Assessment overview
Students must complete all components (01, 02, 03 and 04) to be awarded the OCR A Level in Classical Greek.
| Component | Marks | Duration | Weighting | insert text |
Unseen translation (01) | 100 | 1 hour 45 mins | 33% | |
Prose composition or comprehension (02) | 50 | 1 hour 15 mins | 17% | |
Prose literature (03) | 75 | 2 hours | 25% | |
Verse literature (04) | 75 | 2 hours | 25% | |
Content overview
Component 01: Unseen translation
Students build their knowledge of the Classical Greek language to become familiar with the vocabulary and linguistic structures used by the named prose and verse unseen author.
Component 02: Prose composition or comprehension
Students develop and demonstrate their detailed understanding of Classical Greek vocabulary and linguistic structures through either:
- Translating unseen material from English into Classical Greek; or
- Demonstrating their understanding of an unseen prose text through comprehension, translation and questions on syntax and accidence.
Component 03: Prose literature
Students study two prose set texts. Students will study one prose set text from group 1 and one prose set text from group 2. Students also study additional literature in translation so that they understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. The set texts rotate every two years.
Component 04: Verse literature
Students study two verse set texts. Students will study one verse set text from group 3 and one verse set text from group 4. Students also study additional literature in translation so that they understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. The set texts rotate every two years.