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A Level Classical Greek OCR

Dates Available

• Week 1: 30 March – 3 April
• Week 2: 6 April – 10 April
• Week 3: 13 April – 17 April

Boards

OCR H444

Length of Course

As required.

Times

Subject to requirement.

The course will consist of tailored sessions based on individuals’ requirements, with intensive coverage of the set texts and of practice in translating unseen passages. As for the literature, tuition will concentrate on translation, stylistic assessment and exploring themes and characters of:

Prose
Herodotus, Book 1, 1–6, 8–13, 19–22, 29–45

or

Plato, Republic, Book 1 327a to 332b, 336b to 337a7 and 338a4 to end of 342

Verse
´óÏó´«Ã½r, Iliad 16, lines 20–47, 644–867 and Iliad 24, lines 349–595

or

Euripides, Hippolytus, lines 284–361, 391–524, 601–624, 627–633, 638–662, 664–668, 682–731, 885–911, 914– 1028, 1030–1035

You must clearly state which texts are required at time of booking.

Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of Classical Greek texts within their literary, social and historical contexts.

Where the language is concerned, unseen passages will be translated in class and the grammar and syntax of these analysed closely. Practice in Classical Greek prose composition will also be offered, for those who intend to choose the prose composition option in the exam.

Texts
OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level: 2021-2023: 978-1350060425