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Oxford Cambridge and RSA ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE Specification LATIN Qualification Regulated Entry Level Certificate Latin R447 For first assessment in 2017 Version 1.2 (September 2018)

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Oxford Cambridge and RSA

ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATESpecification

LATIN

QualificationRegulated

Entry Level CertificateLatin

R447For first assessment in 2017

Version 12 (September 2018)

DISCLAIMER

Specifications are updated over time Whilst every effort is made to check all documents there may be contradictions between published resources and the specification therefore please use the infor-mation on the latest specification at all times Where changes are made to specifications these will be indicated within the document there will be a new version number indicated and a summary of the changes If you do notice a discrepancy between the specification and a resource please contact us at resourcesfeedbackocrorguk

We will inform centres about changes to specifications We will also publish changes on our website The latest version of our specifications will always be those on our website (ocrorguk) and these may differ from printed versions

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Contents

1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin 11a WhychooseanOCRqualification 11b WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 21c Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification 21d WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 31e HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation 3

2 The Specification Overview 42a OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatin(R447) 42b ContentofLatinLanguage 52b ContentofRomanCulture 62c Priorknowledgelearningandprogression 7

3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin 83a Formsofassessment 83b Assessmentobjectives(AO) 103c Assessmentavailability 103d Retakingthequalification 103e Internalassessmenttasks 113f RomanCulturendashmarkingcriteria 123g Calculatingqualificationresults 14

4 Admin what you need to know 154a Pre-assessment 154b Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration 164c Adminofnon-examassessment 174d Resultsandcertificates 194e Post-resultsservices 194f Malpractice 19

5 Appendices 205a Awardingofgrades 205b Overlapwithotherqualifications 205c Keyskillssections 205d Files 215e SyntaxandAccidence 225f DefinedVocabularyListforLatinLanguage 23

Summaryofupdates 28

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1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

1a Why choose an OCR qualification

ChooseOCRandyoursquovegotthereassurancethatyoursquoreworkingwithoneoftheUKrsquosleadingexamboardsOurnewEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeenrefreshedtofitwiththereformedGCSE(9ndash1)Latinqualificationtoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthatrsquosrelevanttothemandmeets their needs

WersquorepartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroupEuropersquoslargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridgeCambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworldoperatinginover150countries

WeworkwitharangeofeducationprovidersincludingschoolscollegesworkplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectorsOver13000centreschooseourALevelsGCSEsandvocationalqualificationsincludingCambridgeNationalsandCambridgeTechnicals

Our Specifications

Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore

Wersquovecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothat

you can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needsWeaimtoencouragestudentstobecomeresponsiblefortheirownlearningconfidentindiscussingideasinnovativeandengaged

OurEntryLevelCertificateinLatinismadeupof100internallyassessedtasksandtestsTheflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearnersrsquoperformance

WeprovidesupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystagefrompreparationthroughtothedeliveryofourspecificationsThisincludes

bull AbankofexemplarquestionstodemonstratepotentialapproachestotheRomanCultureassessment

bull AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification

AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqualtheRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEnglandTheaccreditationnumberforOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis60301016

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1OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstancesOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho

bull arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

bull wouldfindGCSE(9ndash1)Latincoursetoodemanding

bull arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9ndash1)

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9ndash1) AS and A Level

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearnersrsquoneeds andintereststheopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study

1b Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Aims and learning outcomes

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto

bull developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

bull developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

bull developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

bull makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

bull activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

bull acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesourcesknowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

bull developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes

1c What are the key features of this specification

ThekeyfeaturesofOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare

bull thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoptionallowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

bull theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

bull studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

bull preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9ndash1)LatininGCSE(9ndash1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9ndash1)ClassicalCivilisation

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1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 2: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

DISCLAIMER

Specifications are updated over time Whilst every effort is made to check all documents there may be contradictions between published resources and the specification therefore please use the infor-mation on the latest specification at all times Where changes are made to specifications these will be indicated within the document there will be a new version number indicated and a summary of the changes If you do notice a discrepancy between the specification and a resource please contact us at resourcesfeedbackocrorguk

