KS5

Key Stage Five Curriculum Overview

A Level Course Followed: Latin

Specification: OCR (Specification H443)

Why Choose A Level Latin?

This course leads to the mastery of Classical Latin in a surprisingly short time. A strong focus is put on expanding vocabulary. We also have the opportunity to study an extended sequence of two of the most important and influential Latin texts, developing Literary Criticism skills along the way. Universities recognise the depth and quality of the course, with its examinations requiring very detailed knowledge and the ability to quickly analyse language for meaning and effect. Classics undergraduates are well-regarded in the financial, legal and political spheres of work, and Latin A Level students are consistently in demand for other high-profile courses at the most prestigious universities.

Year 12

	NAME OF TOPIC	KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC	ASSESSMENT POINTS
HT1	AS Language	Testing on the AS Language Vocabulary List. Learning of all remaining A Level Latin grammar. Completion of key exercises from Latin Beyond GCSE. Introduction to ‘Unseen’ Latin exam technique	Wide variety of translation pieces, as homework and as regular test-condition ‘unseens’
HT2	Prose set text	Translate all Prose Set Text Line-by-line analysis	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week
HT3	Verse set text	Translate all Verse Set Text Line-by-line analysis	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT4	Verse set text	Complete Verse set text	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT5	Y12 exam preparation	Language past papers Literature paper exam-technique discussion Literature question exam practice	Exam on one AS Level Latin Language paper. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week
HT6	Start Y13 prose set text	Translate all Prose Set Text Start Line-by-line analysis	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.

Year 13

	NAME OF TOPIC	KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC	ASSESSMENT POINTS
HT1	Y13 prose set text	Continue prose set text translation Start line-by-line analysis	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT2	Y13 prose set text	Complete line-by-line analysis of prose set text Oxbridge Language exam practice, if applicable Y13 Trial Exam practice	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT3	Y13 verse set text	Y13 trial exam preparation and feedback Start Verse set text translation	Y13 Trial exam on 1 A Level Latin Language paper, and one A Level Prose Literature paper. Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT4	Y13 verse set text	Complete Verse set text translation and line-by-line analysis	Extended literature-response answers, as homework and in test conditions. Language unseens and homework translation continue, minimum two per week.
HT5		Exam preparation	Mock and Past papers
HT6	N/A		A Level Exams

Recommended Support Material for A Level

We work with professionally produced workbooks which contain full translations of all the literature set texts. Alternative translations may be of help, such as by Penguin, or Oxford World Classics.

A range of dictionary apps are available to help with language translation.

We try to keep up contact with former students who can pass on tips on University entry, or trying a Classics-based Mooc or EPQ.