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GCE Classics: Classical Greek

OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Classics: Classical Greek H040 Unit G !Entry Code "#$ %: Classical Greek Language

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Our Et'os
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Classical Greek 6an(ua(e "#$

Suggeste% teac ing time )opic outline Section A &ranslation o* Classical Greek prose into En(lis' 0 'ours Learning o&'ecti(es:

&o beco)e *ully *a)iliar 2it' t'e lan(ua(e contain deploy t'e AS accidence and synta>A to translate * Suggeste% resources

Suggeste% teac ing an% ome#ork acti(ities

6earn about t'e uses o* prepositions in Mor2ood (ra))ar

Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek b Mor2ood Greek to GCSE Part II by C- &aylor Hiner )eanin(

5ractise translatin( prepositions in revision e>ercise *ro) &aylor book 4denti*y and translate prepositions in a lon(er passa(e !used as translation7 not co)pre'ension% *ro) Hiner book7 e-(- Bo- #

Greek Comprehensions for Schools b

5repositions cards 9 )atc' prepositio

Consolidate prepositions usin( prepositions cards

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Classical Greek 6an(ua(e "#$

Suggeste% teac ing time )opic outline 0 'ours Learning o&'ecti(es:

&o beco)e *ully *a)iliar 2it' t'e lan(ua(e contain deploy t'e AS accidence and synta>A to translate * Suggeste% resources

Suggeste% teac ing an% ome#ork acti(ities

Revise cardinal and ordinal nu)bers in Mor2ood (ra))ar E 2rite out on board Consolidate nu)bers 2it' Greek bin(o 4denti*y and translate prepositions in a lon(er passa(e *ro) Hiner7 e-(- no-$ Revise t'e di**erent verb tenses in Mor2ood (ra))ar 5ractise identi*yin( and translatin( di**erent tenses in revision e>ercises *ro) &aylor book 5ractise translatin( verbs on Eton 2ebsite &ranslate verbs in a lon(er passa(e *ro) Hiner book 6earn about t'e uses o* indirect state)ent in Mor2ood (ra))ar 5ractise translatin( indirect state)ent in revision e>ercises *ro) &aylor book 4denti*y and translate indirect state)ent in a lon(er passa(e *ro) Hiner7 e-(- no- + Revision o* key points to re)e)ber in unseen e>a) 9 e-(- tense7 a(ree)ent 5upils translate Greek prose passa(e *ro) speci)en paper under e>a) conditions 5upils to )ark eac' ot'er<s translations to speci)en )ark sc'e)e7 to identi*y 'o2 )arks are lost and (ained at AS

Greek bin(o 9 call out nu)bers orally

pupils to cross t'e) o** on bin(o cards

Eton Colle(e Greek pro?ect 2ebsite: 'ttp:FF222-etoncolle(e-co)

t'en *ollo2 links *or Eton in Action Gre pro?ect

Be2spaper articles 9 pupils to (at'er

relevant passa(es and identi*y in t'e) sentences t'at 2ould be translated as di**erent types o* indirect state)ent

Speci)en paper

Section / &ranslation o* 'arder C'ronolo(ical overvie2 o* Greek aut'ors *ro) ,t' &eac'er3created ti)eline o* Greek aut Classical Greek prose into century to 4t' century7 linkin( to political E cultural *or 2all3display En(lis' 'istory En(lis' e>a)ples o* oratory
6ead up to Greek orators7 discussin( 'o2 E 2'y oratory is used and 'o2 it di**ers *ro) ot'er types o* literature Read En(lis' e>a)ples o* oratory 9 e-(- speec'es *ro) Hitler7 C'urc'ill and /lair =iscuss key aspects and tec'ni:ues o* oratory7 )akin( lists o* su((estions in (roups t'en *eedin( back

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Classical Greek 6an(ua(e "#$

Suggeste% teac ing time )opic outline 0 'ours Learning o&'ecti(es:

&o beco)e *ully *a)iliar 2it' t'e lan(ua(e contain deploy t'e AS accidence and synta>A to translate * Suggeste% resources

Suggeste% teac ing an% ome#ork acti(ities

Read En(lis' sections *ro) a 6ysias speec' !any e>cept ;A(ainst Eratost'enes<% and discuss as (roup t'e oratorical devices used Carry on readin( t'e speec' in Greek7 translatin( 2it' an eye to 'o2 6ysias )akes 'is 2ords persuasive 5upils start a list o* key Greek oratorical tec'ni:ues7 to be continued as course (oes on 5upils to read ;A(ainst Eratost'enes< sections #$3 G in En(lis' be*ore lesson 4n (roups in class7 pupils translate sections G+3G, into En(lis' E t'en read out t'eir translation to t'e rest o* t'e class &eac'er (ives out En(lis' translation o* *inal section o* speec'7 2'ic' pupils translate into Greek usin( as )any oratorical devices as possible &eac'er displays end o* 6ysias< speec' on board7 to co)pare 2it' pupils< versions =iscussion o* 'o2 pupils< versions di**er *ro) eac' ot'er and *ro) 6ysias<

