ACL9LCG10E03 | Years 9 to 10 Classical Greek: Translating

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor apply strategies to interpret and translate Classical Greek texts to convey meaning and demonstrate understanding of context, purpose and audience

Years 7 to 10 sequence

Strand

Engaging with the ancient Greek world through texts

Substrand

Translating

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 9 to 10 Classical Greek · Years 7 to 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• Elaboration using print and secure online Classical Greek and English dictionaries and thesauruses to consider a variety of meanings and synonyms, and to investigate how vocabulary choices in Classical Greek and English can express shades of meaning, for example, ὑπεροράω (look down on, overlook, despise)
• Elaboration deducing the meaning of new words by drawing on prior knowledge, derivatives, patterns of word formation and connections with familiar words, for example, σαρκοφάγος, κακοδαίμων, προσβάλλω/καταβάλλω/ἐκβάλλω, πόλις/πολίτης/πολιτικός/πολιτεία
• Elaboration rendering the precise meaning of grammatical forms such as tenses or prepositions with different cases into English, for example, ἐλάμβανον/ἔλαβον, μετα + accusative, μετα + genitive
• Elaboration conveying the meaning of idiomatic expressions, culture specific vocabulary and shades of meaning, distinguishing between the different connotations of a word in a particular context, for example, δίκη, ἀρετή, ἔρρʼ ἐς κόρακας τύραννος, τυραννίς, τυραννικόν
• Elaboration recognising creative variations in Classical Greek word order to focus on action or to create suspense by delaying a key word, phrase or clause, and adjusting the word order of the English translation to reflect this
• Elaboration evaluating the effectiveness of translations of the same or different texts, using criteria such as selection of appropriate vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, fluency, coherence, clarity and idiomatic expression
• Elaboration analysing complex sentence structures, such as subordinate clauses and indirect speech, to provide appropriate and coherent English equivalents

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• Elaboration constructing and editing translations collaboratively with peers, justifying opinions for the selection of specific words and phrases
• Elaboration translating, independently or in collaboration with peers, unseen texts with compound or complex sentences, drawing on familiarity with the style and language of texts already studied
• Elaboration recreating mood, tone and emphasis of the original text in English translations by selecting appropriate vocabulary, and comparing and contrasting potential choices, for example, τύχη (chance, luck, fortune) and συμφορά (event, circumstance, mishap, misfortune)

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Achievement standardASLANCLGY910_91002Years 9 to 10 Classical Greek · Years 7 to 10 sequenceThey apply strategies to translate and interpret Classical Greek texts into English and demonstrate understanding of how language conveys cultural meaning.See it on the standard page →

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