What do you already know about the Romans?

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? Starter

• What do you already know about the Romans?
• With your table come up with a list of
  interesting facts about the Romans and be ready
  to share them with the class
• You are now going to see how many more facts you
  an learn. Each of you will have a question and an
  answer about the Romans. Read the question to
  someone in the room. If they dont know the
  answer then tell them. They will do the same for
  you. Then swap you question slips and find
  someone new.

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What will I be studying as part of my Classical
Civilisation GCSE?
Learning Objectives
To learn at least 10 new facts about the Romans
To understand the course requirements
To explain what will make a good classics student
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What Will I Study?

• Year 9 Foundation Year
• City life in the classical world Rome
• Community life in the classical world Pompeii
• Culture and society in the classical world Roman
  Britain (controlled assessment)
• Year 10
• City life in the classical world Athens
• 1 hour examination 25 (in year 11)
• Culture and society in the classical world The
  Olympic games
• -Controlled assessment 25
• Year 11
• Community life in the classical world Sparta 25
• 1 hour examination 25
• Epic and Myth Homer, The Odyssey 2
• 1 hour examination 25

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The Exam Paper

• Part A Pick 2 out of 3 questions
• Each question is broken into 3, 5 mark questions
• Part B (Choice of 2 questions)
• 30 mark essay question
• Same structure for all three papers

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Grade Boundaries

• A 83
• A 77
• B 70
• C 63
• D 57
• E 53

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Shopping List

• Essential
• Ring binder folder
• Paper
• 10 Dividers
• Optional
• OCR Classical Civilisation Reader for GCSE (Sally
  Knights, James Renshaw, Paul Buckley)
• In Search of the Romans (James Renshaw)
• In Search of the Greeks (James Renshaw)

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What makes a good classics student?

• With your partner come up with a list of what you
  think will be the 5 most important tips for a
  classics student.
• Be ready to share with the rest of the class.
• Extension Write a Brownie Promise style verse
  for classics.

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Possible ideas

• Keep organised buy folders, dividers etc.
• Meet deadlines
• Read around the subject
• Use the resources on the website
• Visit local sites, e.g. Lullingstone,
  Richborough, the Painted House in Dover
• Visit museums, e.g. British Museum, Baths
• Watch out for TV programmes follow us on
  _at_studyhistoryweb

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Crash Course to Rome

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?voPf27gAup9U
  (start 800)
• Watch this clip and answer the questions

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What will I be studying as part of my Classical
Civilisation GCSE?
Learning Objectives
To learn at least 10 new facts about the Romans
To understand the course requirements
To explain what will make a good classics student