We will inform centres about changes to specifications We will also publish changes on our website The latest version of our specifications will always be those on our website (ocrorguk) and these may differ from printed versions

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Contents

1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin 11a WhychooseanOCRqualification 11b WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 21c Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification 21d WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 31e HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation 3

2 The Specification Overview 42a OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatin(R447) 42b ContentofLatinLanguage 52b ContentofRomanCulture 62c Priorknowledgelearningandprogression 7

3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin 83a Formsofassessment 83b Assessmentobjectives(AO) 103c Assessmentavailability 103d Retakingthequalification 103e Internalassessmenttasks 113f RomanCulturendashmarkingcriteria 123g Calculatingqualificationresults 14

4 Admin what you need to know 154a Pre-assessment 154b Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration 164c Adminofnon-examassessment 174d Resultsandcertificates 194e Post-resultsservices 194f Malpractice 19

5 Appendices 205a Awardingofgrades 205b Overlapwithotherqualifications 205c Keyskillssections 205d Files 215e SyntaxandAccidence 225f DefinedVocabularyListforLatinLanguage 23

Summaryofupdates 28

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1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

1a Why choose an OCR qualification

ChooseOCRandyoursquovegotthereassurancethatyoursquoreworkingwithoneoftheUKrsquosleadingexamboardsOurnewEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeenrefreshedtofitwiththereformedGCSE(9ndash1)Latinqualificationtoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthatrsquosrelevanttothemandmeets their needs

WersquorepartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroupEuropersquoslargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridgeCambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworldoperatinginover150countries

WeworkwitharangeofeducationprovidersincludingschoolscollegesworkplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectorsOver13000centreschooseourALevelsGCSEsandvocationalqualificationsincludingCambridgeNationalsandCambridgeTechnicals

Our Specifications

Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore

Wersquovecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothat

you can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needsWeaimtoencouragestudentstobecomeresponsiblefortheirownlearningconfidentindiscussingideasinnovativeandengaged

OurEntryLevelCertificateinLatinismadeupof100internallyassessedtasksandtestsTheflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearnersrsquoperformance

WeprovidesupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystagefrompreparationthroughtothedeliveryofourspecificationsThisincludes

bull AbankofexemplarquestionstodemonstratepotentialapproachestotheRomanCultureassessment

bull AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification

AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqualtheRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEnglandTheaccreditationnumberforOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis60301016

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1OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstancesOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho

bull arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

bull wouldfindGCSE(9ndash1)Latincoursetoodemanding

bull arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9ndash1)

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9ndash1) AS and A Level

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearnersrsquoneeds andintereststheopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study

1b Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Aims and learning outcomes

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto

bull developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

bull developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

bull developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

bull makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

bull activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

bull acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesourcesknowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

bull developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes

1c What are the key features of this specification

ThekeyfeaturesofOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare

bull thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoptionallowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

bull theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

bull studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

bull preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9ndash1)LatininGCSE(9ndash1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9ndash1)ClassicalCivilisation

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1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

2

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

2

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

3

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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n

3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

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12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 3: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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Contents

1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin 11a WhychooseanOCRqualification 11b WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 21c Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification 21d WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin 31e HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation 3

2 The Specification Overview 42a OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatin(R447) 42b ContentofLatinLanguage 52b ContentofRomanCulture 62c Priorknowledgelearningandprogression 7

3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin 83a Formsofassessment 83b Assessmentobjectives(AO) 103c Assessmentavailability 103d Retakingthequalification 103e Internalassessmenttasks 113f RomanCulturendashmarkingcriteria 123g Calculatingqualificationresults 14

4 Admin what you need to know 154a Pre-assessment 154b Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration 164c Adminofnon-examassessment 174d Resultsandcertificates 194e Post-resultsservices 194f Malpractice 19

