Year 7 — Classics

Term 1: Stage 1 - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

Introduction to Caecilius and Metella

Houses in Pompeii

Core Language:

Stage 1 vocabulary.

Introduction to Latin nouns

Introduction to Latin verbs.

Assessment on vocab features and cultural background - Stage 1

canis

dog

coquus

kitchen

est

is

filius

son

hortus

garden

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The students learn basic latin grammar and develop their extended writing skills.

Create a supportive community:

The students learn about different cultures' Roman deities.

Term 2: Stage 2 - Part I - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

Daily life in Pompeii - Part I

Core language:

Noun cases - nominative and accusative.

Nouns endings - declensions and gender.

Verbs - third-person singular present tense.

Assessment on vocab, grammar and cultural background - Stage 1

amicus

friend

ancilla

slave-girl

cena

dinner

cibus

food

dominus

master

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The students develop their Latin sentence structure and extended writing skills.

Create a supportive community:

The students develop their understanding of the diverse economies of the ancient world.

Term 3: Stage 2 - Part II - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

Daily life in Pompeii - Part II

Core language:

Practising the language (present tense verbs and nouns) through translations of texts. e.g. mercator, in triclinio

Vocabulary from Stage 2

Assessment on the vocab, grammar and Classical Civilisation in Stage 2.

ad

to

bibit

drinking

circumspectat

looks around

clamat

shouts

ecce

look

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The students develop their understanding of the plural form of nouns and their evaluation skills in extended writing.

Create a supportive community:

The students learn about different a different culture's approach to entertainment and compare it that of modern Britain's entertainment.

Term 4: Stage 3 - Part I - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

The town of Pompeii - Buildings and near and around the Forum

Core language:

Stage 3 vocabulary

Declensions:1st/2nd/3rd in further detail.

Translations of texts: 'in foro' and 'pictor'

Assessment on the vocab, grammar and Classical Civilisation in Stage 3.

agit

does

anulus

ring

coquit

cooks

cur

why

ego

I

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The students develop their analysis of ancient Roman source material.

Create a supportive community:

The students develop their understanding of the theme of slavery and the impact of slavery on the people involved and their communities.

Term 5: Stage 3 - Part II - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

The town of Pompeii - the palaestra (the gym)

Core language:

Declensions:1st/2nd/3rd in further detail.

'Translations of texts: 'tonsor' and 'venalicius'

Vocabulary in Stage 3

Assessment on the vocab, grammar and Classical Civilisation in Stage 3.

adest

is here

adsunt

are here

agricola

farmer

ambulat

farmer

audit

hears

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The students develop their skills to conjugate verbs into the imperfect and perfect tense.

Create a supportive community:

The students are taught the origin of contemporary languages and how this is a binding element of Europe communities.

Term 6: Stage 4 - Part I - Cambridge Latin Course

Classical Civilisation:

The forum - Part III

Core language:

Introduction of first and second-person singular in the Present tense.

Verb: to be

Flexible word order - sum/est

Introduction of adjectives: masculine

Vocabulary in Stage 4

End of Year assessment on the vocabulary, grammar and Classical Civilisation from Stages 1-4.

abest

is out

parvus

small

res

thing

superat

overpowers

tum

then

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

The student develop their understanding of the nominative and accusative cases.

Create a supportive community:

The students develop their understanding of cruel and unusual punishment and brutual entertainment.