Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of accidence and syntax and understanding of content, context and purpose of the chosen work.
Details of the task
This outcome is to be assessed through a written test that may be completed in class in 80–100 minutes under the supervision of the teacher (teachers may wish to split this into two tests). Students should not have access to a dictionary or any notes.
Students will be given one or more extracts totalling approximately 200 words from the seen text studied in Unit 3. Some of the questions may require an answer in Latin, and some in English.
There are four areas for this task: content, context, accidence and syntax, and purpose. All areas should be covered by the questions. For some areas, it will be appropriate to have a series of questions that require shorter answers; for some, it will be more appropriate to have fewer questions, which require an extended answer.
Teachers need to provide the extract(s) and the questions. The teacher develops the task and students should not have seen it previously. The task should be based on the entirety of the text studied in Unit 3, although only a portion of the text will appear on the task itself.
Materials: Students may not use a dictionary in the completion of this task or have access to notes or other resources. Their responses will be written on the assessment task sheet and submitted at the end of the session.
Allocation of marks: This task is worth 25 marks towards the total of 50 marks allocated to School-assessed Coursework for Unit 3.
Marking: The marking scheme used to assess a student’s level of performance should reflect the relevant aspects of the performance descriptors and be explained to students before they begin the task. Teachers do not have to give marks per question, but they do provide students with a guide as to the amount of detail that is expected for each answer.
Outcome 2
Translate an unseen passage from a Latin prose author.
Details of the task
This outcome is to be assessed through a written test that may be completed in class in 40–50 minutes under the supervision of the teacher. Students should have access to a printed dictionary.
Students will be given one passage of approximately 90 words of largely unadapted Latin to be translated into fluent English.
Teachers need to provide the passage, which students should not have seen previously. The passage can contain any elements of grammar listed in the VCE Latin Study design; any other elements of grammar should be adapted or glossed for the students. Meanings of words not readily found in a pocket dictionary should be glossed for students.
Materials: Students may use a dictionary in the completion of this task. Their responses will be written on the assessment task sheet and submitted at the end of the session.
Allocation of marks: This task is worth 25 marks towards the total of 50 marks allocated to School-assessed Coursework for Unit 3.
Marking: The marking scheme used to assess a student’s level of performance should reflect the relevant aspects of the performance descriptors and be explained to students before they begin the task.
Outcome 1
Explain and analyse the content, including the accidence and syntax, and context, as well as the literary, stylistic and structural techniques of the prescribed lines in the
Aeneid.
Details of the task
This outcome is to be assessed through a written test that may be completed in class in 80–100 minutes under the supervision of the teacher. Students should not have access to any notes.
Students will be given one or more extracts totalling approximately 50 lines from the prescribed lines of the
Aeneid. Some of the questions may require an answer in Latin, and some in English.
There are four areas for this task: content, context, accidence and syntax, and literary, stylistic and structural techniques. All areas should be covered by questions. For some areas, it will be appropriate to have a series of questions that require shorter answers; for some, it will be more appropriate to have fewer questions, which require an extended answer.
Teachers may decide to compete this task in two sessions: one for content, context and accidence and syntax, and one for literary, stylistic and structural techniques. If this is done the total time should not exceed 100 minutes and the total number of lines used should not exceed 50 lines. Students should not have access to a dictionary or any notes for the first session, but may have access to a dictionary for the second session (literary, stylistic and structural techniques).
Teachers need to provide the extract(s) and the questions. The teacher develops the task and students should not have seen it previously. The task should be based on the entirety of the text studied in Unit 3, although only a portion of the text will appear on the task itself.
Materials: Students may use a dictionary in the completion of the literary and stylistic section of the task but may not have access to notes or other resources. Their responses will be written on the assessment task sheet and submitted at the end of the session.
Allocation of marks: This task is worth 25 marks towards the total of 50 marks allocated to School-assessed Coursework for Unit 3.
Marking: The marking scheme used to assess a student’s level of performance should reflect the relevant aspects of the performance descriptors and be explained to students before they begin the task. Teachers do not have to give marks per question, but these do provide students with a guide to the amount of detail that is expected for each answer.
Outcome 2
Identify and discuss the issues raised by the themes and ideas of the prescribed lines and the
Aeneid as whole.
Details of the task
This outcome is to be assessed through a written test that may be completed in class in 80–100 minutes under the supervision of the teacher. Students should not have access to a dictionary or any notes but should be provided with a copy of the Latin text, with no notes, to assist them with quotations.
This task may take a number of forms. Teachers may opt to present students with a prompt and instructions, or teachers may provide students with an extract from the set lines, and one or two questions to be answered. Students will be expected to write an extended answer, in one or two parts (depending on the number of questions) totalling between 400–500 words, although students should not be penalised for exceeding or failing to meet the word count.
Teachers need to provide the extract (if provided) and the question(s). The teacher develops the task and students should not have seen it previously. The task should be based on the entirety of the text studied in Unit 3, and may require knowledge of the
Aeneid as a whole.
Materials: Students may use a dictionary in the completion of the literary and stylistic section of the task but must not have access to notes or other resources. Their responses will be written on the assessment task sheet and submitted at the end of the session.
Allocation of marks: This task is worth 25 marks towards the total of 50 marks allocated to School-assessed Coursework for Unit 3.
Marking: The marking scheme used to assess a student’s level of performance should reflect the relevant aspects of the performance descriptors and be explained to students before they begin the task. Teachers do not have to give marks per question, but these do provide students with a guide to the amount of detail that is expected for each answer.