Level 1 Latin Internal Assessment Resource

Internal assessment resource Latin 1.3A v3 for Achievement Standard 90864

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Internal Assessment Resource

Latin Level 1

This resource supports assessment against:
Achievement Standard 90864 version 2
Demonstrate understanding of studied Latin literary text(s)
Resource title: A woman and her partner
6 credits
This resource:

Clarifies the requirements of the standard
Supports good assessment practice
Should be subjected to the school’s usual assessment quality assurance process
Should be modified to make the context relevant to students in their school environment and ensure that submitted evidence is authentic

Date version published by Ministry of Education / February 2015 Version 3
To support internal assessment from 2015
Quality assurance status / These materials have been quality assured by NZQA.
NZQA Approved number A-A-02-2015-90864-02-4506
Authenticity of evidence / Teachers must manage authenticity for any assessment from a public source, because students may have access to the assessment schedule or student exemplar material.
Using this assessment resource without modification may mean that students’ work is not authentic. The teacher may need to change figures, measurements or data sources or set a different context or topic to be investigated or a different text to read or perform.

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Internal Assessment Resource

Achievement Standard Latin 90864: Demonstrate understanding of studied Latin literary text(s)

Resource reference: Latin 1.3A v3

Resource title: A woman and her partner

Credits: 6

Teacher guidelines

Thefollowingguidelinesaredesignedtoensurethatteacherscancarryoutvalidand consistent assessmentusingthisinternalassessmentresource.

Teachers need to be very familiar with the outcome being assessed by Achievement Standard Latin 90864. The achievement criteria and the explanatory notes contain information, definitions, and requirements that are crucial when interpreting the standard and assessing students against it.

Context/setting

This activity requires students to produce a portfolio that demonstrates their understanding of the Latin text, Theseus and Ariadne. Students will show their understanding of the story by using their cultural and linguistic knowledge to make meaning of the entire text.

The portfolio will include evidence about the characters of Ariadne and Theseus, and the extent to which Ariadne’s life is determined by the actions of Theseus. Students should also show insight into the bigger ideas in the text, such as identity, resilience, resourcefulness, and accountability.

Conditions

Allow the students some class time for writing the items that make up their portfolio, but the majority of time will be out of class.

Give students the assessment tasks and the submission date for the portfolio at the beginning of the literary study.

Allow them one week after the completion of the literary study to finish their portfolio.

Resource requirements

The students will need the booklet, Theseus and Ariadne, compiled and edited by Adelaide Barlow and Christine Hillier (1991). This is now out of print and may be photocopied.

Other resources, such as material from the Internet, the news media, or libraries, may be used. Ensure that students are aware that this material must be referenced appropriately and included in a bibliography. The bibliography is not assessed, but will assist in the checking of authenticity.

Additional information

Other Latin literary texts about a woman and her partner that could be used for this assessment include texts about: Orpheus and Eurydice; Pygmalion and Galatea; or Cupid and Psyche.

Internal assessment resource Latin 1.3A v3for Achievement Standard 90864

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Internal Assessment Resource

Achievement Standard Latin 90864: Demonstrate understanding of studied Latin literary text(s)

Resource reference: Latin 1.3A v3

Resource title: A woman and her partner

Credits: 6

Achievement / Achievement with Merit / Achievement with Excellence
Demonstrate understanding of studied Latin literary text(s). / Demonstrate clear understanding of studied Latin literary text(s) / Demonstrate thorough understanding of studied Latin literary text(s).

Student instruction

Introduction

This assessment activity requires you to write, and collect in a portfolio, descriptions and explanations that demonstrate your understanding of Latin literary text(s) about Theseus and Ariadne.

You will have some time in-class to work on this task, but will complete most work using out-of-class time. Your teacher will provide details, and specify a due date.

You will be assessed on how well you understand the Latin literary text(s), including bigger ideas about society and/or themes presented by the text.

Task

Collect evidence

In your literary study of Theseus and Ariadne, collect information and write about:

the characters of Ariadne and Theseus
the extent to which Ariadne’s life is determined by the actions of Theseus
the relevant, bigger ideas in the text such as identity, duty, resilience, resourcefulness, and accountability.

In your responses quote the Latin and translate it when appropriate to support your answers.

Include any reference material you have used in a bibliography.

Store all your writing in a portfolio.

Complete your portfolio

Put together a portfolio using all of your appropriate evidence.

Select particularly significant points in the text and expand on these.

Include detailed examples that demonstrate your thorough understanding of the text and support specific points.

Include Latin references and quotations to support what you say. Make sure these are appropriate and unambiguous, and have an English explanation.

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Assessment schedule: Latin 90864A woman and her partner

