Classical Greek

Course summary

The first few terms will be spent in consolidating and improving language skills and in exposing pupils to a wide variety of Greek literature. Pupils will be introduced to writing in Greek, broaden their vocabulary and practise the analysis of sentences more complex than those they met at GCSE. They will also read widely in a variety of genres, learning the skill of literary criticism, including the writing of essays. As the course progresses we tackle more challenging prose composition and unseen translation work, carefully chosen to promote further discussion and understanding of the classical world and prepare pupils for their language papers.