NCEA Level 1 Latin
Conditions of Assessment
General Information
Subject Reference
Languages
Domain
Latin
Level
1
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Specific Information for Individual Internal Achievement Standards
Achievement Standard Number
90864 Latin 1.3
Title
Demonstrate understanding of studied Latin literary
text(s)
Number of Credits
6
Version
1
Evidence is to be developed with the use of the text(s) and resources. Any assessment
task should provide candidates with the opportunity to provide evidence towards
achievement, achievement with merit and achievement with excellence.
Holistic decisions will be used in the awarding of a grade by reference to the achievement
criteria of the standard.
At all times the quality of response is more important than length. In all cases authenticity
would need to be assured. Student annotation(s) could be a way of showing full
understanding. Evidence may include but is not limited to:
 answering formal questions on people, places, events, and references/ language
contained in the text(s)
 producing an extended written text
 a collection of examples that best shows accomplishments in understanding Latin
literary text(s)
 researching people, places, events and references/ language contained in the text(s)
 producing visual representations of ideas e.g. posters, diagrams, sketches.
1
Achievement Standard Number
90865 Latin 1.4
Title
Present a Roman viewpoint
Number of Credits
4
Version
1
Evidence is to be developed with the use of resources. Any assessment task should
provide candidates with the opportunity to provide evidence towards achievement,
achievement with merit and achievement with excellence.
Holistic decisions will be used in the awarding of a grade by reference to the achievement
criteria of the standard.
In all cases authenticity would need to be assured. Student annotation(s) could be a way
of showing full understanding. Evidence may include but is not limited to:
 answering formal questions on places, events, and references/ Latin contained in the
material studied
 presenting a seminar, a speech for a debate, the reading aloud of a prepared passage
of Latin, presenting a role-play
 a collection of examples that best shows accomplishments in understanding of a
Roman viewpoint from the material studied
 researching people, places, events and references/ language contained in the material
studied on a Roman viewpoint
 producing an extended written text on a Roman viewpoint.
Achievement Standard Number
90866 Latin 1.5
Title
Demonstrate understanding of Latin in current use
Number of Credits
3
Version
1
Evidence is to be developed with the use of resources. Any assessment task should
provide candidates with the opportunity to provide evidence towards achievement,
achievement with merit and achievement with excellence.
Holistic decisions will be used in the awarding of a grade by reference to the achievement
criteria of the standard.
In all cases authenticity would need to be assured. Student annotation(s) should include
annotations to explain why these pieces were chosen. Evidence may include but is not
limited to:
 a collection of examples that best shows understanding of Latin in current use
 researching Latin in current use in a given field.
2
Achievement Standard Number
90867 Latin 1.6
Title
Write short Latin sentences that demonstrate
understanding of Latin
Number of Credits
3
Version
1
Evidence is to be developed with the use of resources. Any assessment task should
provide candidates with the opportunity to provide evidence towards achievement,
achievement with merit and achievement with excellence.
Holistic decisions will be used in the awarding of a grade by reference to the achievement
criteria of the standard.
At all times the quality of response is more important than length. In all cases authenticity
would need to be assured. Evidence may include but is not limited to:
 speech bubbles for cartoons or pictures
 a list of classroom rules
 descriptions such as brochures, advertisements, book cover, commentary, guidebook
 everyday writing such as letters, memo, text messages, reminders
 stories/ poems/ songs created or adapted for junior Latin students.
3