5 Appendices 205a Awardingofgrades 205b Overlapwithotherqualifications 205c Keyskillssections 205d Files 215e SyntaxandAccidence 225f DefinedVocabularyListforLatinLanguage 23

Summaryofupdates 28

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1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

1a Why choose an OCR qualification

ChooseOCRandyoursquovegotthereassurancethatyoursquoreworkingwithoneoftheUKrsquosleadingexamboardsOurnewEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeenrefreshedtofitwiththereformedGCSE(9ndash1)Latinqualificationtoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthatrsquosrelevanttothemandmeets their needs

WersquorepartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroupEuropersquoslargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridgeCambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworldoperatinginover150countries

WeworkwitharangeofeducationprovidersincludingschoolscollegesworkplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectorsOver13000centreschooseourALevelsGCSEsandvocationalqualificationsincludingCambridgeNationalsandCambridgeTechnicals

Our Specifications

Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore

Wersquovecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothat

you can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needsWeaimtoencouragestudentstobecomeresponsiblefortheirownlearningconfidentindiscussingideasinnovativeandengaged

OurEntryLevelCertificateinLatinismadeupof100internallyassessedtasksandtestsTheflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearnersrsquoperformance

WeprovidesupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystagefrompreparationthroughtothedeliveryofourspecificationsThisincludes

bull AbankofexemplarquestionstodemonstratepotentialapproachestotheRomanCultureassessment

bull AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification

AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqualtheRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEnglandTheaccreditationnumberforOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis60301016

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1OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstancesOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho

bull arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

bull wouldfindGCSE(9ndash1)Latincoursetoodemanding

bull arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9ndash1)

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9ndash1) AS and A Level

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearnersrsquoneeds andintereststheopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study

1b Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Aims and learning outcomes

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto

bull developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

bull developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

bull developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

bull makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

bull activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

bull acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesourcesknowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

bull developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes

1c What are the key features of this specification

ThekeyfeaturesofOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare

bull thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoptionallowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

bull theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

bull studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

bull preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9ndash1)LatininGCSE(9ndash1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9ndash1)ClassicalCivilisation

3copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Date Version Section Title of section Change

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12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 4: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

1a Why choose an OCR qualification

ChooseOCRandyoursquovegotthereassurancethatyoursquoreworkingwithoneoftheUKrsquosleadingexamboardsOurnewEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeenrefreshedtofitwiththereformedGCSE(9ndash1)Latinqualificationtoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthatrsquosrelevanttothemandmeets their needs

WersquorepartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroupEuropersquoslargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridgeCambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworldoperatinginover150countries

WeworkwitharangeofeducationprovidersincludingschoolscollegesworkplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectorsOver13000centreschooseourALevelsGCSEsandvocationalqualificationsincludingCambridgeNationalsandCambridgeTechnicals

Our Specifications

Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore

Wersquovecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothat

you can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needsWeaimtoencouragestudentstobecomeresponsiblefortheirownlearningconfidentindiscussingideasinnovativeandengaged

OurEntryLevelCertificateinLatinismadeupof100internallyassessedtasksandtestsTheflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearnersrsquoperformance

WeprovidesupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystagefrompreparationthroughtothedeliveryofourspecificationsThisincludes

bull AbankofexemplarquestionstodemonstratepotentialapproachestotheRomanCultureassessment

bull AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification

AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqualtheRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEnglandTheaccreditationnumberforOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis60301016

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1OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstancesOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho

bull arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

bull wouldfindGCSE(9ndash1)Latincoursetoodemanding

bull arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9ndash1)

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9ndash1) AS and A Level

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearnersrsquoneeds andintereststheopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study

1b Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Aims and learning outcomes

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto

bull developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

bull developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

bull developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

bull makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

bull activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

bull acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesourcesknowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

bull developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes

1c What are the key features of this specification

ThekeyfeaturesofOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare

bull thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoptionallowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

bull theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

bull studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

bull preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9ndash1)LatininGCSE(9ndash1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9ndash1)ClassicalCivilisation

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1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

3

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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n

