Classical Civilisation

Assessment

COMPONENT 1 – The World of the Hero • 40% of total A-level • 2 hours, 20 minute written paper at the end of Year 13 In this component learners will study: • Homer’s The Odyssey (year 12) • Virgil’s Aeneid (year 13) literary techniques and composition characterisation and themes social, cultural, religious context of the texts COMPONENT 2 – Invention of the Barbarian • 30% of total A-level • 1 hour, 45 minute written paper at the end of Year 13 In this component learners will study: Greek identity – how the Greeks saw and understood themselves as a people Issues of race and stereotyping in the ancient world The Persian Wars How the Greeks portrayed their enemies in art and drama The reality of Persia COMPONENT 3 – Love and Relationships • 30% of total A-level • 1 hour, 45 minute written paper at the end of Year 13 In this component learners will study: the role and status of women in ancient Greece and Rome comparative study of marriage ceremonies in Greece and Rome ancient Greek and Roman love poetry, and what this can tell us about the Classical cultures the views of Plato and Seneca on love, desire, and relationships.