New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Latin:Latin:

Unit Assessment at Advanced HigherUnit Assessment at Advanced Higher

Advanced Higher Units

Unit Assessment – Recap

Unit Assessment Support Purpose

Unit Assessment Support at Advanced Higher – Key Features

Unit Assessment Support at Advanced Higher – Approaches

Outcomes and Assessment Standards

Literary Appreciation

Outcome 1The learner will:

Understand, analyse and evaluate in depth complex verse and/or prose texts in Latin and translated into English by:

1.1 Identifying and explaining main ideas and themes1.2.Identifying and explaining how literary techniques are used to convey meaning1.3. Communicating an appropriate critical response1.4 Identifying and explaining aspects of Roman culture

Outcomes and Assessment Standards

Translating

Outcome 1

The learner will:

Translate complex unseen Latin verse and prose texts into English by:

1.1 Applying advanced knowledge and understanding of vocabulary, accidence and syntax

1.2 Conveying meaning, using appropriate language, style and structure

Outcomes and Assessment Standards

ProjectOutcome 1The learner will:

Plan, research and present the findings of a project based on an aspect of Latin literature, language or the Roman world by: 1.1 Identifying an appropriate topic and setting out a plan for research

1.2 Translating and commenting on detailed texts in Latin

1.3 Analysing and evaluating relevant information from sources in translation and other research

1.4 Drawing conclusions and presenting findings on the topic

Workshop 1Unit Assessment

Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2-3, discuss: Identify subject-specific topics for discussion

Workshop Aims To understand the assessment and evidence requirements

of Unit Assessment To consider a range of ways of generating evidence for the

Unit Assessment Support provided

Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2-3, discuss each unit in turn, specifically:

The suitability and accessibility of the task The Judging Evidence table How you might use/adapt this assessment 

Unit Assessment Support Package 2

• Combined approach by theme• Combines the Literary Appreciation and

Translating units• Covers all outcomes and assessment standards

for each of these two units• (The Project unit is not included in this

assessment support package as it is package 1.)

Unit Assessment Support Package 2 cont’d

Task 1 – Choose 3 writers and undertake a literary appreciation task (with access to prescribed texts)

Task 2 - Undertake a translation of a verse (Ovid) and a prose text (Caesar) connected to the themes of letter writing and/or love (with access to a word list but not a dictionary)

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