Classical Greek
Minimum Entry Criteria
Guarantees a place on the course: 7 in Greek
Board
OCR
Outline of the Course
- Unit 1: Unseen translation
- Students build their knowledge of the Classical Greek language to become familiar with the vocabulary and linguistic structures.
- Unit 2: Prose composition or comprehension
- Students develop and demonstrate their detailed understanding of Classical Greek vocabulary and linguistic structures through either:
- Translating unseen material from English into Classical Greek; or
- Demonstrating their understanding of an unseen prose text through comprehension, translation and questions on syntax and accidence.
- Unit 3: Prose literature
- Students study two prose set texts: the historian Thucydides and the philosopher Plato.
- Unit 4: Verse literature
- Students study two verse set texts: the poet Homer and the playwright Sophocles.
- 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% |