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Sixth Form Latin is studied as part of the OCR Classics Suite specification. It will be expected that students have studied Latin to GCSE prior to beginning the A-level course.

The AS course follows on very smoothly from the GCSE course and features two elements:

AS Language paper (L1)

Translation of an unseen passage of Latin, followed by

• either a second translation, taken from an extract by the author who is being studied for Prose Literature
• or simple translation from English to Latin in the form of isolated sentences.

There is a defined vocabulary list for AS level language.

AS Literature paper (L2)

Translation and commentary on both prose and verse set authors.

Approximately 225 lines of each author are studied in Latin.

From June 2012 to June 2014, inclusive, the AS set texts will be:

• Ovid, Amores III. 2, 4, 5, 14.
• Cicero, In Verrem II. 1. 53–69

The AS exams are taken together in the summer of the Lower Sixth.