The Grade 12 English Home Language CAPS syllabus for South Africa follows the annual teaching plan with listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing and presenting, and language structures across Terms 1-4. Use the term programme areas below with Grade 12 English Home Language past papers for NSC exam preparation.
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: Task 1: Oral (listening for comprehension, 15 marks). Task 2: Writing (essay, 50 marks). Task 3: Writing (transactional, 25 marks). Task 4: Oral (unprepared speech, 15 marks). Task 5: Test (35 marks) on language in context, summary and language structures.
Listening for comprehension (informative, evaluative, appreciative and interactive); baseline test; unprepared speech; prepared speech. Focus on features and conventions, planning, researching, organising, practising and presenting.
Introduction to genres and features of literary texts; literature study of poetry, novel and drama; summary writing.
Essays (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive, visual stimuli). Transactional texts include friendly/formal letters, CV and cover letter (combination), e-mail, formal/informal reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes (combination), formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary, and letter to the press. Process writing: planning, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and presenting. Focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Listening for comprehension (informative, evaluative, appreciative and interactive); baseline test; unprepared speech; prepared speech. Focus on features and conventions, planning, researching, organising, practising and presenting.
Introduction to genres and features of literary texts; literature study of poetry, novel and drama; summary writing.
Essays (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive, visual stimuli). Transactional texts include friendly/formal letters, CV and cover letter (combination), e-mail, formal/informal reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes (combination), formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary, and letter to the press. Process writing: planning, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and presenting. Focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: Task 6: Unprepared reading aloud/prepared speech (10 marks). Task 7: Unprepared reading aloud/prepared speech (10 marks). Task 8: Mid-year examinations (150 marks) or test.
Unprepared reading aloud and prepared speech (duration: 1 hour).
Literature study of poetry, novel/folklore and drama. Reading for comprehension, vocabulary development and language use.
Essay writing (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive, visual stimuli). Transactional texts (letters, CV and cover letter, e-mail, reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes, formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary). Process writing with focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Paper 1: Language in context (70 marks, 2 hours) including comprehension, summary, advertisement, cartoon and prose. Paper 2: Literature (80 marks, 2.5 hours) including seen poems, unseen poem, novel and drama.
Unprepared reading aloud and prepared speech (duration: 1 hour).
Literature study of poetry, novel/folklore and drama. Reading for comprehension, vocabulary development and language use.
Essay writing (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive, visual stimuli). Transactional texts (letters, CV and cover letter, e-mail, reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes, formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary). Process writing with focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Paper 1: Language in context (70 marks, 2 hours) including comprehension, summary, advertisement, cartoon and prose. Paper 2: Literature (80 marks, 2.5 hours) including seen poems, unseen poem, novel and drama.
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: Task 9: Literature (35 marks) – literature assignment OR contextual questions (10) and literary essay (25). Task 10: Trial examinations (250 marks).
Interpretation of visual texts; literature study of poetry, novel and drama.
Transactional texts (letters, CV and cover letter, e-mail, reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes, formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary). Essays (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive). Process writing with focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Paper 1: Language in context (70 marks, 2 hours) with comprehension, summary, advertisement, cartoon and prose. Paper 2: Literature (80 marks, 2.5 hours) with seen poems, unseen poem, novel and drama. Paper 3: Writing (100 marks, 3 hours) with essay (50) and transactional (2 x 25).
Interpretation of visual texts; literature study of poetry, novel and drama.
Transactional texts (letters, CV and cover letter, e-mail, reports, review, newspaper and magazine articles, agenda and minutes, formal/informal speech, dialogue, written interview, obituary). Essays (reflective, narrative, argumentative, discursive, descriptive). Process writing with focus on register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling.
Language structures and conventions in context (refer to pages 93-94 of CAPS document).
Paper 1: Language in context (70 marks, 2 hours) with comprehension, summary, advertisement, cartoon and prose. Paper 2: Literature (80 marks, 2.5 hours) with seen poems, unseen poem, novel and drama. Paper 3: Writing (100 marks, 3 hours) with essay (50) and transactional (2 x 25).
Weeks 1-10
Assessment: Final NSC examinations.
Revision using previous examination papers for language in context (comprehension, summary, language structures and conventions), literature (novel, drama, poetry), and writing (essays and transactional texts). Focus on process writing and language structures (register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling).
Final NSC examinations.
Revision using previous examination papers for language in context (comprehension, summary, language structures and conventions), literature (novel, drama, poetry), and writing (essays and transactional texts). Focus on process writing and language structures (register, style and voice, word choice, sentence construction, paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling).
Final NSC examinations.
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