Latin
A brief description of the course followed in Years 7 and 8.
LatinA brief description of the course followed in Years 7 and 8. |
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In Year 7 we find out about the Romans and learn the Latin language by reading an account, partly in Latin, partly in English, of the life of Caecilius and his family. Caecilius actually lived in Pompeii at the time and we pick up his story in 79 A.D.
By the end of the academic year, pupils will have learned a great deal about life in Pompeii at that time and considered the many similarities to and differences from their own way of life. They will also have developed their understanding of how language works and improved their own vocabulary, as they realise the debt of English to Latin.
In Year 8, continuing to follow the fortunes of members of Caecilius’s family, the scene moves to Roman Britain and centres on life around and about the palace of Cogidubnus, King of the Regnenses. Later we move to another part of the Roman Empire, Alexandria in Egypt.
In terms of language, by the end of Year 8 the pupil will have covered most of the active tenses of the verb and the majority of noun forms. He or she should be able to translate Latin of considerable complexity and have formed a realistic impression of the way people lived in a Roman province nearly 2,000 years ago. M.K. Dolan |
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