CLASSICS!!

crazygirl101

ok so i've just taken classics up this yr as an extra subject... im pretty much.... awful....so i was just wondering if anyone had any good hints or tips???

any help really appreciated!! thanks

powpeach

sorry now im not here to help, i just found out that it was a subject for de LC yesterday when i was lookin at my timetable... what is it like cause i might do it next year myself if i have to repeat!

In/Casino/Out

The tips I got were
Greek Art and Architecture: The Parthenon (waaay overdue)

Alexander the Great: The Battle of the Granicus

Greek Drama: The role of the chorus in either Medea or Prometheus Bound

Augustan writers: It is believed that a Horace question will focus more on the Odes and Epodes and not his Satires.

irishbucsfan

I think this thread is a ploy to find out Laura thingymaface's thing out of the Times boards.ie username...

In/Casino/Out

If your hoping to learn the whole classical course in one year, that is aloooooot of work my freind. Also the exam will destroy you, 8 essays in 3 hours. Usually about 3 pages each except for architecture.

hatrickpatrick

In/Casino/Out wrote: »

The tips I got were
Greek Art and Architecture: The Parthenon (waaay overdue)

Alexander the Great: The Battle of the Granicus

Greek Drama: The role of the chorus in either Medea or Prometheus Bound

Augustan writers: It is believed that a Horace question will focus more on the Odes and Epodes and not his Satires.

Chorus, Parthenon, Granicus...
...Do I know you IRL?

Caoimhe89

In/Casino/Out wrote: »

If your hoping to learn the whole classical course in one year, that is aloooooot of work my freind. Also the exam will destroy you, 8 essays in 3 hours. Usually about 3 pages each except for architecture.

3 pages each? My essays for classics are usually 1 to 1 & 1/2 pages long. And I'm doing Greek Drama, Alexander, Ancient Epic, and Greek Philosophy... damn. Maybe I'd better learn more...?

monellia

Taking up Classics for just the one year? That's some challenge. It is a VERY extensive course. My teacher set aside a class to teach it to in one year and the results showed that it just doesn't work out. Which sections are you doing?

In/Casino/Out wrote: »

If your hoping to learn the whole classical course in one year, that is aloooooot of work my freind. Also the exam will destroy you, 8 essays in 3 hours. Usually about 3 pages each except for architecture.

3 pages per essay is hardly expected. Generally, students will write 1-2 pages, but the amount you write really isn't relevent. Some students can get their point across in 3/4 of a page, while others will go on for three pages. Quality over quantity and that. Although, you'd be chancing your arm writing half a page unless it's for Art and Architecture.

In/Casino/Out wrote:

The tips I got were
Greek Art and Architecture: The Parthenon (waaay overdue)

Alexander the Great: The Battle of the Granicus

Greek Drama: The role of the chorus in either Medea or Prometheus Bound

Augustan writers: It is believed that a Horace question will focus more on the Odes and Epodes and not his Satires.

Yeh, I have heard this too.

Léan

Anyone else here doing Plato? Sooo much to cover