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Latin (Head of Department: Mr J Meehan)Advanced HigherThis course builds upon the work done in Intermediate 2 and Higher Latin andconsists of three units:1 TranslationCandidates will further develop their knowledge of the grammar and syntax of theLatin language. This will be done through the study of extracts from two of thegreatest of Roman writers, the poet Virgil and the historian Livy. In the final examcandidates will be required, with the help of a dictionary, to translate an unpreparedpassage from each of these writers.2 InterpretationThis involves the study of important works of Latin literature with a view tounderstanding the aims of the writers and the literary techniques which they employ.At the moment the area of Latin literature which we study is love poetry, mainlythrough the writings of Ovid, whose influence on later European culture, in particularliterature and art, has probably been greater than that of any other Latin poet. In thefinal exam candidates will be required to answer questions about the content andtechnique of passages studied in class.3 InvestigationAs in other Advanced Higher subjects, candidates are required to write a 4000-worddissertation, which can be on any aspect of the Roman world and Roman culturewhich interests them.Advanced Higher Latin is not listed in the column options: this will allow candidates tonegotiate a suitable timetable with the department.HigherThis course involves three units, which will be studied in parallel:1 TranslationThis involves developing further the knowledge of Latin grammar and syntaxacquired at Intermediate 2. In the external assessment pupils will be required totranslate into English, with the help of a word list, a piece of Latin prose which theyhave not seen before.2 Verse InterpretationPupils will read - partly in the original Latin and partly in English translation - theRudens of Plautus (a Roman comic play) and in the external assessment will berequired to answer a variety of questions which test their knowledge andunderstanding of the play.3 Prose InterpretationPupils will read - partly in the original Latin and partly in English translation - extractsfrom the work of Cicero, the greatest and most famous of Roman prose writers. Inthe external assessment they will be required to answer a number of questions whichtest their knowledge and understanding of what they have read.Form 6 Subject ChoiceMarch 201231