3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

2

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

3

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 5: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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1OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstancesOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho

bull arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

bull wouldfindGCSE(9ndash1)Latincoursetoodemanding

bull arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9ndash1)

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9ndash1) AS and A Level

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearnersrsquoneeds andintereststheopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study

1b Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Aims and learning outcomes

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto

bull developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

bull developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

bull developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

bull makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

bull activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

bull acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesourcesknowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

bull developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes

1c What are the key features of this specification

ThekeyfeaturesofOCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare

bull thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoptionallowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

bull theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

bull studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

bull preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9ndash1)LatininGCSE(9ndash1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9ndash1)ClassicalCivilisation

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1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

2

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

2

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 6: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinIthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016

1d What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin

What stays the same Whatrsquos changing

bull thedefinedvocabularylist

bull requiredsyntaxandaccidence

bull coursestructure

bull balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

bull thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e How do I find out more information

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusatwwwocrorguk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneatwwwocrorguk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegotowwwocrorguk

Findoutmore

AskourSubjectAdvisors

Emailclassicsocrorguk

CustomerContactCentre01223553998

JoinourClassicscommunityhttpsocialocrorgukgroupsclassics

Teachersupporthttpwwwocrorgukclassics

2

4copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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5copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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3

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Entry Level Certificate in Lati

n

Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

2

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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20copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 7: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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2a OCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

2 The Specification Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100oftheassessment

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests

bull lsquoLanguagetest1ndashVocabularygrammarandoriginsofwordsrsquo

bull lsquoLanguagetest2ndashComprehensionandtranslationskillsrsquo

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

Set by Centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50of total

Entry Level Certificate

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 8: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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InpreparationforthisassessmentlearnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100wordsplusseveralbasicprepositionalphasesThevocabularyhasbeenselectedwithreferencetothecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevelAlmostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9ndash1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogressionItisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d

2b Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull recogniseanalyseandordeployasappropriatetheaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

bull demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

bull accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

bull demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwordsphrasesorsentences

bull explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

bull translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

bull understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

bull understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

bull recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

2

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

2

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 9: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeunderstandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomancultureThesearecentresettasksOCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasksTheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage

Forexamplethiscouldinvolvestudying

bull apieceofLatinliteratureeitherinLatin (tobe25ndash30lines)ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

bull aRomansiteorbuilding(forexampleHadrianrsquosWallPalaceofFishbournetheColosseumthePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

bull Romanartefacts(forexamplecoinsmosaicswallpaintingsorjewellery)

bull aspecifictopic(forexampleslaverytheRomanarmygladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove

2b Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to Learners will be required to

bull useasappropriateancientsourcematerialsuchasliteratureinscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

bull identifyaspectsofcontentculturesocialpracticesandvaluesasappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

bull usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

bull selectanalyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion

bull drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudieddevelopingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 10: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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2c Prior knowledge learning and progression

bull Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired

bull ProgressionndashthisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9ndash1)andotherLevel12qualificationsinLatin

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9ndash1)inAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualificationsincludingthoseinLatinClassicalGreekAncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisationFindoutmore at wwwocrorguk

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearnersfromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 11: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a Forms of assessment

OCRrsquosEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR

Latin Language assessment

50oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsiteCentresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1)knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguageEachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill

Test One Vocabulary Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby

bull identifyingwordsinshortphrases

bull matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

bull choosingbetweenalternatives

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingaformcase or tense

Test Two Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby

bull identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

bull answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

bull translatingshortsimplesentencesandphrases

bull multiplechoicequestionsndashidentifyingmeaninginLatinsentences

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

3

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

3

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 12: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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Roman Culture assessment

50oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

50marksintotal

Set by centres

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification)

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3)knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture

ThetaskswillbesetbythecentreandcanbecompletedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudyExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 13: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinThesearedetailedinthe table below

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

3b Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable

Assessments of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50

Total 50 20 30 100

3c Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMayJunetoall learners

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards

3d Retaking the qualification

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 14: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre

