Assessment overview
Students must complete component 01 and any two from 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06 to be awarded the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Classical Greek.
| Component | Marks | Duration | Weighting | insert text |
Language (01) | 100 | 1 hour 30 mins | 50% | |
Prose literature A (02) | 50 | 1 hour | 25% | |
Prose literature B (03) | 50 | 1 hour | 25% | |
Verse literature A (04) | 50 | 1 hour | 25% | |
Verse literature B (05) | 50 | 1 hour | 25% | |
Literature and culture (06) | 50 | 1 hour | 25% | |
Content overview
Language (01)
This is a compulsory component. Students build their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures and should become familiar with the vocabulary in the defined vocabulary list (DVL) and prescribed syntax and accidence. A restricted vocabulary list (RVL) and restricted grammar list (RGL) will be provided for the translation of the English sentences into the ancient language and the alternative grammar questions.
Prose literature and verse literature (02-05)
These are optional components. Students study a set text or group of texts, totalling between 110 and 120 lines in length. The set texts will change every two years.
Literature and culture (06)
This is an optional component. Students study the prescribed ancient source material covering two themes of civilisation and culture. The study of these prescribed sources needs to be supplemented with other non-prescribed ancient sources covering the same theme.