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‘Odysseus is never made to feel welcome on his travels.’
The following answer scored 18 out of 20 marks and is focused on the concept of xenia throughout Odysseus’ travels in Homer’s Odyssey. It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students hoping to attain higher grades, intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
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GCSE OCR Classical Civilisations - Myth and Religion Revision Bundle
A bundle of resources for the OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE specification for ‘‘Myth and Religion’’.
This bundle contains:
A detailed revision guide
Exemplar Answers
Revision Checklist
A fill-in revision guide (40 pages long).
21 revision quizzes that cover the whole course (with answers)
Knowledge Organisers
Summary Notes Revision Booklets
Imperial Image: Modern Scholarship (OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations)
An eight-page document providing relevant scholarly views for:
Octavian Comes to Rome
Power-Struggle
Augustus’ Reign
Augustus’ Legacy and Later Representations
Augustus and the Imperial Family
Relevant prescribed sources
This can be easily adapted so that you can add or remove relevant pieces of scholarship. There is space for annotations too
OCR Classical Civilisations: Greek Religion Revision Guide
The following revision guide has been designed for OCR Classical Civilisations: Greek Religion and is intended for the use of A-Level students. It covers all six sections of the course:
Nature of the Olympian Gods
Personal Experience of the Divine
Religion and Society
Places of Worship
Rituals and Priests
Religion and Philosophy
Exam Overview
Example Essay Questions that are listed from previous exam papers which students can complete
Glossary
Key Individuals
It has been attached as both a PDF and Word Document
Myth and Religion Revision Quizzes: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations
Myth and Religion (designed for the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations specification) - a set of 21 revision quizzes which cover all eight topics covered within the course.
Each quiz has a set of 10 questions which cover a previous one/two lessons. These can be used as part of retrieval practice and allows students to identify any areas of knowledge that they do not fully understand.
They are tagged together so students have a pack of 21 revision cards / 210 key facts that cover the whole study
Imperial Image Example Essay Plans: OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations
Example Essay plans for AS/A-Level ‘‘Imperial Image’’ (OCR). These essay plans detail a breakdown of major themes, followed by themed points (with supporting evidence) and scholarship)
The examples included are:
Imperator (Including sample response to ‘‘Augustus was a bad military leader who came to power just because he was associated with Caesar’’)
Campaign against Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Imperial Family
Pater Patriae (’'Including sample response to ''Augustus was the perfect Pater Patriae)
Golden Age
Religious Leader
Relationship with Julius Caesar
Legitimate Heir
City of Rome
Role of Agrippa
Cultural Hero
Virgil's Aeneid Knowledge Organiser/Placemat
A knowledge organiser which includes a brief overview of key characters, themes and context. This has been designed for the use of AS/A Level students studying the OCR specification for ‘World of the Hero’
Homer's Odyssey: Quote Collection
A document containing a selection of quotes, broken down into their relevant themes and characters, designed for AS/A-Level students studying the ‘World of the Hero’ as part of OCR’s A-Level specification.
Themes included: The Concept, Value and Behaviour of a Hero, Disguise, Deceit and Trickery, Recognition, Revenge and Justice, Role of the Immortals, Relationship between Mortals and Immortals, Xenia, Nostos, Fate, Men, Women, Children and the Family, Role of the Slave, Role of Women, Portrayal of Different Societies
Characters included: Odysseus, Telemachus, Suitors, Odysseus’ Crew, Phaecians, Penelope, Calypso, Polyphemus, Circe, Laertes, Slaves and Minor Characters
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Myth and Religion Summary Notes Bundle
Condensed revision notes for OCR’s GCSE specification for ‘Myth and Religion,’ covering all eight topics:
The Gods
Heracles/Hercules
Religion and the City: Temples
Foundation Stories
Myth and Symbols of Power
Death and Burial
Journeying to the Underworld
Death and Burial and Journeying to the Underworld (1.7 and 1.8) have been collated together in a single summary booklet.
'The Greeks worshipped their gods and goddesses out of fear of what would happen if they did not do
The following answers scored 23 out of 30 marks and is focused on Greek worship. It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students. Intended to be used by A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘Greek Religion’ specification.
‘The reader never feels optimistic when reading the Aeneid; the epic is completely depressing.’
‘The reader never feels optimistic when reading the Aeneid; the epic is completely depressing.’’ It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students. It is intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
*Also includes essay plan, comparing evidence that is optimistic and depressing, in addition to relevant scholarship
World of the Hero - Exam Overview Sheet
This is an A3 sheet that summarises how best to approach the questions for the OCR AS/A-Level specification for ‘World of the Hero,’ with a breakdown of what each question requires and what should be incoorporated.
Who honoured Hercules more - the Greeks or the Romans?
The following essay was writing in response to the question: ‘Who honoured Hercules more, the people of Olympia or Rome.’ It was written as part of a mock examination for the GCSE OCR specification for Myth and Religion and achieved the full fifteen marks.
It can be used as a source of revision to help exemplify how to answer longer essay-based questions or used when responding to feedback.
Festivals Knowledge Organisers - GCSE Classical Civilisations
These knowledge organisers has been designed for students studying OCR’s GCSE Specification for Myth and Religion and covers 1.5 ‘Festivals.’ There is one knowledge organiser/revision placemats for all four prescribed festivals:
The Panathenia
The City Dionysia
The Lupercalia
The Saturnalia
Life in the Mycenaean Age: Mycenaean Age Knowledge Organiser
Designed for students to use who are studying/following the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations specification, covering 2.2:Life in the Mycenaean Age (Literature and Culture: Mycenaean Age).
Image Citation: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeJnhkOXgAULeRv.jpg:large
‘’Dido was an innocent victim for whom we can feel nothing but absolute sympathy.’’
The following answers scored 26 out of 30 marks and is focused on Dido as a victim throughout Books 1 - 4 of Virgil’s Aeneid. It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students hoping to attain higher grades, intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
Imperial Image: Prescribed Visual and Literary Sources Grid (OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations)
A breakdown of all prescribed visual and literary sources into relevant themes (see below) for the OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation Specification for ‘Imperial Image,’ intended for the use of AS/A-Level students.
The themes included are:
Religious Leader
Relationship with Julius Caesar
Pater Patriae
Legacy and Later Representations
Imperial Family
Imperator
Image in the Empire
Golden Age
Divi Filius
Cultural Hero
City of Rome
Campaign against Mark Antony and Cleopatra
This document is intended to highlight the sources which would be most relevant to include in essay questions, particularly the short-essay and extended response.
Aeneas: Quote Sheet
A selection of quotes for Virgil’s Aeneid, focusing on Aeneas. The quotes are broken down into appropriate aspects of Aeneas’ character - designed for AS/A-Level students studying the OCR specification for ‘World of the Hero’
Imperial Image Revision Checklists
New specification check list, all units covered. Useful revision tool for students studying the AS/A-Level specification for ‘Imperial Image’ (OCR)
GCSE Classical Civilisations: Exam Command Words and Subject Specific Vocabulary (Homeric World)
GCSE Classical Civilisations exam command words and subject specific vocabulary (OCR) for Paper 2: 'Homeric World)