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Zusatztext The first thing to strike about this course is the ‘meatiness’ of it: the amount of learning material which it provides. Anyone teaching from this course will not go wanting for both cultural and language resources. ... There is an impressive amount of material contained both in the cultural sections as well as the language sections. Informationen zum Autor Katharine Radice is an experienced author, teacher and education consultant. She currently teaches part-time in a mixed ability comprehensive school, combining this with a teaching and pastoral role at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Her education consultancy work focuses on approaches to teaching and dispositions for learning. She is a leading author of Classics textbooks - including the innovative de Romanis Latin course. Her latest book - Exam stress: A positive and practical guide for teachers - offers realistic and practical advice on how to support students through the stress of exams. She is co-author of OCR Anthology for Latin AS and A Level Shorter Prose Authors (Bloomsbury, 2025) and co-editor of Tacitus Annals I: A Selection (Bloomsbury, 2016). Angela Cheetham teaches Latin and Classical Civilization at Bedford Modern School, UK. Sonya Kirk teaches Classics and Ancient History at Chesterton Community College, UK. George Lord is a former Classics teacher at the Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge, UK. Klappentext FOR A LINK TO THE ONLINE RESOURCES, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN This is the new Latin course that you have long been waiting for!An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study.- Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling.- Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / consolidation, and translation from English into Latin.- 30 words of new vocabulary in each chapter build towards a total of 360.- Vocabulary is consistently and constantly consolidated to give an unshakeable grounding for GCSE.- Clear and systematic explanations of grammar encourage steady progress.- Early use of Latin stories rather than isolated sentences build student confidence from the start.In this second volume students meet the most famous historical figures of the Roman world, introduced through a variety of reading passages in Latin. From the earliest legends of the kings of Rome through the turbulent events of the Republic to seminal moments from imperial history, this is the perfect way to learn about Roman history and key institutions that enabled power, such as rhetoric and the military.A fun and colourful introductory Latin course for KS3. Zusammenfassung This OCR-endorsed Latin course for students aged 11+ is breathing new life into Latin teaching.An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study.- Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling.- Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / cons...
