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Elaboration (3) ACLCLU022

recognising non-Attic versions of common words, for example, θάλασσα (θάλαττα), πονέω (πονῶ), ἐς (εἰς), μάτηρ (μήτηρ)

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU023

conjugating contract verbs in all tenses and voices, including verbs in –οω, for example, δηλῶ, ἐλευθερῶ

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU024

extending vocabulary through word-building from Classical Greek roots, for example, τιμῶ/τιμή, ἔργον/ἐργάζομαι, πόλις/πολίτης/πολιτικός/πολιτεία

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU025

recognising different ways of presenting the same story, for example, from the viewpoint of different characters or in the form of a flashback

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU026

recognising that there were many dialects of Greek spoken in antiquity, such as Doric, Aeolic, Arcado–Cypriot

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU027

discussing influences of Classical Greek literature on modern novels, poetry, drama and film, such as World War I poetry, David Malouf’s Ransom, Anouilh’s Antigone, A Dream of Passion (Medea)

exploring the formal language that ancient Greeks used for greetings, or responding to the challenges of public life, such as ἔρρωσθε καὶ ἐδαιμονεῖτε, ἀσπάζομαι, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ὦ δικασταί, and making comparisons with own language use in formal co …

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU029

describing and comparing own public and private lives with those of people in ancient Greece

Elaboration (3) ACLCLU030

identifying challenges and achievements associated with learning Classical Greek, for example, learning to ‘read between the lines’ to identify thought implicit in the use of language

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE001

determining the general sense of texts through initial holistic reading, by identifying familiar people, vocabulary, places or topics, for example, ὁ Λεωνίδας μάχεται ἐν ταῖς Θερμοπύλαις, recognising modern editors’ use of punctuation to guide reader …

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE002

comparing details from different sources about where Greek people lived, such as in urban centres or rural settlements, for example, through dioramas or drawings with labels in English or Classical Greek, and discussing what they reveal about different …

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE003

discussing how scenes and characters are depicted in texts, such as through imagery or conversations, for example, in short plays, dialogues, retelling of well-known myths and legends

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE004

performing short extracts from comedy or passages of dialogue in collaboration with others, using strategies to convey the emotions of the characters

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE005

using known vocabulary, in Classical Greek or English, and context to deduce the meaning of unknown words

Elaboration (2) ACLCLE006

comparing and discussing the merits of different translations of the same text, identifying differences and recognising that they may be equally valid

Elaboration (2) ACLCLU007

mimicking or copying restored pronunciation of Classical Greek words, individually or with peers

Elaboration (2) ACLCLU008

conjugating contract verbs –εω, –αω in the present, future imperfect and aorist tenses, active and middle, for example, φιλῶ/φιλοῦμαι, τιμῶ/τιμῶμαι

Elaboration (2) ACLCLU009

practising vocabulary knowledge, for example, by using electronic resources

Elaboration (2) ACLCLU010

making connections and comparisons between a new text and familiar texts of the same type

Elaboration (2) ACLCLU011

recognising that Classical Greek is a specific form of the language, evolved from earlier forms such as Mycenaean Greek and the Archaic Greek used in the epics of Homer

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