Classics

Developing an appreciation and analysis of the Latin language and the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Classics Rationale: Key Stage 3

Throughout Key Stage 3 the analysis and appreciation of the Latin language, through translation and other language exercises, is interweaved with the study of background topics in order to simultaneously promote a wider appreciation of the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.

Year Group	Grammar Areas	Background Topics
Year 7	Accusative case as marker of the object Verb endings determining the subject of the sentence Varieties of subject plural markers according to declension Longer verb endings determining tense as well as subject	Roman families and houses The Roman forum as the focus of urban life: Religious Commercial Administrative Roman theatre Slaves and freedmen
Year 8	Varieties of object plural markers according to declension Dative case for indirect object Verb endings of all persons for present, perfect and imperfect tenses	Roman amphitheatres and gladiatorial games Roman baths The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii
Year 9	Irregular verbs and the infinitive The relative pronoun Possessives Present participles	Life in Roman Britain Client kings and Cogidubnus Fishbourne palace Life in ancient Alexandria The seven wonders of the ancient world

Classics Rationale: Key Stage 4

In KS4 Latin the analysis and appreciation of the language through translation and other language exercises, now with a focus on the GSCE Latin Language examination, continues to be interleaved with the study of background topics. These latter include:

Ancient Rome and the Roman forum
The Jewish War, Masada, and the arch of Titus
The patronage system
Stoic philosophy
Early Christianity

Language analysis and cultural appreciation also combine in studies which prepare students for the GCSE Latin Literature examination.

Cultural appreciation of Ancient Greece and Rome is the focus of the GCSE Latin Roman Civilisation paper, and of the whole GCSE Classical Civilisation course.