Classical Greek
Areas for Assessment
Using language
Making linguistic connections
Moving between cultures
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- is confident and competent in reading and responding to extended passages of Classical Greek, recognising and analysing grammatical structures in complex sentences.
- demonstrates extensive understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and demonstrates perceptive understanding of ways in which meaning is conveyed.
- uses context and linguistic clues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary in translating extended passages of Classical Greek into fluent and idiomatic English that captures the tone and style of the writer.
- analyses the significance of references to cultural, social and historical features of the ancient Greek world.
- demonstrates extensive understanding of the relationship between language and culture.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- is competent in reading and responding to extended passages of Classical Greek, recognising and analysing grammatical structures in complex sentences.
- demonstrates thorough understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of ways in which meaning is conveyed.
- uses context and linguistic clues to deduce the meaning of most unfamiliar vocabulary in translating extended passages of Classical Greek into fluent English that broadly reflects the tone and style of the writer.
- discusses references to cultural, social and historical features of the ancient Greek world.
- demonstrates thorough understanding of the relationship between language and culture.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- reads and responds to extended passages of Classical Greek, recognising and analysing most grammatical structures in complex sentences.
- demonstrates sound understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of ways in which meaning is conveyed.
- uses context and linguistic clues to deduce the meaning of some unfamiliar vocabulary in translating extended passages of Classical Greek into clear English that reflects the style of the writer.
- explains references to cultural, social and historical features of the ancient Greek world.
- demonstrates sound understanding of the relationship between language and culture.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- reads and responds to extended passages of Classical Greek, recognising and explaining grammatical structures in simple sentences.
- demonstrates basic understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of ways in which meaning is conveyed.
- uses context and linguistic clues to deduce the meaning of some unfamiliar vocabulary in translating short passages of Classical Greek into English.
- describes some references to cultural, social and historical features of the ancient Greek world.
- demonstrates basic understanding of the relationship between language and culture.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates very limited competence in the language and basic understanding of language features and structures. With support, reads and responds to extended passages of Classical Greek.
- with guidance, demonstrates very limited understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of ways in which meaning is conveyed.
- with support, uses context and linguistic clues to deduce the meaning of a limited amount of unfamiliar vocabulary in translating short passages of Classical Greek into literal English.
- identifies some references to cultural, social and historical features of the ancient Greek world.
- demonstrates an elementary understanding of the relationship between language and culture.