3e Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguagendashTest1 uuml

LatinLanguagendashTest2 uuml

RomanCulture uuml

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchangehttpsinterchangeocrorguk

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsitewwwocrorguk

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

2

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 15: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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3f Roman Culture ndash marking criteria

WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy

AllassessmentsforOCRrsquosEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated

Learnersrsquoworkshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttableusingalsquobest-fitrsquoapproach

MarkingshouldbepositiverewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissionsTheawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptorteachersshouldusethefollowingguidance

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkconvincinglymeetsthestatementthehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkadequatelymeetsthestatementthemostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

bull wherethelearnerrsquosworkjustmeetsthestatementthelowestmarkshouldbe awarded

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor

ThereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproducedIfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessmentIfalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawardedwhichmaybezero

Fora400-wordtask

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3

Fortwo200-wordtasks

Eachtaskisoutof25marks10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3

TaskssetbycentrendashguidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

3

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 16: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2 Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

bull Selectsandincludesevidencebull DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

bull DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculturebull MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculturesupportedwithargument

Level 4 16ndash20 (8ndash10) 24ndash30 (12ndash15)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves

bull DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomedetail

bull DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculturebull Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigatingsupportedwithadevelopedargument

Level 3 12ndash15 (6ndash7) 16ndash23 (8ndash11)

bull Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher

bull DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculturethoughdetailmaybelacking

bull DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigatingwithasimpleargumenttosupportit

Level 2 8ndash11 (4ndash5) 8ndash15 (4ndash7)

bull Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher

bull DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculturewithsomehelpfromtheteacher

bull DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculturebull ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigatingbackedupwithaverybasicreason to support it

Level 1 1ndash7 (1ndash3) 1ndash7 (1ndash3)

bull Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence

bull Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture

bull Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture

bull ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all

0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

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For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 17: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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AlearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmarkThismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearnerrsquosoverallqualificationgrade

3g Calculating qualification results

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

4

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

5

20copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

5

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 18: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

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TheinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficerAllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadlineMoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecan befoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite

OCRrsquos Admin overview is available on the OCR website athttpwwwocrorgukadministration

4 Admin what you need to know

4a Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadlineTheyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learnershowingeachassessmenttobetakenItisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycodeconsideringtherelevantentryrules

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners

Itisimportantthereforethatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCRforfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualificationsrsquo(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttpwwwjcqorgukexams-officeaccess-arrangements-and-special-considerationTherearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangementPleasepayparticularattentiontopages96ndash97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidatethisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows

4b Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile

bull Amplificationequipmenttapedquestionsandresponsesbull Bilingualdictionarybull Braillersbull Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterialbull ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)bull Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblindbull Colouredoverlaysbull Lowvisionaidmagnifierbull Prompterbull ReadAloudbull Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)bull Supervisedrestbreaksbull Transcriptbull WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecificationthearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCRbutaForm11(JCQELNF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentrersquosfiles

Form11isavailablefrom wwwjcqorguk

bull ComputerReaderbull Extratimeintimedassessmentsbull PracticalAssistantbull Readerbull ScribeSpeechRecognitionTechnologybull SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQELNF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements

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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

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Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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TheaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitiesspecialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessmentbutthisisnotanexhaustivelistReasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlistedapplicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCRApplicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneedApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements teamocrorguk)TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillnessindispositionorinjuryatthetimeoftheexaminationassessmentForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnlineaccessedviaOCRInterchange

4c Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessedThedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertakenItshouldberememberedhoweverthatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusionsWhensupervisinginternallyassessedtasksteachersareexpectedtooffercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandproceduresWorkshouldwhereverpossible becarriedoutundersupervisionHoweveritisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre Where this is thecasethecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidatersquosworkwithconfidence

Authentication of learnerrsquos work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearnerrsquosownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160)Thisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailable on request to either OCR or the JCQ centre

inspectionserviceItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitanenquiryaboutresults(EAR)OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedanEARthisevidencecanbe destroyed

3

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 21: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

