Grade 6 November Paper 3: Writing Total: 20 Section A: Essay /20
Section B: Transactional text /10
Section A: Essay/20 Ask yourself these questions: • Who are you? • Where do you come from? • Do you like where you live and where you go to school?
What challenges do you face?
Read the passage below and think about what it means to be an African. You will use your thoughts in an essay you will plan and write.
I am an African! What does it mean to be an African? It means that we live on a large continent in which there are more than
fifty countries. The continent extends over the northern and southern hemispheres. Some African countries rely on agriculture to keep their economies going, while others are well developed in terms of technology and industry.
Africa is the Cradle of Humankind. It holds beautiful Bushman paintings
in its rocks and a wealth of minerals in its earth. It is home to beautiful indigenous trees and plants. It is the site of incredible feats like the great pyramids in Egypt and the Zimbabwe Ruins. Its clear, blue skies give us beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Its people produce great art, music and science.
Our own country, South Africa, lies at the southernmost tip of the
continent between two oceans. There are nine provinces in South Africa. Our population is diverse and our citizens come from many different ethnic groups, religions and cultures. We really are a rainbow nation!
Africa is amazing but it also has its challenges. Many people in Africa
live without access to water. Many children are born with HIV or left without parents because of HIV/AIDS. There is war, poverty and famine across Africa.
1 Choose one of the following titles for your essay: • I am an African • Proudly South African • Land of my birth • My country, my home • This is me
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