Afrikaans FAL Grade 7 ATP 2026

Grade 7 Afrikaans First Additional Language (FAL) is a crucial year that finalizes the Intermediate Phase, building the essential bridge between primary school and the Senior Phase curriculum. The curriculum focuses heavily on literature analysis, introducing formal critique of short stories and developing foundational skills in writing longer transactional and creative texts. To ensure you stay on track with your oral assessments, writing tasks, and language studies, it is essential to consult the full Grade 7 Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs).

This article outlines the 2026 Afrikaans FAL Grade 7 ATP, breaking down the weekly focus areas for teachers and learners, covering everything from Visual Literacy and Literature Reviews to Creative Writing and the final End-of-Year Examinations.

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Afrikaans FAL Grade 7 ATP 2026

The Annual Teaching Plan is divided into four terms, ensuring a balance between listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, alongside language structures and conventions.

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Term 1: Short Stories and Reviews

Focus: The first term introduces the formal study of short stories and begins reinforcing grammatical structures.

Literature Study: Read and listen to a short story (Kortverhaal) and discuss its key literary features, such as character, plot, conflict, setting, and theme.
Transactional Writing: Write a Review (Resensie) about the short story studied, focusing on correct format, style, and addressing the target audience.
Language Structures: Focus on Word Level work (singular/plural, adjectives, verbs) and Sentence Level work (tenses: present, past, future).
Vocabulary: Introduction to homophones, homonyms, and idioms.

Term 2: Dialogues and Formal Letters

Focus: Term 2 shifts to dialogue and formal correspondence, applying descriptive and narrative writing skills.

Literature Study: Continue the study of the prescribed short stories and begin the analysis of Poetry (Poësie).
Transactional Writing: Write a Formal Letter (Formele Brief) based on an article or narrative text, ensuring correct format and appropriate register.
Creative Writing: Write a Descriptive or Narrative essay (Beskrywende of Verhalende Opstel).
Assessment: Formal Assessment Task: Mondeling (Oral, 20 marks) and Controlled Test (Beheerde Toets, 60 marks) covering comprehension, visual text, and language structures.

Term 3: Advertising and The Project

Focus: Term 3 is centered around Visual Literacy and the Creative Writing Project, the main focus of the second half of the year.

Visual Literacy: Analyze and create Advertisements/Posters (Papatšo/Phoustara), focusing on the AIDA principle and persuasive language.
Creative Writing Project: Learners begin researching and planning for the creative project, which is often an extended piece of work on a chosen literary theme.
Literature: Continued study of Poetry and introduction to Folklore (Volksverhale).
Language Structures: Focus on Conjunctions (Voegwoorde) for building complex sentences, and Direct/Indirect Speech (Direkte en Indirekte Rede).

Term 4: Final Assessment and Forms

Focus: The final term covers practical functional writing (forms) and comprehensive revision for the end-of-year examination.

Transactional Writing: Complete Forms and Questionnaires (Vorms en Vraelyste), focusing on accuracy, concise language, and correct sequencing of information.
Revision: Comprehensive revision of all Language Structures and Conventions covered throughout the year.
Assessment:
- Oral (Paper 1): Final assessment of the Oral Presentation of the Project (20 marks).
- Writing (Paper 3): Final assessment of Transactional Writing (10 marks).
- End-of-Year Examination (Paper 2): Response to Texts (60 marks) covering all language and comprehension skills taught throughout the year.

FAQ: Afrikaans FAL Grade 7

Q: What is the Oral assessment composed of? A: The formal Oral mark (20 marks) is earned through two tasks: Reading Aloud (Hardoplees) completed in Semester 1 (Terms 1–2) and the Oral Presentation of the Project (Mondelinge Aanbieding) in Semester 2 (Terms 3–4).

Q: Which essay writing skills are taught in Grade 7? A: Learners are taught to write Narrative (Verhalend), Descriptive (Beskrywend), and Reflective (Reflekterend) essays, focusing on developing a personal style and supporting main ideas.