An English crossword featuring questions on classical literature and history.

6 page document (3033 words) containing detailed bullet-pointed notes on various important debates about the Iliad’s origins. Sections: the composition of the Iliad, the debate on whether its techniques appear ‘literary’ or are compatible with oral composition, and whether the Iliad depicts a real historical society. Detailed examples from the text to support potential arguments, and references to different schools of thought and influential scholars such as Parry.

I compiled a list of vocab which pupils I was tutoring for Latin 13+ regularly found confusing or mixed up in translations - this proved extremely helpful. Attached a copy with English meanings and a Latin-only copy that can be used as a vocab test.

Step-by-step, easy to follow guide on how to approach a Latin translation. Helpful tool for pupils who get in a muddle with the word order. I tend to use this with 13+ or Y8-9 pupils.

Plot summary of the Cena Trimalchionis in Petronius’ Satyricon (6 pages).

Detailed summary of Books 1 to 5 of Virgil’s Aeneid. 9 pages total. Focus on plot, imagery and important Homeric or Augustan parallels. Useful for revision.

Latin crossword practising vocab, verb conjugation and noun cases. Created for pupils revising for 13+ entrance exams (also appropriate for end of year9/beginning year10).

1 page document outlining how to form adverbs, comparatives and superlatives in Latin. Useful for 13+ or GCSE.

A Latin crossword, inspired by the style in the The Times on Saturdays. Clues are a mixture of literature, vocab, history and Harry Potter (some mildly cryptic, others straightforward translation).