WHY STUDY GREEK OR LATIN? Students will enjoy the challenge of reading and engaging with a range of set texts and will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the life and culture of the ancient world. Students will be encouraged to develop and apply critical analytical skills which will support future study, and linguistic skills which will help them in the study and application of English and other languages. CONTENT OF THE COURSE: Students build their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures through study of grammar, deepening and going beyond the knowledge gained at GCSE, and through reading and studying prose and verse texts. For the literature papers, two prose and two verse set texts are studied in depth. Additional literature in translation is studied to provide context.
For entry to the Sixth Form (and UC4), an interview is an absolute requirement and will inform the decision to offer a place or not. While general the interview will seek to explore a candidate's academic and co-curricular interests, attitude to school, personal qualities, and ability to contribute to the College community.
Component: Unseen Translation: Candidates translate a prose passage and a verse passage into English. Two lines of verse must be scanned. Length: 1hr 45mins Weighting: 33% Component: Prose Composition or Comprehension: Candidates either translate unseen material from English into Greek / Latin or answer comprehension and grammar questions on an unseen prose passage. Length: 1hr 45mins Weighting: 17% Component: Prose Literature: Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of passages from set texts, translate passages of set texts, critically analyse the literary style, characterisation, and argument of passages from set texts, and write at length, drawing upon study of materials studied in Greek / Latin and in translation. Length: 2hrs Weighting: 25% Component: Verse Literature: Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of passages from set texts, translate passages of set texts, critically analyse the literary style, characterisation, and argument of passages from set texts, and write at length, drawing upon study of materials studied in Greek / Latin and in translation. Length: 2hrs Weighting: 25%
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £29,700 - £33,900; Boarding £45,150 - £50,700 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP |
WHY STUDY GREEK OR LATIN? Students will enjoy the challenge of reading and engaging with a range of set texts and will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the life and culture of the ancient world. Students will be encouraged to develop and apply critical analytical skills which will support future study, and linguistic skills which will help them in the study and application of English and other languages. CONTENT OF THE COURSE: Students build their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures through study of grammar, deepening and going beyond the knowledge gained at GCSE, and through reading and studying prose and verse texts. For the literature papers, two prose and two verse set texts are studied in depth. Additional literature in translation is studied to provide context.
For entry to the Sixth Form (and UC4), an interview is an absolute requirement and will inform the decision to offer a place or not. While general the interview will seek to explore a candidate's academic and co-curricular interests, attitude to school, personal qualities, and ability to contribute to the College community.
Component: Unseen Translation: Candidates translate a prose passage and a verse passage into English. Two lines of verse must be scanned. Length: 1hr 45mins Weighting: 33% Component: Prose Composition or Comprehension: Candidates either translate unseen material from English into Greek / Latin or answer comprehension and grammar questions on an unseen prose passage. Length: 1hr 45mins Weighting: 17% Component: Prose Literature: Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of passages from set texts, translate passages of set texts, critically analyse the literary style, characterisation, and argument of passages from set texts, and write at length, drawing upon study of materials studied in Greek / Latin and in translation. Length: 2hrs Weighting: 25% Component: Verse Literature: Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of passages from set texts, translate passages of set texts, critically analyse the literary style, characterisation, and argument of passages from set texts, and write at length, drawing upon study of materials studied in Greek / Latin and in translation. Length: 2hrs Weighting: 25%