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Classical
Greek

Unit 3: Studying a Classical Greek prose author

Unit 3 Area of Study 1: Translating Classical Greek prose text

Outcome 1

Translate into English passages of seen and unseen Classical Greek text written by the prescribed prose author.

Examples of learning activities

• Use lexical and grammatical resources to analyse the syntax of the set text.
• Read the set text section by section.
• Refer to exegetical resources to enhance understanding of the set text.
• Demonstrate understanding of the set text by translating it into fluent English and by responding to questions on its content and context.
• Apply acquired skills and knowledge to the comprehension of unseen Classical Greek text.
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  Analyse the syntax of unseen text written by the prescribed author.
  
• Translate passages of unseen text into English.

Detailed example

Analyse the syntax of unseen text written by the prescribed author

• Establish an agreed methodology (e.g. color-coding, initialing, bracketing, underlining).
• Skim-read the target passage noting sense units indicated by punctuation and grammatical signposts.
• Break each sentence into its component clauses and phrases.
• Identify the function of words as indicated by their inflections.
• Identify the type of each clause and phrase.
• Establish the meaning of each component.
• With lexical assistance, translate the passage into English.
• Respond in writing to questions on the linguistic features of the passage.

Unit 3 Area of Study 2: Language consolidation

Outcome 2

Analyse the grammar of a seen passage of Classical Greek text written by the prescribed prose author.

Examples of learning activities

• Read the set text section by section individually or in pairs.
• Identify the type and form of individual words.
• Establish the lexical form of inflected words.
• Analyse the syntax of the set text.
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  Develop a table of verbs encountered in the set text.
  
• Practise responding to questions on the grammar of the set text.

Detailed example

Develop a table of verbs encountered in the set text

• Enter each verb into a table as it occurs in the set text.
• Identify the verb form and indicate its grammatical function.
• Use lexical assistance to establish the principal parts of the verb.
• Record the principal parts in the table.
• Create a version of the table in alphabetical order.
• Participate in a verb quiz entailing form identification, composition and transformation.