Analyse ideas and values of the classical world
This is a Year 13 exam where you analyse the ideas and values (like what mattered to people, how they saw leadership, or what they believed) from ancient Greek and Roman literature. You pick one question and use direct quotations or specific details from texts like Homer, Virgil, Aristophanes, or Sophocles to support your argument about what the author was trying to show about their society.
You respond to the question and identify ideas or values with some textual support, but your response relies heavily on plot summary and may not fully address all parts of the question.
You respond to all aspects of the question with a clear focus, use three or more well-chosen examples with accurate quotation, and provide clear analysis that links your evidence directly to the ideas and values the author presents.
You establish and sustain a clear thesis throughout, integrate quotations fluently into sophisticated analysis, show insight into the author's purpose and literary technique, and draw developed conclusions about the complexity and wider implications of the classical ideas and values you're examining.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.