Latin
Key Stage 4
The purpose of the Latin curriculum at Ruislip High School is to provide students with an opportunity to study a classical subject and to develop a high level of literacy in both Latin and English. The curriculum incorporates grammar and vocabulary as well as linguistic competences. It also requires students to develop an acute attention to details and to widen their memory and retention skills.
In lessons, students will apply their knowledge of the language through translation and develop their cultural capital and analytical skills through the study of literature. Students will study a variety of topics as well as use authentic materials such as stories and books to enhance their cultural awareness. They will also study aspects of the Roman world and its influence on today's society to consider historical and sociological changes.
In prose and verse literature, students study Latin set texts and answer questions in English on aspects of content and analyse, evaluate and respond to the ancient literature they have studied.
The prescribed texts for 2021/2022 examination are:
From the Cambridge Latin Anthology:
Germanicus et Piso by Tacitus
Piso in Syria, The death of Germanicus, Mourning, Revenge
personae non gratae, by Pliny
Regulus, lines 1–19 (assem ...detestatur)
From the Oxford Classical Text:
Aeneid, by Virgil
705–740, 768–794
Examination Board
OCR Latin Specification:
% Components
End of Year 11 Formal Examinations:
50% Language
25% Prose Literature
25% Verse Literature
Extra-Curricular Activities
Year 10 & 11 Latin trip to Italy (biennial)
Click here for Latin Curriculum Map 2021-2022