Greek te>t and En(lis' translation o* 6

speec'es !e>cept t'e one speci*ied *o AS 6iterature paper%

Lysias Five Speeches ed- M- Ed2ards

Section / &ranslation o* En(lis' Revise participles and t'eir uses in Mor2ood and sentences into Classical Greek Greek 5rose Co)position book p- ++**
&ranslate sentences *ro) p- +H** into Greek 5ractise translatin( participles in lon(er passa(e on p- +$ Revise i)personal verbs and t'e accusative absolute in Mor2ood and Greek 5rose Co)position p- +,** &ranslate sentences *ro) p- +G into Greek 4denti*y E practise opportunities to use i)personal verbs in a lon(er passa(e7 e-(- p- 44 5upils to discuss in (roups t'e )ain stylistic di**erences bet2een Greek and En(lis'7 and t'en *eedback "urt'er to discussion7 revise particles7

Greek Prose Composition by M- Bort' Hillard

arry Potter and the Philosopher!s Sto

#ncient Greek Edition by C- I- Ro2lin( A- 0ilson

arry Potter and the Philosopher$s Sto

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Classical Greek 6an(ua(e "#$

Suggeste% teac ing time )opic outline 0 'ours Learning o&'ecti(es:

&o beco)e *ully *a)iliar 2it' t'e lan(ua(e contain deploy t'e AS accidence and synta>A to translate * Suggeste% resources
by C- I- Ro2lin(

Suggeste% teac ing an% ome#ork acti(ities

subordination etc- in Mor2ood =isplay on 2'iteboard t2o correspondin( sections o* Harry 5otter 9 one in En(lis'7 one in Greek 9 *or pupils to discuss 'o2 t'ey di**er

&ranslate anot'er section7 t'en co)pare 2it' t'e Greek edition Use revision s'eet to (o over key points to re)e)ber in prose co)position e>a) 9 e-(subordination7 particles Speci)en paper

5upils translate into Greek t'e En(lis' sentences *ro) speci)en paper7 under e>a) conditions 5upils to )ark eac' ot'er<s translations to speci)en )ark sc'e)e7 to identi*y 'o2 )arks are lost and (ained at AS

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C- I- Ro2lin( E A- 0ilson

C- &aylor Greek to GCSE Part II !/ristol Classical +00#%

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D Stretc' and c'allen(e opportunity idea

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Sa)ple 6esson 5lan: Classical Greek 6an(ua(e "#$

Analysin( and 5ractisin( 4dio)atic Greek &ranslation
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6earnin( Ob?ectives *or t'e lesson

Ob?ective Ob?ective + Ob?ective # 5upils to i%enti!. t'e key lin(uistic *eatures o* En(lis' and Classical Greek5upils to %istinguis !or t emsel(es key opportunities in a passa(e o* En(lis' to translate into stylis' and idio)atic Greek5upils to practise usin( Greek lin(uistic *eatures suc' as subordination and particles in translation-

Recap o* previous e>perience and prior kno2led(e

Juick brainstor) activity 9 pupils to co)e up 2it' all t'e ele)ents o* Greek (ra))ar t'ey 'ave learned so *ar 2'ic' see) si(ni*icantly di**erent *ro) En(lis' !e-(- optatives7 (enitive absolutes% and 2rite on board-

Content
)ime K )inutes Content 0ar) up activity- 5upils to take brainstor) activity *urt'er by discussin( in (roups 2'ic' o* t'e identi*ied (ra))atical di**erences indicate a si(ni*icant stylistic di**erence bet2een Greek and En(lis'- 5upils t'en *eedback7 and key stylistic di**erences are 2ritten on t'e boardRevision o* identi*ied lin(uistic points 9 look up participles7 subordination7 particles etc- !as raised by pupils% in Mor2ood (ra))ar book to consolidate (ra))ar kno2led(e=isplay on 2'iteboard t2o correspondin( sections o* Harry 5otter 9 one in En(lis'7 one in Greek 9 *or pupils to discuss 'o2 t'ey di**er- Co)pare issues suc' as sentence len(t'7 additionalFo)itted 2ords and circu)locutions by underlinin(F'i('li('tin( on board4n (roups7 pupils are (iven sections o* anot'er s'ort passa(e *ro) Harry 5otter to translate into Greek7 2it' assistance o* vocabulary s'eet provided by teac'erGCE Classics

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0 )inutes

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5upils to concentrate on usin( t'e ele)ents o* Greek idio) identi*ied and revised earlier in lesson0 )inutes &eac'er brin(s to(et'er all t'e (roups< 2ork7 to type up on 2'iteboard pupils< version o* Harry 5otter section- &eac'er t'en displays t'e sa)e section as translated in t'e book5upils 'i('li('t and discuss 'i('li('t di**erences bet2een t'e t2o translations-

K )inutes

Consolidation
)ime K )inutes Content 5upils to 2rite do2n *or t'e)selves a revision s'eet on t'e key stylistic di**erences bet2een Greek and En(lis' to re)e)ber key translation points *or e>a)-

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