European Baccalaureate Latin study plan

Diagnose current performance by completing one full past-style Latin unseen translation paper under timed conditions (90 minutes) and self-marking against the mark scheme criteria of accuracy, idiom and expression.

Build a personal error taxonomy by categorising every mistake in that paper into syntax, vocabulary, morphology or interpretation, and rank the categories by frequency.

Reconstruct the core case-and-construction table (accusative and ablative absolute, gerundive of obligation, indirect statement with accusative and infinitive, purpose and result clauses) from memory, then correct it against a grammar reference.

Draft a weekly vocabulary schedule targeting the 300 highest-frequency Latin words, allocating 20 words per day with spaced review intervals.

Translate two unseen prose passages of roughly 120 words each in 60 minutes, applying a deliberate five-step reading routine: skim for main verb, identify clause boundaries, parse ambiguous forms, draft literally, then polish.

Explain in writing why each of ten selected subjunctive forms is subjunctive, naming the clause type and the sequence-of-tense rule applied.

Memorise and drill 15 set stylistic and rhetorical devices (chiasmus, tricolon, anaphora, hyperbaton, litotes, praeteritio and similar) by locating one authentic example of each in a text already studied.

Complete a 45-minute commentary exercise on a 20-line passage, producing four points on content and four on style.

Translate one unseen verse passage (dactylic hexameter or elegiac couplet) in 60 minutes, marking word order inversions and identifying enjambment and caesura where relevant.

Scan ten lines of verse by hand, marking feet, main caesura and diaeresis, and verify each scansion against a commentary.

Compare two English renderings of the same Latin sentence and justify which is closer to the original syntax and which reads better as English, in 150 words.

Answer three exam-style comprehension questions on a set text, quoting the Latin to support each answer.

Sit a full mock written paper under exam conditions (unseen translation, comprehension and commentary) and mark it strictly against published criteria.

Compile a portfolio of six best pieces of s7 work (translations, commentaries, essays) with a one-line justification for each selection against the assessment criteria.

Request written teacher feedback on two portfolio pieces and log the specific improvement points in a tracking sheet.

Rewrite the weakest portfolio piece incorporating that feedback and record the before-and-after differences.

Close the three highest-frequency error categories from week 1 by completing 40 targeted drill sentences and re-testing them a week later.

Write two 300-word analytical essays on set-text themes, each with a clear thesis, three Latin quotations and a conclusion that addresses the question directly.

Convert the s7 tracking sheet into a criteria-mapped grid showing evidence for each assessment descriptor and the gaps remaining.

Draft three likely commentary prompts on the set texts and outline a 10-minute response plan for each.

Prepare and record a 10-minute oral presentation on a set-text passage, including a literal reading, translation and two interpretive points, then review the recording against fluency, accuracy and structure.

Rehearse answering 15 unpredictable follow-up questions in the target language, including two questions asking for justification of an interpretation.

Build a one-page oral prompt sheet of connectives, hedging phrases and set-text quotations for quick recall.

Deliver one live mock oral to a teacher or study partner and log the feedback verbatim.

Deliver a second mock oral with a different passage and reduce hesitation and factual errors by at least half compared with week 6.

Finalise and submit the s7 portfolio, checking every item against the criteria grid and the deadline.

Answer five oral questions requiring comparison between two set texts, citing Latin in each response.

Practise a five-minute unprepared sight-reading aloud, translating on the spot and paraphrasing the sense.

Sit one final timed written paper and one final mock oral within the same week to simulate exam-week load.

Review only the personal error log and prompt sheet, avoiding new material, and re-test the 100 most frequently missed vocabulary items.

Write a one-page exam-day protocol covering timing per section, order of answering, and a checklist for checking translations.

Confirm all administrative requirements: exam dates, permitted texts and dictionaries, and oral scheduling.