Latin
A Level - OCR
A Level - OCR
Taught At
Hitchin Girls’ School
This course will help you to acquire some understanding of the culture, politics and social life of Rome at significant periods in history, whilst studying elements of the language and literature of the Classical world.
There are four components:
Unseen Translation (Prose and Verse)
Prose Composition or Comprehension
Prose Literature
Two Prose texts are studied in depth, and you also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the
context from which the set texts have been taken
Verse Literature
Two Verse texts are studied in depth, and you also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the
context from which the set texts have been taken
Two hours per week will be devoted to the study of the prescribed texts; the rest will be spent on language work. An element of private study is expected.
All units are assessed at the end of the two years by written examination. There is no coursework option.
Course Entry Requirements
Grade 6 or above in Latin at GCSE. Minimum APS of 4.5
Course Specification
OCR H443