Full revision Guide for all of the Myth and Religion module for Route 1 of GCSE Classical Civilisations for the OCR 9-1 Specification. The following revision guide has been designed for the OCR GCSE specification for Classical Civilisations: Myth and Religion. It includes summaries of all topics covered in the eight topics in condensed revision notes, with relevant prescribed sources. The 64-page long document provides revision notes for: The Gods Heroes (Hercules) Temples Foundation Myths Festivals Myth and Symbols of Power Death and Burial Journeying to the Underworld At the end of each section, there is a glossary of key terms. Towards the end, there are a range of exam questions for students to attempt and an overview of the question types found within the examination.

A 5 week unit focusing on Greek myths and legends for KS3 students stories and resources included Each myth builds a foundation of the key concepts and texts taught at GCSE. These include tragic heroes, femininity, power and humanity. The unit focuses on reading comprehension, creative writing (fiction and non-fiction) as well as analytical writing. Writing structures provided (most with sentence starters.) Week 1: The Ancient Greeks Lesson 1: The Ancient Greeks Lesson 2: Greek Gods and Goddesses Lesson 3: Mythical Beasts Lesson 4: Hercules Week 2: Be Careful What You Wish For Lesson 5: Pandora’s Box Lesson 6: King Midas Lesson 7: Icarus Week 3: Vanity and Narcissism Lesson 9: Mirror Descriptions Lesson 10: Narcissus Lesson 11: Medusa Lesson 12: Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ Week 4: The Power of Nature: Lesson 13: Hades and the Underworld Lesson 14: Persephone’s Abduction Lesson 15: Artemis and Orion Lesson 16: Poseidon Week 5: Masculinity and Tragic Heroes Lesson 17: Prometheus and Zeus Lesson 18: Persuading Zeus Lesson 19: Achilles and the Tragic Hero Lesson 20: Greek Myths Quiz

Full revision guide for all of the culture section for the Homeric World (J199/21), covering the Mycenaean Age. The following revision guide has been designed for the OCR GCSE specification for Classical Civilisations:Homeric World. It includes summaries of all topics covered in the four topics as condensed revision notes, with relevant prescribed sources. The 18-page long document provides revision notes for: Key Sites Life in the Mycenaean Age Decorative Arts Tombs, Graves and Burials At the end of each section, there is a glossary of key terms. Towards the end,there is an overview of the question types found within the examination (Section A only)

This is a comprehensive guide to all of the required vocabulary and grammar knowledge for Latin GCSE. It would also be useful for KS3 and A Level students. Currently includes all OCR vocabulary, but can easily be adapted for WJAC Eduqas specification. I have used as a companion to Cambridge Latin Course, Suburani, and Taylor. Contents page and glossary of grammatical terminology Numbers (words and numerals) and useful websites Vocabulary divided by word class and space for noting derivations Images of culturally relevant art and architecture throughout Space for additional notes at the back of the booklet A back page with seven reasons why to study classical subjects Explanation of infinitives, principal parts of a verb, and conjugation A page on the subjunctive, examples, its use, and comparison with English A page of tenses in Latin, examples, and a parallel English translation A page on participles, the gerundive, the gerund, imperatives, and the supine Verbs glossed by principal parts, divided by conjugation group For each group, full conjugation of a sample verb in the present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect tenses (indicative and subjunctive moods), as well as the full conjugation in the passive voice along with an explanation and examples An explanation of deponent verbs along with examples Full conjugations of irregular verbs: sum, possum, eo, fero, volo, nolo, malo Explanation of nouns and declensions Helpful tables with examples of how nouns decline Personal, demonstrative, interrogative, and relative pronouns Explanation of adjectives and how they decline Tables with examples of adjectives across declensions in M/F/PL An explanation of comparison of adjectives as well as examples Adverbs vocabulary & explanation of comparison of adverbs and examples Coordinate and subordinate conjunctions Prepositions + the case they take

Designed for the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations specification for ‘‘Literature and Culture.’’ All five knowledge organisers/summary sheets cover the prescribed books (Book 9, 10, 19, 21 and 22) and include a general overview of the plot of each section, major characters, major themes and analysis.

