ACL9LL8E02 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor respond to texts and convey information in Latin or English, as appropriate

Elaborations

• • Elaboration creating posters or digital displays with annotations in English or words and simple phrases in Latin to share information about daily routine such as family life, education, food, entertainment, exercise, bathing and hygiene in the Roman world
• • Elaboration reading stories about the daily lives of the people of Ancient Rome and recreating their everyday experiences, for example, through role-play, diary entries or an imaginative animated cartoon
• • Elaboration creating maps, plans and diagrams using labels in Latin or English to demonstrate the purpose and function of Roman structures and institutions, for example, the Roman forum, houses, baths, roads and aqueducts
• • Elaboration acting out stories such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius guarding the bridge, or the Labours of Hercules to convey Roman attitudes and values
• • Elaboration presenting short Latin texts orally, such as stories, plays, dialogues or songs, for example, singing songs such as gaudeamus igitur; duc, duc navem duc
• • Elaboration responding to prompts to communicate in simple spoken and written Latin, for example, answering questions based on a text or creating short sentences in Latin
• • Elaboration producing news reports, blogs or documentaries about significant events in Roman history, for example, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the fire of Rome, the reign of an emperor

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• • Elaboration discussing influence of Roman culture on modern novels, poetry, drama and film, and creating a visual display highlighting significant elements
• • Elaboration discussing how characters and plot in Latin texts are used to create humour, suspense and other effects on the audience, for example, the use of comic episodes and plot twists.