EXAMINATION BOARD: OCR CLASSICS: LATIN
 
AS CONTENT
Unit 1: Latin Language: unseen translation and comprehension
Unit 2: Latin verse and prose literature
 
A2 CONTENT
Unit 3: Latin verse: unseen translation and comprehension of Latin verse; comprehension and analysis of seen Latin verse.
Unit 4: Latin prose: unseen translation and comprehension of Latin prose; comprehension and analysis of seen Latin prose.
 
Latin A-level builds on the language skills acquired at GCSE. Increased language skills enable students to read some of the greatest literature of all time in its original language. At AS Level we read Ovid's Metamorphoses, an epic poem about characters from Greek mythology. Daedalus and Icarus, the Minotaur and Ariadne all make appearances in the sections we study. We also study Cicero 'the father of oratory' who has influenced politicians from Abraham Lincoln to Barak Obama in the art of public speaking. At A2 students have the opportunity to study Virgil again, reading Book 1 of the Aeneid. Virgil's epic story of a man's quest to save his people and found Rome is a poem of adventure, perseverance, ambition and suffering. We engage with these texts in detail and learn to debate different opinions about them. Students will develop the ability to place ancient texts in their historical context while still appreciating and analysing the works as exceptional pieces of literature. These texts explore relationships, culture and issues that are at the very heart of humanity.

Reading these texts increases awareness of the history of our own society and of human relationships and behaviour. This course will prepare students to be independent learners who can utilise a range skills and work in a multi-disciplinary way. Students will have the opportunity to work in groups and pairs discussing and debating the texts we study and will also work independently building the necessary linguistic skills to tackle Unseen translation. This course will prepare students to be independent learners who can utilise a range skills and work in a multi-disciplinary way. Latin involves History, literary analysis, sociology and psychology and linguistic skills. The ability to work at this level with such wide range of skills is invaluable preparation for university. Students will be supported by a provision of outside visitors, lectures and visits to museums. There are also plans in place to visit Rome during the academic year 2010-11 and A-level students will have priority places on this trip.
 
This may be a valuable course for you if you are interested in reading any of the following at University: 
Law, Politics, Civilisation, English, Archaeology, Art, History, Museum Curatorship.
 
Entry Requirements:

• GCSE Latin – A*/A

 
Other GCSEs that would assist progression:

• English A/B
• English Literature – A/B