The following document contains an array of scholarly views in relation to Homer’s Iliad and has been designed for students studying the OCR Classical Civilisations Specification for ‘World of the Hero.’ This can be easily adapted so that you can add or remove relevant pieces of scholarship. There is space for annotations (i.e. you may wish to include examples from the text to support the scholars viewpoint or link this to opposing arguments)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give GCSE Classical Civilization students a comprehensive understanding of the key knowledge from the specification for Women in the Ancient World: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (9-1) Women of Legend Young Women Women in the home 'Improper’ Women Women and religion Women and power Warrior Women Women to be Feared Each of the above is split into two sections: Greece, firstly, and then Rome. These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics / areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. These notes can be given to students to work through at their own pace, or split up and given to students as and when each part of the content is studied throughout the course. As the teacher you may find it useful to go through the notes with my students as they highlight and annotate them with anything extra you want to give them according to their level. These notes though are comprehensive and detailed and work just as well as a stand alone revision aid as they do an in-class resource. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

This lesson is designed to be the first lesson for students who have no prior knowledge of Classics/Classical Civilisation/ The Classical world. It will work well as the first lesson for students who are studying Classical Civilisation at GCSE. it is designed to give students a real sense of period so that they can contextualise their learning in subsequent lessons. All worksheets referred to below are included as whole slides in the .pptx file and are located at the specific point in the lesson when they are designed to be used. The lesson begins with a discussion surrounding what ‘civilisation’ means. This is followed by a worksheet to be printed A5 size (pictured) which introduces students to the Geography of the area. It is deliberately more visual than ‘wordy’ in nature as students can stick it in and refer back to it when they need to know where Italy/Greece are in relation to the UK. A discussion surrounding BC/BCE and AD/CE then follows in terms of interpreting dates. A timeline with empty boxes is then included for students to fill in in their books. On this timeline is already printed some famous events in history that students will probably have some prior knowledge of. The point of this excercise is to see how BC/BCE dates work (backwards) and to show the Greeks and Romans existed a long time before anything else they will have studied in History lessons. It also allows students to see that the Greeks preceded the Romans at their peak. Another gap-fill exercise follows (with answers) which introduces students to basic information about Ancient Greece (There is no further information on Rome in this lesson as it is assumed students will progress onto a thematic study of Ancient Greece following this lesson). A video link explaining democracy is also included as a final thought for the lesson with student coming up with their own definition of democracy at the end. This will help them analyse Athens’ democracy in later lessons.

This booklet provides an overview of Homer’s Odyssey for the GCSE OCR Specification for the ‘Homeric World’ paper. It covers: Literary Techniques and Composition Themes Character of Odysseus Portrayal of Key Characters There is a glossary of key terms, a summary of key characters and an exam overview. There are also accompanying essay plans (fill-in) and summary sheets.

Myth and Religion (designed for the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations specification) - a set of 21 revision quizzes which cover all eight topics covered within the course. Each quiz has a set of 10 questions which cover a previous one/two lessons. These can be used as part of retrieval practice and allows students to identify any areas of knowledge that they do not fully understand. They are tagged together so students have a pack of 21 revision cards / 210 key facts that cover the whole study

Introductory lesson for studying Homer’s Odyssey. Suitable for the OCR AS/A-level Classical Civilisation, H008 & H408 course. This lesson includes… PPT introducing key aspects of studying Homer - who he was, the gods and how/why they were worshipped and why epic poetry and the bard were important parts of ancient societies. PPT showing key characters for students to annotate with initial ideas and as they read through the text. PPT on the Concept, Values and Behaviour of a hero - focusing on the qualities of a Homeric hero. PPT introducing the Greek gods, with accompanying worksheet.

This lesson is designed with the new OCR Classical Civilisation 9-1 GCSE in mind. Specifically, Paper 1 (Myth and Religion) topic 1.7 Death and Burial. it is designed to run over 2 hour long lessons. All worksheets referred to below are contained within the .ppt file in the appropriate places during the lesson which can be printed out and given to students. All instructions are also contained in the ‘notes’ section for each slide (in addition to helpful video links). The lesson does have a lot of information for students to get their head around and therefore students are asked to condense the information into note form at various points. There’s nothing to stop you printing out the info and highlighting it instead and annotating it - either works in my experience depending on the students in your class. Information students are introduced to goes from the preparation of the body after death up until burial of the ashes. In addition there is information on both the Anthesteria and Genesia which were festivals which honoured the dead in Ancient Greece. Stele are looked out and compared to modern gravestones followed by a final plenary of questions based on the learning. There are 3 different exam questions included too ( two 2 mark questions and an 8 mark question) plus there are handouts (pictured on the Iliad and Odyssey which challenge pupils at the top end to think about how the Greeks themselves perceived the importance of death and burial. Video links are included throughout to help students visualise what went on.

