Latin / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Reflecting
Content description
Question and explain own and others’ reactions to and assumptions about the language, culture and values of Roman society, discussing how these relate to own language and culture
Elaborations
investigating the extent to which values, attitudes and practices of people of cosmopolitan Rome are similar to or different from their own
exploring how cultural identity was manifested in the ancient world, and making comparisons with own cultural identity in modern Australia
exploring the identity of people living in the Roman world and relating this to their own identity as a member of a local community, a state/territory/nation and as a global citizen
describing own public and private lives and making comparisons with those of people in ancient Rome
considering how cultural diversity has continued to be an integral feature of society since ancient times
exploring the process of decentring from own linguistic and cultural standpoint and considering how own ways of behaving and communicating might be perceived by people of the past
