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Higher School Certificate Performance band descriptions Latin Extension
The draft performance bands shown on the following page represent
student performance in bands of achievement. They illustrate the
typical performance of students in the Latin Extension HSC course.
Each band contains descriptions of student achievement of the
course outcomes. The scales will continue to be refined to include
information from performance in the new HSC courses and the outcomes
assessed internally.
The typical performance in this band:
| Band E4 |
- Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the prescribed
text by translating the Latin into idiomatic and fluent
English, accurately interpreting the relationship between
words and structures and showing a sensitivity to the
prescribed genre and to the content and style of the
author
- Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the content
and literary conventions of the prescribed text and
genre in a discerning and well-structured response using
appropriate critical terminology and supporting the
response with extensive references to the prescribed
text
- Demonstrates a precise and sophisticated understanding
of the relationship between Latin and English in language
structure, using well-developed linguistic skills
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| Band E3 |
- Demonstrates a substantial understanding of the prescribed
text by translating the Latin into fluent English, accurately
interpreting the relationship between most words and structures,
and showing an awareness of the prescribed genre and the
content and style of the author
- Demonstrates substantial understanding of the content
of the prescribed text and characteristic features of
its genre in a competent, organised response, supported
by some references to the prescribed text
- Demonstrates a substantial understanding of the relationship
between Latin and English in language structure
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| Band E2 |
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the prescribed
text by translating some of the Latin into English, showing
an understanding of the relationship between some words
and structures, and a general grasp of the content
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the content of
the prescribed text in a simplistic response, supporting
the response with basic reference to the prescribed text
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the relationship
between Latin and English in language structure
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| Band E1 |
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