Latin

Assessment

Latin Unseen: This unit tests candidates’ ability to translate unseen Latin prose and verse (the verse portion will be from Ovid). It takes the form of a 105 minute paper, which makes up 33% of their total A Level. Candidates will need to be familiar with the Latin of authors from the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. They will need to be able to recognise, analyse and translate grammar and vocabulary that they have learnt throughout the course. Latin Comprehension or Prose Composition: Students will either need to answer comprehension questions on an unseen passage taken from Pliny’s letters or translate an unseen passage of English into Latin. It takes the form of a 75 minute, which makes up 17% of their total A Level. They will need to be able to recognise, analyse and translate grammar and vocabulary that they have learnt throughout the course. Latin Verse: Students will study excerpts from Virgil’s Aeneid, an Epic poem. It takes the form of a 120 minute translation and comprehension paper, which makes up 25% of their total A Level. Latin Prose: Students will study excerpts from Cicero’s Phillipics, It also takes the form of a 120 minute translation and comprehension paper, which makes up 25% of their total A Level