Latin

Assessment

• Unit 1a: Unseen Translation / Unit 1b: Unseen Comprehension / or Prose Composition Pupils build on their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures. There is no defined vocabulary list, but candidates are expected to be familiar with the language used by the specified authors. • Unit 2: Prose Literature Pupils study and discuss a prescribed amount of Latin text, as well as some of the text in translation to give a better understanding of the context. There is a choice of texts, including Cicero’s Pro Caelio, Tacitus’ Annals and Pliny’s Letters. • Unit 3: Verse Literature Pupils study and discuss a prescribed amount of Latin text, as well as some of the text in translation to give a better understanding of the context. There is a choice of texts, including Virgil’s Aeneid, Juvenal’s Satires and Ovid’s Fasti.