What will you study? 

Revision of the nominative and accusative 

Revision of the present tense of verbs 

Introduction to the case system 

First Three Declensions 

Greek History 

Greek Civilisation 

Irregular verbs 

Imperatives 

Questions 

Tenses of verbs 

Greek Philosophy 

Critical Thinking 

Adjectives 

Adverbs 

Comparison 

History of Ancient Rome 

Rhetoric 

 

Useful tips and resources 

CyberCaesar: Learning Latin 

Greek mythology – YouTube 

Ancient Rome – YouTube 

Memrise 

Search from millions of quizzes – Quizizz 

Dashboard | Gimkit 

Sporcle – A World of Quizzes 

Anki 

UKLO for schools: Surprise your students with language puzzles – UKLO 

Cyber Caesar 

A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome – Ray Laurence 

 

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school? 

  • Spoken Latin/Drama Club – every week 
  • Ancient Greek – every week 
  • UKLO – Autumn Term 
  • Language Cabaret – Spring Term 
  • Trip to British Museum – Summer Term 
  • Trip to Sir John Soane Museum – Summer Term 
  • Trip to Italy/Greece – Biennial

 

Fiction set in the Ancient World 

The “Roman Mysteries” children’s detective series by author Caroline Lawrence 

The “Percy Jackson” books by Rick Riordan 

“The Rotten Romans” and “The Groovy Greeks” by Terry Deary 

The “Asterix” comic books by Goscinny and Uderzo are set in Roman times

 

Movies set in the Ancient World 

Hercules (Disney) 

Clash of the Titans 

Spartacus (Original) 

Agora 

Cleopatra 

Jason and the Argonauts 

 

Fiction based on Greek Mythology (older readers) 

  • A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 
  • The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes 
  • Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 
  • Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes 
  • Medusa by Rosie Hewlett. 
  • Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati. 
  • Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. 
  • Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 
  • Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywoodl 

 

Podcasts 

Let’s talk about Myths, Baby 

Partial Historians 

In Our Time 

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics 

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