This is a Grade 11 English First Additional Language School Based Assessment (SBA Task 2) on the Longer Transactional Text, worth 30 marks and to be completed in one hour. Learners choose one of four writing topics, an informal letter, an email to a local mayor about load shedding, a newspaper article on the health risks of vaping, or a dialogue about funerals, and must show their planning and drafting process. Each response should be 120 to 150 words.
The following document, English First Additional Language Grade 11 Longer Transactional Text.pdf, is the full document.
Term 1 Content Brief
English First Additional Language Grade 11 Longer Transactional Text PDF AKY-003
Key terms and skills covered include the longer transactional text, process writing, and the four text types tested: informal letter, email, newspaper article and dialogue.
The task is set out over 4 pages. Page one gives the cover details. Page two states the formal task information and the first two topic choices, an informal letter and an email. Page three completes the topic choices with the newspaper article and dialogue options.
By completing this task, learners should be able to plan, draft and edit a piece of writing in the correct format and register for a chosen text type, write within the given word count, and apply appropriate language and style for the intended audience and purpose.