TZANEEN

MOPANI EASTDISTRICT
DISTRICT

NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

LIFE ORIENTATION
TASK 2: PROJECT
2024

MARKS: 90

DURATION: 4-5 WEEKS

PAGES INCLUDING THE COVER: 07

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 ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
TOPIC: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
SUB-TOPICS  The role of media in a democratic society
 Extent to which media reporting reflects a
democratic society
 Freedom of expression and limitations
 Coverage of sports personalities and
celebrities.
 Human right violations
CRITCAL QUESTION/ISSUE Media coverage on sport personalities

PURPOSE The aim of this project is for learners to research

how the media reports on sport personalities and
to determine the fairness or unfairness of such
coverage.

FORMS OF ASSESSMENT  Research - Capturing, analyzing and present

information on data sourced.
 Written report
 Section 1  28 marks
 Section 2  26 marks
 Section 3  20 marks
 Section 4  12 marks
 Section 5 04 marks
 TOTAL  90 marks
DURATION The task should be completed in a 4-5 weeks
period and handed in before the end of term 2 as
it will be part of the SBA mark for term 2.
The due date to be determined by teacher.

DATE OF ISSUE: 19 APRIL 2024

DATE OF COMPLETION: 17 MAY 2024

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE :
 Human rights violations
 Organisations addressing violation of human rights
 Role of the media in a democratic society
 Freedom of expression and limitations
 Coverage of sport and recreation activities

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INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS:

A cover page must be provided and should have the title of the project.

You must research independently, read and write up the project

independently.
A research project has the following process that needs to be followed.

 A table of contents where the main headings are written in capital letters and
the subheadings in small caps should be used. Additionally, the page
numbers should cohere (relate) with the content of your project. The page
numbers should be on the right hand side and each aspect must be
numbered on the left hand side.
 Write or type your content using subheadings for each section.
 You have to answer the questions as set out in this assignment in full
sentences. No one word answers will be accepted.

 Beautify the whole project, but don’t obscure visibility. Borders could also be
used.
 Provide for adequate spacing between paragraphs.
 Use examples to support and illustrate your points.
 Sources must be used to complete this project.
 In- text referencing should be used and acknowledged in your bibliography.
 Your product should be legibly written.
 Don’t write a sentence if it does not make sense to you. Short and meaningful
sentences are preferable.
 Direct copying of material from any source is discouraged. Paraphrase the
material and acknowledge the source (s)
 Ensure proper grammar and proofread (check) before submission.
 Where warranted (needed), attach the necessary excerpts (extracts).
 A minimum of FOUR sources could be used depending on the extent of the
argument to be made.
 Include a bibliography where you list the titles of books you consulted,
articles, websites you visited and the other sources of information ( see
Annexure A)

 The project should be bound and stapled

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COVER PAGE TASK: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

NAME OF LEARNER
NAME OF SCHOOL

Activity Teacher’s HOD/School District Provincial

mark Moderator Moderator Moderator
Mark Initial Mark Initial Mark Initial Mark Initial
Section 1: 28

Section 2: 26

Section 3: 20

Section 4: 12

Section 5: 04

Total: 90

OVERALL FEEDBACK TO LEARNER:

MODERATION: NAME SIGNATURE DATE

Teacher/Marker
HOD/School
Moderator
District Moderator
Provincial Moderator

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1.1 Write a paragraph in which you give a brief explanation on how
sport personalities are portrayed by the media and how the
portrayal influence people. Your paragraph should have an
introductory sentence suitable to the topic of this research project

Use the following bulletin to answer:

 Opening statement (1x1=1)
 Impressions created by the media (1x2=2)
 The influence that the media has on the people (1x2=2)

1.1.2 Define the concept human rights violation. (1x2=2)

1.1.3 Choose any THREE of the following five sports personalities and
answer the following questions:
 Kaizer Motaung Junior
 Shakes Mashaba
 Itumeleng Khune
 Caster Semenya
 Oscar Pistorius
1.1.3.1 For each of the three sports personalities that you have chosen, (3x2=6)
provide a detailed description of the situations they faced that were
negatively exploited by the media.
1.1.4 For each of the three sports personalities that you have chosen, (3x1=3)
name human rights that you felt the media infringed.

AND

Critically discuss each of the human rights that you felt the media (3x2=6)
infringed upon in each case.
1.1.5 Discuss the possible consequences each of them had to face in (3x2=6)
their personal lives due to the negative media coverage and
provide a reason for each of your answers.
TOTAL SECTION 1 [28]
2. SECTION 2- DEALING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

2.1 Name, in full, three state institutions which deal with human rights (3x1 = 3)
violations.
2.2 Briefly explain three roles that each institution plays in addressing (3x3)=9
violation of human rights.
2.3 State in each institution’s case, its mission and vision. (3x2)=6
2.4 Restorative justice is a new concept in the South African legal
landscape.
Define restorative justice (1X2=2)

AND

Explain briefly what its three principles entail. (3x2=6)

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 TOTAL SECTION 2 26
3. SECTION 3 –THE MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS

3.1 Discuss the media’s responsibilities in a democracy. (1X6=6)

3.2 Having discussed how sports personalities are portrayed by the (5x2=10)
media, provide FIVE recommendations to the media on how
these challenges can be addressed.
3.3 The Constitution in South Africa guarantees us the freedom of (2X2=4)
expression. There are, however, some limitations to freedom
of expression. Name two limitations that can prevent the media
from committing human rights violations.
TOTAL SECTION 3 [20]
SECTION 4: REFLECTION AND CONCLUSION

4.1 Present TWO argument for and TWO against the following (4x2=8)
statement: “The youth of today show general apathy towards
human rights violations”.
What is your own position with regards to the violation of sports (1X4=4)
4.2 personalities’ rights by the media?

(12)
TOTAL SECTION 4

5. SECTION 5 – LIST OF REFERENCES

5.1 List all resources that you used during the preparation of your (1X4)
research. Your references should be written in alphabetical

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 order. An example of bibliography arrangement will be given by
your teacher.
TOTAL SECTION 5 4
TOTAL = 90 MARKS

Bibliography (4)
[you are expected to use at least 4 sources, not more than 4 sources]

The following are ways to compile your Bibliography.

For a book:
Author (last name first). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:
Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.

For an encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers.
EXAMPLE:
The Encyclopedia Brittanica, 1997. Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp. 50-51.

For a magazine:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number, (Date): page
numbers.
EXAMPLE:
Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming at the Top of the World." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume
47, No. 1, (Winter 1998): p. 11.

For a newspaper:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city, state of publication. (date):
edition if available, section, page number(s).
EXAMPLE:
Powers, Ann, "New Tune for the Material Girl." The New York Times, New York, NY.
(3/1/98): Atlantic Region, Section 2, p. 34.

Online Resources
Internet:
Author of message, (Date). Subject of message. Electronic conference or bulletin board
(Online). Available e-mail: LISTSERV@ e-mail address
EXAMPLE:
Ellen Block, (September 15, 1995). New Winners. Teen Booklist (Online). Helen
Smith@wellington.com

World Wide Web:

URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). author (or item's name, if mentioned),
date.
EXAMPLE: (Boston Globe's www address)
http://www.boston.com. Today's News, August 1, 1996.

(Extract from Teacher visions: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/research papers)