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CLASSICS CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Key Stages 3 & 4
YEAR
TOPICS
1) Autumn Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 1 – 3: The eruption of Vesuvius; the familia of Caecilius; Pompeiian housing
and family life style; the town of Pompeii. Nominative and accusative; Declensions.
2) Autumn Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 stages 4 – 5: The Forum of Pompeii; the theatre. Singular verb forms; Plural nouns.
3) Spring term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 6 – 7: Slavery; Life after Death and religious beliefs. Past tenses; irregular past
tense stems;
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4) Spring Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stage 8: Gladiators and the arena. Accusative plurals; superlatives.
5) Summer Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 9 – 10: The Baths; Education. Dative nouns; full present tense verbs;
comparatives.
6) Summer Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stags 11 – 12: Politics; the eruption and archaeology. Verbs + dative; Full present,
imperfect and perfect verbs.
1) Autumn Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 1 – 3: The eruption of Vesuvius; the familia of Caecilius; Pompeiian housing
and family life style; the town of Pompeii. Nominative and accusative; Declensions.
2) Autumn Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 stages 4 – 5: The Forum of Pompeii; the theatre. Singular verb forms; Plural nouns.
3) Spring term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 6 – 7: Slavery; Life after Death and religious beliefs. Past tenses; irregular past
tense stems;
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4) Spring Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stage 8: Gladiators and the arena. Accusative plurals; superlatives.
5) Summer Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 9 – 10: The Baths; Education. Dative nouns; full present tense verbs;
comparatives.
6) Summer Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stags 11 – 12: Politics; the eruption and archaeology. Verbs + dative; Full present,
imperfect and perfect verbs.
1) Autumn Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 & 2 Stages 13 – 14: Revision of Book 1 grammar. Modal verbs [volo / nolo /
possum]; -que; infinitives; adjectives. Introduction to Roman Britain; the economy [farms and slaves] and Romanisation; Boudica.
Etymology and Latin in English SYR 1.1 -1.7.
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2) Autumn Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 stages 15 - 17: Relative clauses; pluperfect; imperfect of possum; genitive nouns.
Client kings and tribes; Fishbourne Palace; Alexandria; seven wonders of the world; underwater archaeology. Etymology and Latin in
English SYR 1.8 – 2.3
3) Spring term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 18 – 20: Gender agreement; hic / ille; imperatives / vocatives; is/ea/id; present
participles. Egyptian gods; Isis; Medicine and science. Etymology and Latin in English SYR 2.4 – 2.9
4) Spring Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 21 – 23: Past participles; adjectives and adverbs; word patterns. Aquae Sulis;
magic and defixiones; Haruspices; Roman religion and conflation. Etymology and Latin in English SYR 2.10 – 3.5.
5) Summer Term 1 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 24 – 26: cum and ut + subjunctive; indirect questions; gerundives. Travel;
legionary soldiers; Agricola. Etymology and Latin in English SYR 3.6 – 3.10
6) Summer Term 2 Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 Stages 27 – 28: indirect commands; tam….ut…; ablative nouns; time expressions.
Legionary fortress; Hadrians Wall; Archaeology of Roman Britain. Revise Noun tables
1) Language
Autumn Term 1 Latin Stories section 2; Carter Momentum test weekly homework; Grammar revision (Essential GCSE Latin sheets);
weekly vocabulary test
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Autumn term 2 Latin Stories section 2; Carter Momentum test weekly homework; Grammar revision (Essential GCSE Latin sheets);
weekly vocabulary test
Spring term 1 Latin Stories section 3; Carter Momentum tests weekly homework; Grammar revision (Essential GCSE Latin sheets);
weekly vocabulary tests.
Spring Term 2 Past papers A401 / 402; one of each for homework; Latin without tears ICT practice in class; weekly Vocabulary and
tables tests.
Summer Term 1 Past papers A401 / 402; one of each for homework; Latin without tears ICT practice in class; weekly Vocabulary and
tables tests.
2) Literature
Autumn Term 1 Horace The journey to Brundisium
Autumn term 2 Horace the Journey to Brundisium
Spring term 1 Virgil Storm at sea
Spring Term 2 Virgil Storm at sea; Horace Ship of State.
Summer Term 1 Practice questions on Literature in class.
3) Sources
Autumn Term 1 1 Notes from library texts on Topics 1. Work and domestic life - houses, - water supply - women - occupations (e.g.
engineering, army, farming, work carried out by women, slaves and freedmen).
Autumn term 2 Notes from Library texts on Topics 2. 2 Social life and entertainment
- food and drink - patronage - baths - religion - chariot racing - the amphitheatre.
Spring term 1 Practice use of primary sources from sources booklet to set against the background of previous sources knowledge
Spring Term 2 Practice use of primary sources from sources booklet to set against the background of previous sources knowledge
Summer Term 1 Past papers from A405.
PLEASE NOTE: This overview sets out a general summary of the basic curriculum taught. It is not an exhaustive list of what may be taught and
subject teachers may not necessarily follow the order stated above. Further details may be obtained from the Head of Department, if required.