Classical Greek / Levels 7 and 8 / Engaging with texts / Responding to texts
Content description
Listen to and read Classical Greek texts, such as stories, myths and plays; share reactions and make connections with characters, events, actions, settings and key emotions
Elaborations
listening to and reading texts, such as stories about life in the city/country, legends or myths, for example, Theseus and the Minotaur, and responding to questions in English relating to content and context
recognising recurring characters, settings and themes in texts, drawing on previous knowledge and experiences to make connections with the narrative
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
discussing language features that encourage the audience to respond in particular ways, for example, the use of repetition (πόλεμοςαἴρεται, πόλεμοςοὐφατὸςπρὸςἐμὲκαὶ θεούς), alliteration (τυφλὸςτάτ᾽ ὦτατόντε νοῦντάτ᾽ ὄμματ᾽ εἶ), assonance (κατῆγενἦγενἐςμέλαν πέδον), onomatopoeia (αἰάζω, σίζω, δοῦπος, κλαγγή)
recognising that writers use different text structures and formats for specific purposes and effects, for example, change of focus, a story within a story, plot tension
identifying and discussing the techniques writers use to achieve specific effects, such as the use of antithesis to create humour or surprise, for example, ὁ μὲνδιδάσκαλος πονεῖ, οἱδὲ μαθηταὶ καθεύδουσιν
