2022 · june · South African Sign Language Home Language · Grade 11

Practice paper 10 — Grade 11 South African Sign Language Home Language (Easified, CAPS-aligned)

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150 min · 124 Marks · 30 questions

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Question breakdown

1 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
2 · 4 Marks · Grammar, classifiers and space
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
3 · 4 Marks · Editing a signed text
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Editing a signed text. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
4 · 4 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
5 · 4 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
6 · 8 Marks · Non-manual signals and manner
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. What is the answer?
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
5. The answer
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7 · 4 Marks · Viewing longer signed texts
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Opening uses “COMPARE”. One example: HARBOUR.
5. The answer
Opening uses “COMPARE”. One example: HARBOUR.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
8 · 4 Marks · Prepared and unprepared signing
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
5. The answer
Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
9 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
10 · 4 Marks · Grammar, classifiers and space
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Grammar, classifiers and space. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
11 · 4 Marks · Editing a signed text
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Editing a signed text. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Editing a signed text. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
12 · 8 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
5. The answer
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
13 · 4 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Give the line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
14 · 4 Marks · Non-manual signals and manner
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
15 · 4 Marks · Viewing longer signed texts
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. What is the answer?
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. What is the answer?
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
5. The answer
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
16 · 4 Marks · Prepared and unprepared signing
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. Give the line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
5. The answer
Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
17 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Classifiers, verbs and adjectives. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Classifiers, verbs and adjectives. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: NAME. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to NAME.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
18 · 8 Marks · Grammar, classifiers and space
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, classifiers and space. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Grammar, classifiers and space. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Grammar, classifiers and space. In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
19 · 4 Marks · Editing a signed text
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Editing a signed text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Editing a signed text. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing a signed text. In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 07
  Rule
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
2. 02 / 07
  Example
  In Editing a signed text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
3. 03 / 07
  Mistake
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
4. 04 / 07
  Answer
  Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
5. 05 / 07
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
6. 06 / 07
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
7. 07 / 07
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: DESCRIBE. Describing word: FRIENDLY. How-word: CAREFULLY. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to DESCRIBE.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
20 · 4 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Literature: signed drama and poetry. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Literature: signed drama and poetry. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: signed drama and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
21 · 4 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
2. 02 / 04
  Evidence
  Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
3. 03 / 04
  Effect
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
4. 04 / 04
  Answer
  Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
5. The answer
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
22 · 4 Marks · Non-manual signals and manner
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. Give the line a marker should keep.
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Non-manual signals and manner. Give the line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Non-manual signals and manner. A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
23 · 4 Marks · Viewing longer signed texts
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Viewing longer signed texts. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Viewing longer signed texts. Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Viewing longer signed texts: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  Opening uses “COMPARE”. One example: HARBOUR.
5. The answer
Opening uses “COMPARE”. One example: HARBOUR.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
24 · 8 Marks · Prepared and unprepared signing
South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. What is the answer?
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language Grade 11. Prepared and unprepared signing. What is the answer?
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Prepared and unprepared signing. Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 04
  Point
  Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
2. 02 / 04
  Example
  Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. 03 / 04
  Opening
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
4. 04 / 04
  Delivery
  One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
5. The answer
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
25 · 2 Marks · Grammar, classifiers and space
Grammar, classifiers and space. Which sentence belongs to this topic?
Notes: In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Grammar, classifiers and space. Which sentence belongs to this topic?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: Which sentence belongs to this topic. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: Which sentence belongs to this topic. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Look at example 1. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get Which sentence belongs to this topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
2. What do we already know?
In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: Which sentence belongs to this topic. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: Which sentence belongs to this topic. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: Look at example 1. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get Which sentence belongs to this topic.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  South African Sign Language Home Language: CAPTAIN, QUIET, EXPLAIN, MAP, ALOUD, MARKET.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
South African Sign Language Home Language: CAPTAIN, QUIET, EXPLAIN, MAP, ALOUD, MARKET.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: South African Sign Language Home Language: CAPTAIN, QUIET, EXPLAIN, MAP, ALOUD, MARKET.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”
26 · 2 Marks · Prepared and unprepared signing
South African Sign Language Home Language. Prepared and unprepared signing. What is the answer?
Notes: Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language. Prepared and unprepared signing. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Opening uses “CHECK”. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
2. What do we already know?
Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: Opening uses “CHECK”. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  Signing for Prepared and unprepared signing: handshape, place, movement, and face. Then one point a classmate can repeat.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “CHECK”. One example: LIBRARY.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”
27 · 2 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
South African Sign Language Home Language. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
Notes: Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Point, quotation, effect. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
2. What do we already know?
Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: Point, quotation, effect. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”
28 · 2 Marks · Non-manual signals and manner
Non-manual signals and manner. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Non-manual signals and manner. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  A SASL sign for Non-manual signals and manner needs a handshape, a place, a movement and a face. Miss one and the sign is a different word.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: COLLECT. Describing word: READY. How-word: AGAIN. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to COLLECT.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”
29 · 2 Marks · Grammar, classifiers and space
Grammar, classifiers and space. What is the answer?
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Grammar, classifiers and space. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  In Grammar, classifiers and space, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: EXPLAIN. Describing word: QUIET. How-word: ALOUD. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to EXPLAIN.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”
30 · 2 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
South African Sign Language Home Language. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
Notes: Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: South African Sign Language Home Language. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Point, quotation, effect. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
2. What do we already know?
Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
4. Step-by-step working
1. 01 / 08
  Step A — Read the question twice
  Slow down. Circle the word that names the unknown. Underline every number and its unit. Do not grab a formula yet — first decide what the paper is actually asking.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
2. 02 / 08
  Step A2 — Hunt: Given, Missing, Find, Calculate
  Given: Numbers and units already in the sentence: no numbers yet — only a name, a diagram, or a worded unknown. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given. Missing: After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable. Find: We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula. Calculate: What we need to calculate: Point, quotation, effect. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
  Why this step: Do not name the letters yet. First hunt: what already has a number (Given), what has no number (Missing), the word the paper wants (Find), and which formula still contains the missing letter (Calculate).
3. 03 / 08
  Step B — Write the given in a column
  Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
  Why this step: A column with units stops you mixing cm with m, or minutes with seconds. Markers can also see you started correctly.
4. 04 / 08
  Step C — Name the method in words
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
  Why this step: If you can say the method in a sentence, you will pick the right formula. First-timers skip this and grab the first equation they remember.
5. 05 / 08
  Working
  Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for South African Sign Language Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
  Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
6. 06 / 08
  Step G — Sense-check the size
  Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
  Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
7. 07 / 08
  Step F — Box the answer with its unit
  Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
  Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
8. 08 / 08
  Step H — What the marker is looking for
  On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
  Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Does your answer appear as one of the options? Do the units match what was asked (m, N, J, °)? If you put the number back into the original equation, does it still hold? Estimate: is the size sensible?
7. A trap first-timers fall into
First-timers often grab the first formula they remember, mix units (cm with m, minutes with seconds), or drop a minus sign. Write the formula in words first: “this equals that, because…”