Many years ago I decided something had to be done about the scrappy, incomplete and useless literature notebooks belonging to my weaker pupils. Every year it was the same story. The year would start off well: logical, legible notes would be written in the first two, or maybe three, pages but gradually, as books were left at home or someone was absent or the day was hot and I was boring, the notes descended into chaos.

Provided here are a selection of worksheets covering different texts from the prescribed literature of the Grade 8 to 12 English curriculum.

The prescribed literature for English Home Language and First Additional Language for Grade 12 for 2010 are provided here. Teachers have a variety of options of which they can choose in each genre.

The prescribed literature for English Home Language and First Additional Language for 2010 are provided here. Teachers have a variety of options of which they can choose in each genre.

Provided here are past Grade 12 exam papers for both Home Language and First Additional Language. The memoranda are also provided. The papers range from November 2008 to March 2010.

Attached here are the latest electronic marksheets for English Home Language and First Additional Language for Grade 10 to 12. They are dated as 2009 but are also applicable for 2010 and provisionally also for 2011.

We’re very proud to announce the launch of a new online academic English magazine that we had a hand in creating. Teaching English Today is an initiative of the English Academy of Southern Africa – the only academy for the English language in the world. Teaching English Today (TET) is edited by our very own Dr Malcolm Venter, writer of the Venter Ventilates column for Teacher’s Monthly. TET is intended to be a vehicle for teachers to debate critical issues surrounding the teaching of English in South Africa.