Demonstrate understanding of ideas and values of the classical world
You need to show you understand the ideas and values of ancient Greek and Roman civilisations by studying what their literature tells us about how they thought and what mattered to them. You'll read ancient texts like Homer's epics, Greek plays, or Roman stories, and explain what they reveal about things like leadership, heroism, social rules, and what people believed was right.
You explain ideas and values from classical texts with specific evidence, showing what the ancient Greeks or Romans believed and why it mattered.
You give informed explanations that connect the text to its cultural context, showing how the ideas and values fit into the wider society and expectations of the time.
You show insight by explaining patterns across the text, comparing different perspectives or characters, and discussing how cultural codes and social expectations shaped the ideas and values presented.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.