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Confused about how to do your assessment bibliography? Here's a comprehensive example of the 'MLA' system we're using: Writing a Bibliography: MLA Format And a quick-stop example: MLA Format media type="custom" key="10237877" align="right" JOIN THE DISCUSSIONS!!! Click on Discussion above.... Powerpoints and worksheets from class, discussions, website links, and documentaries: all here on your Classical Studies wiki!

Enjoy, Ms Greensides

Term 1 - 2 Alexander the Great

__Alexander the Great - Websites and docos to check out:__ 1. Like historical fiction AND Classical Studies?? Here's a novel for you: Steven Pressfield's "Alexander: The Virtues of War." Available at both Auckland City libraries and Manukau Libraries, it's a novel told from Alexander's perspective. Amazon.com has put the first few pages online to whet your appetite.....(I've already ordered mine from Auckland City library!!) []

To 'request' it to be delivered to your closest Manukau library, go here. [|Alexander: The Virtues of War at Manukau Library]

2. I've added a link to the BBC documentary we've been watching on youtube. [|BBC Documentary "In the Footsteps of Alexander"]

3. I've added a link to a documentary on the Battle of Gaugamela - very important to your internal assessment! - from youtube. [|Battle of Gaugamela] Both these documentaries are reliable sources. (There are some not-so reliable sources on youtube...be careful!)

 4. Here's an amazingly cheesy TV mini-series made in 1981. Excellent![|The Search for Alexander] media type="youtube" key="9ykNUugV3vw" width="382" height="315" align="right"

5. Another documentary series on 'The Greatest Heroes in History' - Alexander.[|The Greatest Heroes in History] --->

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Here is a fantastic resource for you. It's a Guide for Writing an Essay in the Classical Department at the University of Cantebury. I suggest skimming it all - looking at particular details on a schematic essay plan, what makes a good essay, how to reference your sources, examples of a bibliography, and even a 'checklist' to go over after you write your first draft (look at page 10). [|How to Write a Classical Essay]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Battle of Gaugamela?? More, more, more!! [|Alexander Defeats the Persians]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. Want to have a sneak-peek at how Alexander died? Here's a 'play-by-play.' [|**The Death of Alexander**]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Alexander the Great vs King Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes...the podcast that re-tells the scene: Alex vs Porus media type="youtube" key="v6jmffoxdU0" width="382" height="315" align="right"

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Websites and Links for Roman Art & Architecture** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"><span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Exam Prep: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> 1. Link to the 2008 Assessment Schedule & Judgement Statements for Bust of Philip the Arabian on NZQA. (Scroll down to Topic Two, Reproduction F).Philip the Arabian, Maison Carree, & Hadrian's Baths Exam answers

2. Link to the 2006 Assessment Schedule & Judgement Statements for Ara Pacis on NZQA. (Scroll down to Topic Two, Reproduction D).Ara Pacis, Hadrian's Villa

3. Link to the 2007 Assessment Schedule & Judgement Statements for Trajan's Column on NZQA. (Scroll down to Topic Two, Reproduction F).Trajan's Column, Theatre at Leptis Magna, Bust of Commodus

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">4. 2009 External Exam (Questions on the Arch of Titus, Colosseum, and Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli): 2009 Exam questions AND 2009 External Exam Judgement Statements/Examples of Achievement, Merit, Excellence: 2009 External Exam Answers

<span style="background-color: #ffbb00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">General Knowledge: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. The Colosseum: The Colosseum in Rome The Flavian Dynasty - the 3 Emperors who built/continued/completed the Colosseum & the propagandist uses of the Colosseum: Flavian dynasty

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Get to know Ancient Rome! Use this link to learn some basics about life, beliefs, and yes, even gladiators...BBC History: Ancient Rome

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. 'Life and Death in Rome: Gladiators and Slaves' History Channel Documentary

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">4. Fashion Show at Ara Pacis Augustae, 2007 media type="youtube" key="Dy0pUwbK1CY?fs=1" height="342" width="426" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Rome's real power stemmed from its urban planning and engineering genius. Follow this link to watch a documentary on Roman Engineering: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Engineering An Empire: Rome

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">TERM 4 - External Exam Preparation

<span style="background-color: #ffbb00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">90512 Explain a work or works of classical art

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ACHIEVEMENT Candidates who were awarded Achievement for this standard demonstrated the required skills and knowledge. They commonly:

