Latin AS/A2 Level at High
Storrs School
Latin AS Level
Students will translate from Latin to English and develop their language skills through the
study of set texts.
There is a set vocabulary list for AS Level Latin
There are two papers, which are both sat in the June at the end of the Lower Sixth:
Latin Language: Translation of passages from Latin to English.
50% of AS - 25% of A2 Level
Latin Verse and Prose Literature: Study verse and prose set texts e.g. Ovid and Cicero through
translating and comment on literary techniques.
50% of AS 25% of A2 Level
Latin A2 Level
There are two papers, which are both sat in the June at the end of the Upper Sixth.
Latin Verse: Study of set poets e.g. Catullus, and translation of unseen verse passages with
comprehensions.
50% of A2 - 25% of A Level
Latin Prose
Study of set writers e.g. Tacitus, and translation of unseen prose passages with
comprehensions.
50% of A2 - 25% of A Level
Students will study Latin verse and prose through prescribed set texts and responding to
unseen verse/prose passages through comprehension and translation work.
Example A2 Level Latin Questions
How persuasive do you find Cicero’s defence of Roscius?
Explain your answer with reference to the rest of the set text.
To what extent does the picture given in this passage of Aeneas and Turnus accurately reflect
the two men’s attitude to the war shown in the rest of Book 12?