ACL9LL10E02 Year 9 Languages

ACL9LL10E02 – Year 9 Languages: Accessing and responding to Latin texts

Strand

Engaging with the ancient Roman world through texts

Substrand

Accessing and responding to Latin texts

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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.

Content Descriptor

respond to texts and discuss ideas about ancient Roman society in Latin or English, as appropriate

Elaborations

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discussing the importance of entertainment in the Roman world by researching references in texts to theatres, amphitheatres and the Circus Maximus
• using language from a range of texts to create a virtual tour of the Colosseum, with accompanying text in Latin or English
• exploring language that reveals the importance of public spaces and buildings in Ancient Rome, for example, forum, temples and theatres, to create a model, plan or digital representation of the Roman urban environment
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researching language that reveals information about Roman government and administration, such as res publica, senatus, comitia, consul, dictator and princeps, and discussing how they reveal Roman attitudes towards politics
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explaining the importance of religion to the Romans, with reference to concepts such as Lares et Penates, the worship of local gods throughout the empire, vestal virgins and cult of the Emperor, and comparing these with modern religions
• discussing the significance of historical or mythological characters or events which exemplify Roman values and attitudes, such as Romulus and Remus, Lucretia, Horatius and Cloelia
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exploring how language is used to reveal character, key messages, purpose and values in texts such as narratives, plays and poems, for example, by performing Latin plays or creating theatrical interpretations of Latin stories such as extracts from Cena Trimalchionis, the plays of Plautus and Odi et amo

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• analysing Latin texts and responding to questions in English to demonstrate understanding of content, context, purpose and technique, for example, the author’s use of literary devices such as asyndeton, to create effect
• communicating in spoken or written Latin, for example, creating complex sentences in Latin or answering questions based on a text
• discussing the influence of visual arts in Roman society, such as paintings, mosaics and sculpture, and producing artwork inspired by these or developing an online exhibition catalogue

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANLATY910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students use their knowledge of Latin to interpret and analyse information from a range of texts and sources about ancient Roman society and culture. They apply strategies to translate and interpret Latin texts into English and demonstrate understanding of how language conveys cultural meaning. Students apply Latin sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar and unfamiliar texts aloud. They select and apply Latin grammatical conventions and rules when translating and responding to texts. They explain how Latin has influenced English vocabulary and analyse language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate understanding that the language, texts and artefacts from Ancient Rome are connected with culture and identity, and reflect on the interrelationship of language(s), culture(s) and identity.