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give GCSE Classical Civilization students a comprehensive understanding of the key knowledge from the specification for Myth and Religion: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (9-1) Gods The Universal Hero: Heracles/Hercules Religion and the City: Temples Myth and the City: Foundation Stories Festivals Myth and Symbols of Power Death and Burial Journeying to the Underworld These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics / areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. These notes can be given to students to work through at their own pace, or split up and given to students as and when each part of the content is studied throughout the course. As the teacher I found it useful to go through the notes with my students as they highlighted and annotated them with anything extra I wanted to give them according to their level. The notes though are comprehensive and work just as well as a stand alone revision aid as they do an in-class resource. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

The following document contains an array of scholarly views in relation to Greek Religion and has been designed for students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation Specification for ‘World of the Hero.’ It has been broken down into the appropriate topic sections, with the scholar’s name and their argument, including key quotes. This can be used to accompany lessons, for students to incorporate scholarship into their own answers or to simply annotate. Sections include: Nature of the Olympian Gods Personal Experience of the Divine Religion and Society Places of Worship Rituals and Priests Religion and Philosophy The accompanying grid document contains further arguments alongside an opportunity to evaluate views using knowledge from the course. This has been broken down into the appropriate sub-sections but can easily be adapted to allow for the addition of any extra scholarship read.

KS4 lesson for Unit 2: The Universal Hero, in Component 1: Myth and Religion, of the OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE. The lesson objective is to introduce the Roman conceptualisation of the Universal Hero Hercules and provide context for which he is connected to their civilisation. Accessible for all ability groups and the resources are easily differentiated for more and less academically able students. This lesson includes… Recap questions/pictionary starter activity to recap previous lesson on Heracles at Olympia. Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid as a primary source for learning the myth of Hercules and Cacus. Focused segmented study of the myth, as told in the Aeneid. Storyboard activity to consolidate the events of the myth. Practise exam questions focusing on interpretation and source analysis skills. Introduction to the Cult of Hercules in Rome.

This is a colour PDF of 12 Roman gods and goddesses, featuring short descriptions of each with a space for students to insert the Greek equivalent name. These could be used in many ways, for example, they could form the basis of a top trumps-type card made by students, as a hand-out for exercise books following some introductory work, or cut up and used in a poster. Each character is described in terms of their “job description”, “relatives” and “facts”, with their symbol displayed next to them on the card.

A comprehension activity based on a retelling of the ancient Greek legend “The Sword of Damocles”, with plenty of teaching ideas to extend it into a small unit of learning. Ideal for Upper KS2 or KS3. This includes the story, a series of questions that can be answered on the sheets or in books, and a sheet with a selection of teaching ideas, including art, drama, discussion and writing. This would also work as homework or home learning for confident readers. This is a complex text, with high-level vocabulary and ideas for KS2/KS3. I’d recommend reading and discussing it with a class first, so that you can explain the vocabulary and ideas, and ensure students understand as you go along. There are questions embedded in the text, which can be answered as they read, or at the end. Alternatively, you could move the questions to the end, so that they do not interrupt the flow of reading. This would make a nice one-off reading comprehension for confident readers in upper KS2 or lower KS3. It would also make an interesting component of a unit on legends, or on power, governance and inequality. The last sheet is a series of teaching ideas, which could be used to plan a week long or so unit on this text. It includes drama activities, writing activities, discussion ideas, and art activities. With an engaged and able class, this is a great way into discussions of power, and who has the right to wield it. It is also a great way to think about assumptions in storytelling - what assumptions has the author made about what power looks like? Is it right to have a monarch? Is it right that the monarch has ALL of this power and wealth? Are there not alternative ways to govern that don’t involve such concentrations of power? How is wealth linked to power? Is this what a society we’d like to live in looks like?

A powerpoint to consolidate knowledge on xenia in Homer’s Odyssey. Ideal for a revision / end of unit lesson once the epic has been read.

A revision checklist for The Homeric World unit of GCSE Classical Civilisation (OCR).