Evidence/Judgements for Achievement / Evidence/Judgements for Achievement with Merit / Evidence/Judgements for Achievement with Excellence
The student demonstrates understanding of Latin literary text(s) about Theseus and Ariadne by using linguistic and cultural knowledge to make meaning of the text(s) and writing in English responses relating to:the characters of Ariadne and Theseus; the extent towhich Ariadne’s life is determined bythe actionsof Theseus; and some bigger abstract ideas suchas, identity, duty, resilience, resourcefulness, and accountability.
For example (partial):
One feature of Ariadne’s character
Ariadne is naive because ofher age and sheltered upbringing. So itwould be natural for her to fall in love with Theseus without thinking of the consequences. Catullus describes her youth and innocencewhen we meet her for the first time.She looks away in Theseus’ presence.
Ariadne’s sheltered background leads to a lack of judgement. She should be thinking of her status and her identity – she is a royalprincess, butshe has not fallen in love before and her love makes her forget who she is andhowsheshould behave.
The extent to which Ariadne’s life is determined by the actions of Theseus
Theseus suggested that Ariadne return to Athens and marry him. She is prepared to help himkill her half brother, the Minotaur, and to leave her homeland of Crete.
This isonly Ariadne’s viewpoint of what Theseus said. We don’t know how true it is. Theseus may not havepromised to marry her. The incident shows Theseus’ resourcefulness. He needshelp to overcome the Minotaur andhe may have taken advantage of Ariadne to gain this. Ariadne is also resourceful as she is able to acquire thethread, light, and sword for Theseus. / The student demonstrates clear understanding of Latin literary text(s) about Theseus and Ariadne by using linguistic and cultural knowledge to make meaning of the text(s) and writing in English responses relating to: the characters of Ariadne and Theseus; the extent towhich Ariadne’s life is determined bythe actionsof Theseus; and some bigger abstract ideas suchas, identity, duty, resilience, resourcefulness, and accountability.
The student selects and expands on particular points unambiguously in English.
For example (partial):
One feature of Ariadne’s character
Ariadne is naive because ofher age andsheltered upbringing. This makes her very impressionable andit would be natural for her tofall in love with the hero, Theseus, without thinkingofthe consequences. Catullus describes her youth and innocence when we meet her for the first time. Shemodestly looks away in Theseus’ presence because she has felt an attraction to himand is self-consciousabout this.
Ariadne couldbe taken advantage of quite easily by Theseus should he choose. Thoughshe appears to be acting modestly in his presence, weknow she is burning with love. She believes and trusts too readily and thiswill make her betray her family and lead to her lack of judgement. She should rather bethinking of her status and her identity –she is a royal princess and as such has a duty to her position. She obviously has not fallen in love before, and her love makes her forget who she is and how she shouldbehave.
The extent to which Ariadne’s life is determined by the actions of Theseus
He suggested that she return to Athens and marry him.
She is prepared to help himkill her half-brother, the Minotaur, andto leave her homeland of Crete.
This isonly Ariadne’s viewpoint, and wedon’tknow how truthful she is. Theseus may not have promised to marry her. The incident may show his resourcefulness as he needs Ariadne’s help to overcome the monster. He may even have taken advantage of her to gain this. She supplied himwith the lamp, the sword, and the ball of thread.
He must be held responsible for herwelfare, especially if he did promise to marry her. Ariadne must be seen as resourceful to acquire the thread, light, and sword. Because of this she feels responsible for her half brother’s death. / The student demonstrates thorough understanding of Latin literary text(s) about Theseus and Ariadne by using linguistic and cultural knowledge to make meaning of the text(s) and writing in English responses relating to: the characters of Ariadne and Theseus; the extent towhich Ariadne’s life is determined bythe actionsof Theseus; and some bigger abstract ideas suchas, identity, duty, resilience, resourcefulness, and accountability.
The student selects and fully expands on particular points. Latin references/quotations are used.
The Latin evidence is explained in English, is appropriateto the points made,and is unambiguous.
For example (partial):
One feature of Ariadne’s character
Ariadne is naive and impressionable because of her age, “virgo”, and sheltered upbringing. She has been brought up and protected in the tender care of her mother, Pasiphae, (“in molli complexu matris alebat”– Catullus: 64, 86). It would be naturalfor her to fall in love at first sight with thehero, Theseus, because ofhis brave reputation and his lineage(he isroyal like her), without thinking of the consequences. Catullus:64, 85–86 describes her innocence when we meether for the first time – her bed is chaste“castus lectulus”. Shemodestly looks away inTheseus’presence because she has felt an attraction to himand is hiding her feelings (“ex illo flagrantia declinavit lumina”– lines 87 –88).
Ariadne couldbe taken advantage of quite easily by Theseus, should he choose. She appears to be acting modestly in his presence, but weknow this burning love for himwill make her betrayher family and lead to her lack of judgement. (“ab Ariadne Minois filia est adamatus adeo ut fratrem proderet et hospitem servaret” – Hyginus XLII). She believes and trusts too readily (“quod fidem ei dederat” – Hyginus XLII). However, she should instead be thinking of her status and her identity – she is a royal princess and as such has a duty to her family and position. She obviously has not fallen in love before and her deep love (“concepit corpore flammam funditus” – Catullus 64 92-93) makes her forget who she is and how she should behave.
The extent to which Ariadne’s life is determined by the actions of Theseus
He suggested that she return to Athens and marry him. She is prepared to help him kill her half brother, the Minotaur, and to leave her homeland of Crete.
This is only Ariadne’s viewpoint. If she is to be believed. (Ovid: Heroides, lines 72ff). We have to take Ariadne’s word that he said this. However, the incident may show his resourcefulness. He needs Ariadne’s help to overcome the monster. He may even have taken advantage of her and said he would marry her (“in coniugio secum habiturus” – Hyginus XLII) to gain her help or to thank her for it. She supplied him with the lamp, the sword, and the ball of thread.
He must be held responsible for her welfare, especially if he did promise to marry her. Ariadne must be seen as resourceful to acquire the thread, light, and sword to help him (“Ariadnes monitu” – Hyginus XLII). Because of this, she feels responsible for her half brother’s death.

Finalgradeswillbedecidedusing professionaljudgementbasedonaholisticexaminationoftheevidenceprovidedagainstthecriteriaintheAchievementStandard.