Classical Greek Extension - Higher School Certificate 2008 - 2015
Course Prescriptions
Foreword
The HSC course prescriptions for Classical Greek Extension contain information pertaining to the Higher School Certificate for 2008–2015.
The HSC course prescriptions should be read in conjunction with:
• Classical Greek Extension Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents;
• the Official Notices section of the Board Bulletin, the periodical publication of the Board of Studies NSW.
There are prescribed texts required for study in the Classical Greek Extension course. The Board of Studies reserves the right to make changes to the prescribed texts listed in this document. As the prescribed texts are reviewed, amendments will be published on the Board of Studies website (www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au) and in the Official Notices section of the Board Bulletin.
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The study of prescribed texts will not commence prior to the HSC course.
Prescriptions for Classical Greek Extension
From 2008 each text for the Classical Greek Extension course will be prescribed for two years.
Prescription for 2008
Text: Homer, Iliad VI lines 73–529
Prescription for 2009
Text: Homer, Iliad VI lines 73–529; Iliad V all and Iliad VI lines 1–72 to be studied in English translation
Prescription for 2010–2011
Text: Homer, Odyssey XXII lines 381–501 and Odyssey XXIII all; Odyssey XXI all and Odyssey XXII lines 1–380 to be studied in English translation
Prescription for 2012–2013
Text: Homer, Iliad XXIV lines 159–646; Iliad XXII all and Iliad XXIV lines 1–158 and 647–804 to be studied in English translation
Prescription for 2014–2015
Text: Homer, Odyssey VI all and Odyssey VII lines 1–132; Odyssey VII lines 133–347 and Odyssey VIII all to be studied in English translation
Where the prescribed text is quoted in the external examination, it will be taken from the following editions:
Prescribed Textbook/s:
Stanford WB (ed), Odyssey 1–12, Bristol Classical Press, Great Britain, 1998, ISBN 1-85399-502-9.
or identical text may be found in:
Stanford WB (ed), Odyssey 1–12, 2nd edn, Macmillan Press, London, 1959.
Prescribed Textbook/s:
Stanford WB (ed), Odyssey 13–24, Bristol Classical Press, Great Britain, 1997, ISBN 1-85399-512-6.
or identical text may be found in:
Stanford WB (ed), Odyssey 13–24, 2nd edn, Macmillan Press, London, 1958.
Prescribed Textbook/s:
Willcock MM (ed), Iliad 1–12, Bristol Classical Press, Great Britain, 1996, ISBN 1-85399-507-X.
or identical text may be found in:
Willcock MM (ed), Iliad 1–12, Macmillan Press, London, 1978.
Prescribed Textbook/s:
Willcock MM (ed), Iliad 13–24, Bristol Classical Press, Great Britain, 1996, ISBN 185 3997399
or identical text may be found in:
Willcock MM (ed), Iliad 13–24, Macmillan Press, London, 1983.
Other commentaries and editions are listed in the Classical Greek Extension Stage 6 Resource List and are recommended for supplementary reference.
Notes
- Study of texts prescribed for any Higher School Certificate course may not begin before the completion of the Preliminary course. This exclusion applies to study in the Preliminary Classical Greek Continuers course and to Preliminary courses in other subjects. It also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a play. ‘Study’ of texts does not apply to attending performances of plays prescribed as HSC texts or to taking part in production of them during the Preliminary course.
- The Board of Studies website contains the most up-to-date reference for prescribed texts.