KS4 - Classical Civilisation
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OCR
Outline of the Course
Year 10 – Thematic study – Women in the Ancient World
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This unit is split into 8 subtopics covering content such as Women of Legend, Women and Religion, ‘Improper’ women, Young women and Women to be Feared
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For each subtopic students will compare the respective position of women in the Greek world (Athens and Sparta) with those in the Roman world forming complex judgements as to how attitudes change over time, how and why roles differ and in which society women played a more significant role
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In each subtopic are a number of case studies of women that had an impact for that topic, including Medea and Aspasia
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Study a wide range of source material from the ancient world covering: comic and tragic plays, epic poetry, letters and biographies as well as visual sources and archaeology
Year 11 – Literature and Culture – Roman City Life
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In the culture section students will focus on topics such as political and social structure in the Roman world, housing and infrastructure and leisure and entertainment
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Students will analyse a number of case study examples from various sites in the Roman world such as Pompeii, Herculaneum and Rome
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In the literature section students will analyse 3 satirists (Horace, Juvenal and Petronius) and 6 letters from Pliny and analyse how useful these are as sources for finding out about the experiences of everyday life in the Roman world.
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Key questions covered in the literature unit include: How dangerous was it living in the city of Rome? How important were dinner parties to wealthy Romans? Why might some Romans dislike going to the chariot races? How useful are the satirists as sources of evidence about the Roman world?
Over both units learn and enhance key skills such as debating and forming coherent arguments, analysis of source material and evaluating the usefulness of a wide range of different source material. You do not have taken/be taking Latin or Greek, no language study involved.
Assessment
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Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
1 |
Women in the Ancient World (examination) |
1 hour 30 minutes |
50% |
2 |
Roman City Life (examination) |
1 hour 30 minutes |
50% |