3

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TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdateconductedintheautumntermtoconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments

AprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentreAprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudentsomeonetakingadistancelearningcourseorsomeonebeingtutoredprivatelyTheymustbebasedintheUK

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s)

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidateThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsitehttpwwwocrorguk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandardThisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentrersquosmarkingoflearnerrsquoswork

FollowinginternalstandardisationcentressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderatorIfthereare10learnersorfeweralltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequestSampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearnersrsquoworkSeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample

Moderation via the OCR RepositoryndashWhereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere

Postal moderationndashWhereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator

ThemethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentriesTherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove

AlllearnersrsquoworkmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoptionItisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries

Each learnerrsquos work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasksIftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformatthiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfolder

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

5

20copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

5

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5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

5

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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

23copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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4

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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderationseesection5dFiles

CentreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissuedThiswillinclude

Moderation Adjustments ReportndashListinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks

Moderator Report to CentresndashAbriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learnersrsquo work

4d Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescaleEntry3Entry2andEntry1whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailableLearnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U)OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsrsquoinformationforeachlearner

bull thegradeforthequalification

bull therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable

bull gradeboundariesforeachentryoption

Untilcertificatesareissuedresultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment

AlearnerrsquosfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificateThequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateaslsquoOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinrsquo

4e Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable

bull Enquiries about resultsndashIfyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearnerrsquosresultscentresmaysubmitanenquiryaboutresults

bull Missing and incomplete resultsndashThisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissingorthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied

4f Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearnerstoOCR complianceocrorguk

WhenaskedtodosobyOCRHeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptlyandreporttheoutcomesto complianceocrorguk

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

5

21copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5

20copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevelsEntry1Entry2andEntry3

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds

5 Appendices

5a Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80 60 40

5b Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9ndash1) inLatinalthoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent

5c Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication Application of Number Information Technology Working with Others Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1Howevertheextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 uuml uuml uuml uuml

5

21copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

5

22copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

23copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

26copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

27copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 24: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

5

21copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5d Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearnersrsquofilesasevidenceformoderationLearnersrsquofilescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderationSeesection4afortherelevantentrycodes

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessedTheyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentreMarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15MayonanannualbasisafterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRproceduresThepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderatorcentreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentrersquosattainmentrangeWhere10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalificationthecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearnersFilessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails

bull Centrenumber

bull Centrename

bull Candidatenumber

bull Candidatename

bull Tasktitle

EachlearnerrsquosfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteriaIftheworkistobesubmittedelectronicallythiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearnerrsquosfile

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample

bull thetwoLanguagetests

bull theRomanCulturetasks(s)

5

22copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5e Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

bull Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresentimperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoesserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Theformsoftheirregularverbldquoposserdquointhepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

bull Standardusesofthepresentimperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1ndash3

bull Standardusesofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

bull Theformsofregularfirstandseconddeclensionadjectives

bull Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

bull Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

bull Theformsofthenominativeaccusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

bull Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist

Conjunctions

bull Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

bull Theuseofthecausalconjunctionldquoquodrdquo

bull Theuseofthetemporalconjunctionsldquopostquamrdquoandldquoubirdquo

Sentence structure

bull Wordorderwithandwithouttheverbldquoesserdquo

Direct statements and direct questions

prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list

5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5

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5f Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms

bull superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbsbull cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition totowardsat

advenio advenireadveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amareamavi verb 1 lovelike

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girlslave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audireaudivi verb4 hearlistento

B

bonus bonabonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinnermeal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamareclamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shoutshoutingnoise

constituo constituereconstitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumereconsumpsi verb 3 eat

cur indeclinable adverb why

curro currerecucurri verb 3 run

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

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T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

follow us on

facebookcomocrexams

linkedincomcompanyocr

OCRexams youtubecomocrexams

  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

D

do darededi verb 1 give

doceo doceredocui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun Ime

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectareexspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facerefeci verb 3 makedo

