HED4807 Assignment 4 Semester 2 2026 – Due 10 September 2026

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HED4807 ASSIGNMENT 4 2026
DUE 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
QUESTION 1: Process Approach to Writing, ZPD and Scaffolding
Select a writing genre suitable for a Grade 8 or Grade 9 First Additional Language (FAL
classroom e.g., a discursive essay, descriptive paragraph or narrative essay). Critically
analyse how the drafting and revising stages of the process approach to writing
csupport learners’ movement through Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).
In ydiscussion:

Narrative essay for Grade 9 First Additional Language (FAL) learners.

Narrative essays work well for these learners because they can write about their own
lives and experiences. This makes writing easier and more interesting for them. The
CAPS curriculum says Grade 9 learners must learn to write different types of texts,
including narrative essays. The curriculum also says teachers should use the writing
process to teach writing. Learning Unit 5.3 of our study material explains that the
process approach “recognises that while learners are learning to listen, speak, read and
write, the production of a product such as a completed essay is not the only aim in