Latin

Assessment

GCSE Content: comprises three modules, all of which are exam-assessed. Component 1: Latin Language Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes – 50% of the qualification The Language component requires learners to translate a passage of Latin, answer comprehension questions and either answer questions on syntax and accidence within the context of a narrative passage or translate short English sentences into Latin. The vocabulary, accidence and syntax required for the composition of Latin sentences will be taken from restricted lists. The accidence and syntax questions will draw upon the full range of syntax and accidence listed in the specification. Components 2 & 3: Literature Written examinations: 1 hour each component – 25% of the qualification The literature components require the study of two texts: one prose, one poetry. These set texts change every two years. Previous students have read Virgil’s harrowing account of the sack of a city and Tacitus’ tales of magic, political machinations, and murder. Students are currently reading about how a young student gets himself caught up in witchcraft, a serious case of real estate fraud, and a journey to the underworld.