• showed knowledge of some factual material • responded to most parts of the question • answered two questions as instructed <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">NOT ACHIEVED <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Candidates who were assessed as Not Achieved for this standard lacked some or all of the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement. They commonly:
 * provided some evidence (e.g. explained historical or mythological context), but did not consistently illustrate answers with examples
 * answered one question at Merit or Excellence level, and demonstrated evidence towards achievement in their second answer.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• did not recognise the art work or confused it with another <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• did not identify figures accurately, e.g. in Roman Art, Question 1, few candidates identified the Genius of the Senate and the Genius of the Roman people <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• wrote only irrelevant material to answer all or parts of questions <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• omitted several parts of questions <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• answered only one question <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• did not follow the bullet points e.g. in Roman Art, Question 2, many candidates did not give a description of the exterior of the Colosseum.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ACHIEVEMENT WITH MERIT <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In addition to the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement, candidates who were awarded Achievement with Merit commonly:

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">• demonstrated that they knew the details of the mythological and historical context of the works and could explain them appropriately <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• responded to all parts of the question, though some responses were a little unbalanced <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• provided careful analysis in their answers and relevant evidence from the art or architectural works to support their analysis <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• made good use of the resource material provided, although many did not go much beyond that in giving examples <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• addressed each part of the question using the bullet points to structure their answers and the key words to focus their ideas <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• communicated their understanding unambiguously, using precise language <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• correctly and concisely incorporated the essential factual material such as attribution details. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• did not recognise the art work or confused it with another <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #f63c3c; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">• did not identify figures accurately, e.g. in Roman Art, Question 1, few candidates identified the Genius of the Senate and the Genius of the Roman people • wrote only irrelevant material to answer all or parts of questions • omitted several parts of questions • answered only one question • did not follow the bullet points e.g. in Roman Art, Question 2, many candidates did not give a description of the exterior of the Colosseum.

ACHIEVEMENT WITH MERIT In addition to the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement, candidates who were awarded Achievement with Merit commonly:

• demonstrated that they knew the details of the mythological and historical context of the works and could explain them appropriately • responded to all parts of the question, though some responses were a little unbalanced • provided careful analysis in their answers and relevant evidence from the art or architectural works to support their analysis • made good use of the resource material provided, although many did not go much beyond that in giving examples • addressed each part of the question using the bullet points to structure their answers and the key words to focus their ideas • communicated their understanding unambiguously, using precise language • correctly and concisely incorporated the essential factual material such as attribution details. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #f63c3c; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ACHIEVEMENT WITH EXCELLENCE In addition to the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement with Merit, candidates who were awarded Achievement with Excellence commonly:

• answered all parts of the question, providing detailed and fully explained examples • provided little or no irrelevant material • responded to the precise wording of the questions asked, eg. in Roman Art, Question 2, candidates wrote about how the design of the Colosseum glorified the city of Rome and/or its emperor • gave multiple examples to support their points • wrote careful and precise answers that were fluent, logical and accurate; and used the key words of the question to ensure that focus remained on key aspects at all times • used the resource material well for exemplification, but clearly knew a great deal more and used this additional knowledge in a relevant way.
 * analysed the art works in relation to their social, historical and/or mythological context as appropriate and required by the question

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #f63c3c; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffbb00; color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ ﻿ 90513 Explain in essay format an aspect of the classical world <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ACHIEVEMENT Candidates who were awarded Achievement for this standard demonstrated the required skills and knowledge. They commonly:

• used the planning page • provided a basic essay structure with introduction, paragraphs and conclusion • had a general understanding or knowledge of most parts of the question • used some Greek / Latin terms where appropriate • demonstrated familiarity with primary source material, although many did not give attribution details • wrote clearly to provide an explanation but without a sustained response.

NOT ACHIEVED Candidates who were assessed as Not Achieved for this standard lacked some or all of the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement. They commonly:

• did not address sufficient parts of the question to provide relevant coverage • did not show adequate awareness of primary source material, or made incorrect attributions • used irrelevant material or answered off the topic using pre-prepared material • described events that were unrelated to the question • did not use a discernable essay structure and failed to provide clearly organised paragraphs or an identifiable conclusion.

ACHIEVEMENT WITH MERIT In addition to the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement, candidates who were awarded Achievement with Merit commonly:

• addressed all parts of the question in some detail, although some treated sections unevenly • provided some analysis but without sustained argument through all parts of the essay • correctly referred to primary source material, although did not integrate evidence effectively into the analysis • used clear paragraph structure and developed ideas logically

• showed sound knowledge of subject matter, and related this to the question asked.

ACHIEVEMENT WITH EXCELLENCE In addition to the skills and knowledge required for the award of Achievement with Merit, candidates who were awarded Achievement with Excellence commonly:

• wrote clearly and fluently • covered all aspects of the topic evenly • demonstrated a detailed understanding of the subject matter, using supporting evidence that was directly relevant to the question • explained and analysed material consistently, maintaining a convincing argument • integrated detailed primary and secondary source material into the analysis effectively • wrote a logical, well-developed essay with a strong conclusion.