Latin
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Latin
Board
OCR
Outline of the Course
- Unit 1: Unseen translation
- Students build their knowledge of the Latin language to become familiar with the vocabulary and linguistic structures.
- Unit 2: Prose composition or comprehension
- Students develop and demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary and language structure by:
- Translating unseen material from English to Latin; or
- Showing understanding of an unseen prose text through comprehension and questions on grammar and syntax.
- Unit 3: Prose literature
- Students study two prose texts from a choice of Cicero, Tacitus, Livy or Seneca.
- Unit 4: Verse literature
- Students study two verse texts from a choice of Virgil, Horace, Ovid or Catullus.
Both literature components involve translation, and writing commentaries and essays.
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Unseen Translation |
1 hour 45 minutes |
33% |
2 |
Prose/comprehension |
1 hour 15 minutes |
17% |
3 |
Prose Literature |
2 hours |
25% |
4 |
Verse Literature |
2 hours |
25% |