OCR GCSE Latin Paper 3 - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 [Exam Chat]

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OCR GCSE Latin Paper 3: Verse literature A/B (J282/04-05) - 03 June 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
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Date/Time: 03 June 2025 PM
Length: 1h
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Reply 1

barca_fan

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I'm struggling to learn the last part of Aeneid I. Any tips?

Reply 2

doesgraymatter

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by barca_fan

I'm struggling to learn the last part of Aeneid I. Any tips?

translation or analysis?

Reply 3

barca_fan

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by doesgraymatter

translation or analysis?

Translation

Reply 4

doesgraymatter

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by barca_fan

Translation

use this site, you can tap on each word to work out its meaning: https://hands-up-education.org/aen1notes/index.html
then use this site alongside it to memorise the translation: https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/VirgilAeneidI.php#anchor_Toc535054292

Reply 5

Drip22

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by doesgraymatter

translation or analysis?

where to revise civilisation??

Reply 6

RedFeatherx

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Is anyone doing baucis & Philemon bc I am struggling

Reply 7

s876254

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by RedFeatherx

Is anyone doing baucis & Philemon bc I am struggling

yes its so hard.. the ovid is so long

Reply 8

RedFeatherx

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Can someone please please explain to me exactly how to write an 8 marker?

Reply 9

doesgraymatter

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by RedFeatherx

Can someone please please explain to me exactly how to write an 8 marker?

go through extract make minimum 8 short points like this:
[author] uses [language device(s)] in the line "[latin]" ("translation") which creates [named effect + explanation]. [link back to question focus]

for example, for virgil 1.12-123 a question like how does Virgil make the winds appear powerful? you might say:
virgil uses chiasmus (an ABBA structure) and dental alliteration in the line "luctantes ventos tempestatesque sonoras" ("struggling winds and roaring storms") which creates a sense of the roaring aggressiveness surrounding and encapsulating the very winds, and is mimetic of their sound as they struggle away from Aeolus' grip. this creates a sense of power and aggression to the winds.

Reply 10

Annie2010

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Hi! I'm doing Aeneid book 1 for tommorow and I don't think I know the translation well enough (however I do know a lot of the analysis).
How can I learn it fast? (I've heard anki is good but I can't afford it ☹️ )
Thank you, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Reply 11

s876254

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by Annie2010

Hi! I'm doing Aeneid book 1 for tommorow and I don't think I know the translation well enough (however I do know a lot of the analysis).
How can I learn it fast? (I've heard anki is good but I can't afford it ☹️ )
Thank you, any help would be greatly appreciated.

i do baucis and philemon but gizmo is definitely good and free!

Reply 12

Serphyr

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by Evil Homer

OCR GCSE Latin Paper 3: Verse literature A/B (J282/04-05) - 03 June 2025 [Exam Chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy:

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Date/Time: 03 June 2025 PM
Length: 1h
Good luck!
Click here to find exam discussions for other GCSE subjects

SOS I struggle so hard in my lessons and my teacher talks too much and never asks me questions I have no clue what I have to do for this paper nor the name of the texts all I’ve looked at is a poem about two poets writing on tablets and a woman cooking for a god I think(?)! Are these what I need to know for it if so what are they called 💔😭

Reply 13

sseekerofstarss

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by Serphyr

SOS I struggle so hard in my lessons and my teacher talks too much and never asks me questions I have no clue what I have to do for this paper nor the name of the texts all I’ve looked at is a poem about two poets writing on tablets and a woman cooking for a god I think(?)! Are these what I need to know for it if so what are they called 💔😭

Hey, I think your talking about the texts Baucis and Philemon (elderly couple are hospitable to gods - I think this is the woman cooking for god point you mean), and Poetry and Friendship from Catullus (writing tablets). If these are the right text, you most likely were also studying another poem called Catullus invites a friend to dinner. Hope this helped

Reply 14

leo.cropley

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How did everyone find it??

Reply 15

Maria1347

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quite good, how about you? I did the Aeneid

Reply 16

barca_fan

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by Maria1347

quite good, how about you? I did the Aeneid

Same. My god, it was heavenly. I did the 8 marker before as a class test, so it was good. The translation was simple, and the 10 marker felt like a very predictable question, which was so good to include with context. But, still, (knock on wood), I am remaining calm.

Reply 17

anonymou88663663

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by leo.cropley

How did everyone find it??

really hard I think I failed my name is freddie Cokayne btw what’s your name

Reply 18

VaBook7

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by leo.cropley

How did everyone find it??

I did Baucis & Philemon, most people have found that pretty good!

Reply 19

Annie2010

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I did Aeneid which I found pretty good except I've never seen a 10 marker only on one character so I struggled a bit for quotes.

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