ACL9LCG8E01 Year 7 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

access and interpret Classical Greek texts to explore the ancient Greek world

Elaborations

• 1 using a map of the ancient world to locate places where Greek was spoken in antiquity and recognising the connection between the spread of the Greek culture and the spread and evolution of Greek language
• 2

  listening to simple sentences in Classical Greek to infer meaning, using aural cues such as ἆρα ἤδη πονεῖτε ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς; ἐλθὲ δεῦρο

• 3

  reading textual cues such as titles, headings, images, maps and captions, and identifying familiar people, vocabulary, places and topics to infer meaning, for example, ὁ Λεωνίδας μάχεται ἐν ταῖς Θερμοπύλαις

• 4 exploring the importance of storytelling in capturing language, heritage and history, and recognising that stories connect societies across time and place
• 5 identifying cultural representations such as symbols from different sources and historical accounts, for example, the owl (Athena), trident (Poseidon), olive wreath (Olympic victory), the letter lambda (Spartans)
• 6

  researching the purpose and function of spaces in an ancient Greek home, for example, ἀνδρών and γυναικών rooms

• 7 examining artefacts from the Classical Greek period, such as those from Ancient Athens, to see what they reveal about the everyday lives of people of Ancient Greece
• 8 collating, and sharing information using a secure online environment, about topics such as ancient Greek inventions, engineering and infrastructure, for example, the Antikythera Mechanism, the Hippodamian urban grid plan, Archimedes’ screw
• 9 recognising the ancient origins of national values such as democracy, equity and justice, freedom of speech and independent thought
• 10 exploring the attitudes of people of ancient Greek society, revealed in their myths and legends, for example, Hercules’ and Theseus’ attitudes to seeking glory
• 11 identifying references to ancient Greek mythology and literature in visual and performing arts and literature, from antiquity to the present
• 12 exploring ancient connections with modern society in sport, theatre, schooling, music and architecture
• 13 identifying literary influences from the Classical Greek period on popular culture, such as brand names, cartoons and adventure films, for example, Clash of the Titans, Troy, Hercules

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