree and disagree.Never use BUT between your agree and disagree explanations as

you then start contradicting yourself.

17. You will also be expected to know how the poem/text is still relevant to today’s life.

18. When you start reading the extract, know where it fits in in the play/ book. What happens before/ after. To do that you must know the plot very well.

19. Follow instructions ex OWN words/ consecutive words

20. Look at mark allocation

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