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Set Texts Companions for AS & A Level OCR Latin
Prose Literature 2022–2024
Original translation and detailed commentary – including notes on style, grammar and context, picking up where the set text notes end. Give it to students either as a complete companion, or as handouts to support your class teaching. The perfect complement to the set text!
The practice questions and mark schemes at the end are fantastic – one of the chief values of these guides!
- All styles of exam questions including AS 10-mark and 15- to 20-mark A Level essay questions
- Latin text provided alongside a precise but clear translation
- Detailed line-by-line notes on grammar, translation, style and context
- Activities and practice exam questions help students engage with and develop an in-depth appreciation of the text
- Specifically designed to support students in areas identified for improvement in examiners' reports
- Written by an experienced examiner
- Glossary of linguistic terms
A valuable resource...
Perfectly catered for the OCR exam board
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What do teachers say about this resource? (10280)
On the whole I thought this was an excellent resource. I particularly liked the very thorough introduction for teachers,and the attribution of illustrations as well as the context of the speech. It enhances learning by providing a clear format to give students(and teachers) confidence; eg Latin/translation/grammar/translation notes followed by style and context. Its educational value is to cover all the necessary prescription, while treading the tightrope between being overly detailed and/or too sketchy. I definitely would purchase this.
Excellent resource, pitched at the right level for AS students, with informative background and style notes. The introduction to teachers is particularly useful, as it points out the differences between the prescribed text and the actual text. The grammar and style notes offer an interesting and full analysis of each chunk of the text. The various comments on notes in other textbooks are, I think, more aimed at teachers than students. The resource enhances learning by expanding on points that are not, or only briefly, covered in the OCR textbook. The points are written to be fully understood and enjoyed. Text is split into small chunks, making it seem less daunting. It matches and interprets the specification very well, and is a perfect and necessary adjunct to the textbook.
What do teachers say about this resource? (11213)
I thought this was an excellent resource. I particularly liked the exam-style questions and mark scheme and the introduction for teachers. Its educational value is to provide a way in to A Level, and maintaining the difficult tightrope between being patronising and providing so much information that the student could be overwhelmed. It thus allowed for differentiation. The presentation/layout were admirable. It matches the spec explicitly and interprets it well, showing intimate knowledge of authorities. I would definitely purchase this resource.
I enjoyed the discussion about Livy’s style and his attitude to writing in the intro. Very thorough.
What do teachers say about this resource? (11211)
The content is superb, and very concise without being too overwhelming. Author’s knowledge is clear. The sample questions are very useful. There are none available for this new specification and the fact it comes with a concise mark scheme and is composed by someone other than me - reassures the students! Grammar and translation notes on each section are full and useful.
It is a well-written and valuable resource that is superior to the standard endorsed textbook. It provides a helpful literal translation that enables the student to fully engage with the Latin text. The grammar and translation notes explain well the particularities of Cicero's style of writing. The context notes ensure the student appreciates the plot. This resource is to my knowledge the only one of his kind, apart from the book by Bloomsbury, specifically intended to cover the Latin set texts. This material will surely serve as the main starting point for the study of this component.
A useful resource which I would use with my students. Very pleased to have a translation all in one place given the numbering from OCR is very confusing for the English section.
This a well-researched and informative resource.
What do teachers say about this resource? (10281)
Its educational value is to provide a way in to Tacitus who is notoriously hard for A Level students. It matches the specification in a logical way, and interprets the material thoughtfully.