Students must complete component 01 and any two from 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06 to be awarded the OCR GCSE in Latin. Component

Links to resources for teachers of Latin and Greek, including the Audio-Visual Classics Database and ‘Ariadne: Resources for Athenaze’. TES Connect With a 50 year history of development and revision, the Cambridge Latin Course (CLC) has established itself as the leading beginner's course for Latin. In addition, both Eduqas and OCR examination boards endorse the Cambridge Latin Course for GCSE teaching. This course offers the Prose B option, based on material from the Cambridge Latin Anthology (available to access online). This focuses around two texts, one from a writer from the second century AD, the other from two centuries earlier.The second text is much shorter and consists of a short anecdote about an unscrupulous character, from the pen of the orator and politician, Cicero. Cullen/Dormandy/Taylor – Latin Stories. This is a book of one hundred graded passages that reinforce all the grammar and vocabulary needed for success in GCSE Latin. It is a book of astonishing value. Once a student is beyond the most basic level, we place it at the heart of our teaching. Without making foolish guarantees, we believe that regular and thorough use of this book can take a student to Level 9 in the GCSE within a year.

These are optional components. Students study a set text or group of texts, totalling between 110 and 120 lines in length. The set texts will change every two years. Literature and culture (06) The Eduqas GCSE in Latin aims to provide a foundation in linguistic and cultural competence, enabling learners to gain knowledge and understanding of the Roman world through reading and responding to its language and literature. In particular, this specification enables learners to: For the language component of the course, you will study texts and stories in Latin to build knowledge and understanding of Latin vocabulary and grammar. This constitutes 50% of the course and provides a solid grounding for study of classical Latin at advanced level. develop insights into the relevance of the Latin language, its literature and Roman culture to the modern world. This GCSE Latin course recognises that learners reach the GCSE standard in Latin through many different routes and amounts of access to learning and teaching time. It therefore aims to allow centres and learners as many opportunities as possible to design courses which most appropriately suit their needs and interests. As this is a non-tiered assessment, Eduqas is aware of the need to satisfy the interests of the whole ability range.Can you do your kids homework? Homeschooling has many benefits for the whole family... Test yourself on these primary school homework questions. The first text is from the historian Tacitus, writing about the scandals, crimes and eventual downfall of the Emperor Claudius’ third wife, Messalina. For the Prose and Verse Literature component learners study Latin set texts, learning to answer questions in English on aspects of content and to respond to the ancient literature they have studied. The Prose and Literature element constitutes 25% of the final examination. Children spend 56% more time on technology than they do playing outside There are many benefits to children spending time outside, from building physical health to improving sensory skills, but our recent study found that lots of parents are A Guide to Latin Pronunciation, an Introduction to Latin Verse, recordings of passages read in Latin and links to short films in Latin. The Perseus Project