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplaceforum

H

habeo haberehabui verb 2 have

habito habitarehabitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition intoonto

inquit verbirregular heshesaysheshesaid

intro intrareintravi verb 1 enter

invito invitareinvitavi verb 1 invite

iratus iratairatum adjective angry

5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

27copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5

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L

laboro laborarelaboravi verb 1 work

laetus laetalaetum adjective happy

laudo laudarelaudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magnamagnum adjective biglargegreat

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus meameum pronoun my

mitto mitteremisi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multamultum adjective muchmany

N

narro narrarenarravi verb 1 tellrelate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb oncesometimeago

omnis omne adjective allevery

P

paro parareparavi verb 1 prepare

parvus parvaparvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition throughalong

perterritus perterritaperterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portareportavi verb 1 carry

possum possepotui verbirregular canbeable

5

26copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

27copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

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The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5

26copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

postquam indeclinable conjunction afterwhen

primus primaprimum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnarepugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis quid pronoun whowhat

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction alsotoo

R

rideo ridererisi verb 2 laughsmile

rogo rogarerogavi verb 1 askaskfor

Romanus RomanaRomanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutaresalutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scriberescripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sederesedi verb 2 sit

servo servareservavi verb 1 saveprotectkeep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus solasolum adjective alonelonelyonlyononersquos own

specto spectarespectavi verb 1 lookatwatch

statim indeclinable adverb atonceimmediately

sto staresteti verb 1 stand

stultus stultastultum adjective stupidfoolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum essefui verbirregular be

5

27copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

The social network is a free platform where teachers can engage with each other ndash and with us ndash to find and

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
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5

27copy OCR 2016 Entry Level Certificate in Latin

T

taberna f noun 1 shopinn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlastfinally

timeo timeretimui verb 2 fearbeafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb wherewherewhen

urbs f noun 3 citytown

V

venio venireveni verb4 come

via f noun 1 streetroadway

video viderevidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 housecountryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocarevocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshopinn

Roma fromRome

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

Classics Community

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 31: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

28copy OCR 2016

Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Summary of updates

Date Version Section Title of section Change

May2018 11 Front cover Disclaimer Additionofdisclaimer

September2018

12 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

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offer guidance discover and share ideas best practice and a range of Classics support materials To sign up go to socialocrorguk

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates
Page 32: ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE - ocr.org.uk · Content of Latin Language 5 2b. Content of Roman Culture 6 2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression 7 ... Latin Language is made up of

OCR is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group a department of the University of Cambridge

For staff training purposes and as part of our quality assurance programme your call may be recorded or monitored copyOCR 2018 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered office 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Registered company number 3484466 OCR is an exempt charity

Contact the team at 01223 553998 classicsocrorguk OCRexams

To stay up to date with all the relevant news about our qualifications register for email updates at

ocrorgukupdates

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  • Entry Level Latin R447 - with_links_v12pdf
    • 1Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1aWhy choose an OCR qualification
      • 1bWhy choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1cWhat are the key features of this specification
      • 1dWhat is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin
      • 1eHow do I find out more information
        • 2The Specification Overview
          • 2aOCRrsquos Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)
          • 2bContent of Latin Language
          • 2bContent of Roman Culture
          • 2cPrior knowledge learning and progression
            • 3Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin
              • 3aForms of assessment
              • 3bAssessment objectives (AO)
              • 3cAssessment availability
              • 3dRetaking the qualification
              • 3eInternal assessment tasks
              • 3fRoman Culture ndash marking criteria
              • 3gCalculating qualification results
                • 4Admin what you need to know
                  • 4aPre-assessment
                  • 4b Access arrangements and special consideration
                  • 4cAdmin of non-exam assessment
                  • 4dResults and certificates
                  • 4ePost-results services
                  • 4fMalpractice
                    • 5Appendices
                      • 5a Awarding of grades
                      • 5bOverlap with other qualifications
                      • 5cKey skills sections
                      • 5dFiles
                      • 5eSyntax and Accidence
                      • 5fDefined Vocabulary List for Latin Language
                      • Summary of updates