Greek to GCSE
Any pupil may opt to begin study of Ancient Greek in Year 10.
The course followed is very similar to that for GCSE Latin.
Course-books followed include Wilding and Greek to GCSE. By the
time a Bolton School pupil sits the GCSE examination, he has
studied the subject for two years, 6 periods per two-week cycle - a
length of course that compares favourably with those followed at
other schools. He is, therefore, well equipped to continue the
subject at A Level if he so wishes.
Greek at A Level
The course is rigorous, and contains both linguistic and
literary elements. Texts are studied for meaning, literary style,
and for what they reveal about Ancient Greek Society. The current
range of texts - Lysias' 'Against Eratosthenes', Homer's 'Iliad
16', Thucydides 'Book 7' and Euripides' 'Hippolytus' - present the
student with a representative sample of Greek writings, from
history to tragedy, and from war epic to law-court speech.