Latin
Latin is taught to a group of approximately 20 pupils in each of the first three years of their school career (Years 7, 8, and 9). Following the Cambridge Latin Course, they are given an excellent grounding in the language, soon learning to read Latin fluently. Stories are set in Pompeii, Roman Britain, Alexandria and the city of Rome itself, so, as they come to grips with the fundamental principles of the language, they also absorb a great deal about the Roman world. Pupils joining the School in Year 9 already with a good knowledge and sound reading skills in Latin may continue their studies.
Pupils can opt to continue their Latin studies in Years 10 and 11. We follow the OCR GCSE specifications and also aim to take pupils beyond the bare bones of the GCSE course with further reading from the Cambridge Latin Course.
Specification:
OCR GCSE in LATIN (J281) - first taught September 2009
Pupils will be entered for the Higher Tier papers which make the grades A*- D available.
All four papers are compulsory . Assessment is 100% examination - there is no internally assessed controlled assessment.
Unit A401H Paper 1: Latin Language (25%) – 1 translation of a Latin narrative passage and 1 comprehension (1 hour )
Unit A402H Paper 2: Latin Language (25%) – 1 translation of a Latin narrative passage and 1 comprehension (1 hour )
Unit A403H Paper 3: Latin Prose Literature (25%) – selections from Roman historians in the OCR Latin Anthology (1 hour)
Unit A404H Paper 4: Latin Verse Literature (25%) – extracts from works of Roman poets in the OCR Latin Anthology (1 hour)
Examination preparation:
All students are issued with detailed departmental grammar and set text revision documents. Copies of these revision documents and the OCR prescribed vocabulary lists are available on the pupils` area of the school website and on the school intranet. Lists of OCR prescribed vocabulary and set texts are available on the OCR website
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcsefor2009/latin/index.html
by selecting the Updated Specification 2009 document.
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