Latin Continuers 2 unit

Course Description

Preliminary Course [Board Developed] 2 units
HSC Course [Board Developed] 2 units

Prerequisites: 200-300 hours study of language, or equivalent
Stage 5 Latin

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The Preliminary and HSC courses in Latin allow students to explore the ancient Roman culture, thought and literature. Through their studies, students continue to evaluate the influences of Latin on the languages, cultures, literature and traditions of other lands.

 

Main Topics Covered:

PRELIMINARY COURSE (Y11)	HSC COURSE (Y12)
Study of a range of extracts of texts in the original Latin and of Latin works in translation.	Students study a prescribed prose and a prescribed verse text by looking at extracts in the original Latin and the work as a whole in translation. Students will focus on: literary features context historical, religious and cultural references, ideas, beliefs, arguments and practices language and linguistic features of these texts

Assessment – HSC course only

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT	WEIGHTING	INTERNAL ASSESSMENT	WEIGHTING
A three-hour written examination Section I: Prescribed Text: Prose Section II: Prescribed Text: Verse Section III: Unseen Texts	33 33 34	Translation of extracts Comment on Latin texts Comment on English Translations Translation of unseen extracts	TBA TBA TBA TBA
	100		100