ACL9LL10U01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply the phonological and orthographic systems of Latin in a range of contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration discussing conventions of Latin texts, such as metre in poetry, for example, the division of a line of poetry into feet, the use of scansion to identify vowels as short or long, and recognising elisions between words, such as mult(um) ill(e) et terris iactatus
• • Elaboration understanding the writing conventions for original Latin text, inscriptions and epistles, for example, acknowledging the absence of punctuation by Roman writers and modern editors’ use of punctuation to guide readers
• • Elaboration understanding conventions for reading Latin aloud, such the significance of elision when reading verse aloud, for example, od(i) et amo
• • Elaboration applying knowledge of the phonological systems of Latin to read familiar and unfamiliar words aloud
• • Elaboration reading Latin passages and applying stress, rhythm and tone to convey meaning, for example, reciting or presenting extracts from Latin texts to the class or school community
• • Elaboration reading aloud extracts from different genres of Latin literature with appropriate expression, such as the epigrams of Martial, poetry of Virgil and the speeches of Cicero