This is an English First Additional Language Grade 12 Paper 3 task (SBA Task 2) from the King Cetshwayo District in KwaZulu-Natal, dated February 2026, worth 30 marks and to be completed in 40 minutes. Learners choose one of three longer transactional writing topics, a letter to the press correcting inaccurate reporting, an obituary for a celebrity, or a report on a Representative Council of Learners leadership workshop, and write a response of 120 to 150 words.
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Term 1 Content Brief
English First Additional Language Grade 12 Paper 3 PDF JQJ-076
Key terms and skills covered include the longer transactional text, planning and proofreading, and the text types tested: letter to the press, obituary and report.
The paper consists of 4 pages and has one section, Section B: Longer Transactional Text, worth 30 marks. Learners choose and respond to one of three given topics.
By completing this task, learners should be able to plan, draft and proofread a piece of writing in the correct format and register for a chosen text type, and write within the given word count.