SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P2
NOVEMBER 2009
MEMORANDUM
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NOTE TO MARKERS
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This marking memorandum is intended as a guide for markers.
The memorandum will be discussed with the marking panel before marking commences at the marking centre.
Candidates’ responses must be considered on their merits.
MARKING GUIDELINES
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Wherever a candidate has answered more than the required number of questions, mark only the first answer/response. (The candidate may not answer the essay and the contextual question on the same genre.)
In SECTION A, if a candidate has answered all four questions on seen poems, mark only the first two.
In SECTIONS B and C, if a candidate has answered two contextual or two essay questions, mark the first one and ignore the second. If a candidate has answered all four questions, mark only the first answer in each section, provided that one contextual and one essay has been answered.
If a candidate gives two answers where the first one is wrong and the next one is correct, mark the first answer and ignore the next.
If answers are incorrectly numbered, mark according to the memo.
If a spelling error affects the meaning, mark incorrect. If it does not affect the meaning, mark correct.
Essay question: If the essay is shorter than the required word count, do not penalise because the candidate has already penalised him/herself. If the essay is too long, consider and assess a maximum of 50 words beyond the required word count and ignore the rest of the essay.
Contextual questions: If the candidate does not use inverted commas when asked to quote, do not penalise.
Answers to contextual questions must be assessed holistically in the light of the discussion during the standardisation of the