Task+Three+of+Doomed+to+Die

Using evidence from **both** Task 1 (in a general sense regarding the lives of humans) **and** Task 2 (specifically regarding the three characters you have chosen), draw at least three conclusions in total about the way in which fate and the gods influenced the lives of humans. Developed conclusions may show, for example, an appreciation of the wider context of the lives of humans and of the //Aeneid// or an awareness of the significance of the conclusions reached.
 * Conclusions based on a range of evidence are required for achievement with merit in Task 3 and developed conclusions based on a wide range of evidence are required for achievement with excellence in Task 3. ||

**Definitions**

//Analyse// means discuss methodically and demonstrate understanding of the area of the classical world.

**//Developed conclusions// may be characterised by: recognition of the complexity of the argument, justification of the conclusions, appreciation of the wider context, awareness of the significance or limitations of the conclusions.**

__**Unpacking Task three**__ So far, in task 1, you have made judgements and discussed the nature of fate, and the role of fate in ancient Roman society. Using secondary sources you have explained how it affected the lives of Romans by explaining about the things Romans did to try to “read” what Fate had in store for them, or did to try to gain the favour of the gods so that they would ease what Fate had in store for them. You have expressed the view that Fate was apart from the Gods, but carried out by the gods and was unaffected by the prayers, desires or needs of men and gods.

You have also made judgements and discussed the nature of the gods and the role of the gods in ancient Roman society. Using secondary sources you have explained how the Roman gods developed over time because of the cultural influences of the peoples the Romans absorbed both in Italy and in Egypt. You understand the Greek influences in the nature of the gods as the Romans believed. You explained with evidence about the beliefs and rituals associated with different gods in ancient Rome and you understand that a number of priesthoods (religious institutions) grew up around the correct worship of gods important to the state. You gave examples of the nature and role of gods in ancient Roman private religion: marriage, death, birth, family health, wealth.

__Then in task two__ you had to select evidence from the Aeneid to answer the about the extent to which three of the characters from the later books died because of Fate's role in the poem, the God's role in the poem or because of their own hubris or furor, weaknesses, jealousies, greed etc. You had to think about the role of Fate in the whole epic of establishing Rome on the Italian Peninsula.

**Now Task 3 asks you to make judgements which are explained and have evidence from secondary and primary source material. This can be from primary source material other than The Aeneid.**

__**Possible areas for your judgement statements could be:**__ -an explanation (why) of the extent to which (evaluate) your 3 characters had to die so that Virgil could have the right kind of pedigree/leader establish the kind of future/religion/government/military success that actually occurred for Rome. -an explanantion of the extent to which your 3 characters had to die so that Romans reading the poem could see that Aeneas – just like Augustus – was the greater/more worthy/pious man.

-an explanation of the extent to which your 3 characters had to die so that Romans could read about a mythical heritage that links their rulers with the gods.

-an explanation that the Aeneid epic poem can be read on many levels: a celebration of the kinds of things that Augustus did and promoted; a celebration of the greatness and success of Rome; a vehicle or means by which Virgil could write an Ode to Augustus without making it too obviously about Augustus or too make it cheesy!; and the extent to which The Aenied is a reflection of the ancient Roman's belief in the nature of fate and the gods personalities, and the role that they had in what happened to them in life, whether they wanted it or not.

-Lastly or firstly, how much is the existence of the Aeneid a reflection of man's eternal need to establish some kind of control over their environment and what happens in their lives? Or a reflection of man's external need to find answers about the nature of their environment and what happens in their lives? This is the wider context for considering the nature and role of fate and the gods in Roman society.

-The wider context for the Aeneid being written is: the immediate impact of Augustus on the Roman state and society prior to Virgil writing this poem; Virgil's way of creating links between the Julian ruling family to Troy, the gods – and to the action and characters of the first epic poems of the Greek Homer, which every educated Roman would have heard of or read and believed to be stories from a great epic past and Virgil's desire to write Roman epic poetry.

-Did Virgil copy the Iliad and the Odyssey for himself, or did he build on popular knowledge in the same way film makers today refer to other or older films and characters, or other times and places to help a current audience understand background and context?

//__**Have fun arriving at your judgements!**__//

Make sure they have explanations/expansion; general examples, specific examples, links between the importance of your examples the statement you are working on, the wider essay question re Roman society, the context of the accomplishments of Augustus and Virgil's feelings about that, and human society...

**//Developed conclusions// may be characterised by: recognition of the complexity of the argument, justification of the conclusions, appreciation of the wider context, awareness of the significance or limitations of the conclusions.**

**Assessment schedule: Class/3/4 – F3: “Doomed to Die”**

Selection of secondary source evidence.
 * **task or question** || **evidence towards achievement** || **evidence towards achievement with merit** || **evidence towards achievement with excellence** ||
 * **Task 1**

Analysis of secondary source evidence. || Relevant evidence is selected to allow analysis of the nature of fate and the gods in the Roman world e.g. “The Romans believed in the existence of Olympian gods such as Jupiter and Juno and that Jupiter also represented fate.”

Evidence is analysed by methodical discussion and demonstration of understanding of the influence of fate and the gods on the lives of humans in the Roman world e.g. “The gods played a large part in the everyday life of the Romans and one’s success could be attributed to how pleased the gods were with the rituals carried out.” || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">A range of relevant evidence is selected to allow analysis of the nature of fate and the gods in the Roman world. <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. “The Romans believed in the existence of Olympian gods, such as Jupiter and Juno, and lesser spirits such as <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">//numina// <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">and that Jupiter represented fate, which governed the eventual pattern of one’s life.” <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">

A range of evidence is analysed by methodical discussion and demonstration of understanding of the influence of fate and the gods on the lives of humans in the Roman world <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. as achievement, plus “the gods and fate played a large part in their success and happiness and could be persuaded by prayer and sacrifice to look favourably upon human wishes. Fate could not be changed, but events along the way might follow a different pattern, because of human desires and behaviour.”’ || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">A wide range of relevant evidence is selected to allow analysis of the nature of fate and the gods in the Roman world. <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. “The Romans believed in the existence of Olympian gods, such as Jupiter and Juno, who were king and queen of the gods. They also believed in lesser spirits such as <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">//numina// <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">, who were believed to inhabit all areas of nature, <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">and that Jupiter represented fate, which governed the eventual pattern of one’s life, one whose outcome could not be changed.” <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">

A wide range of evidence is analysed by methodical discussion and demonstration of understanding of the influence of fate and the gods on the lives of humans in the Roman world e.g as merit, plus “….human wishes. A god would look favourably on a prayer couched in the correct terminology and addressing the correct deity and if a prayer was not successful it was thought the fault of the petitioner for not praying correctly or offering a contract of some sort.” || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Selection of primary source evidence.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">**Task 2**

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Analysis of primary source evidence. || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Evidence about the deaths of two characters is selected <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. “Queen Amata believes that Turnus is dead, and, insane with grief, hangs herself.”

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">The role of the gods in each of the two deaths is analysed e.g. “The gods played a part, since Allecto, sent by Juno, had driven Amata insane, as part of a plan to set Turnus against the Trojans.” || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Evidence about the deaths of three characters is selected <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. as for achievement.

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">As for achievement, but for three characters. || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Evidence about the deaths of three characters is selected <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. as for achievement.

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">As for achievement with merit <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">(analysis of a wide range of evidence has been provided in Task 1). ||

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Conclusions based on evidence. || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">At least two conclusions in total are reached, based on the role of the gods in the lives of humans in general or in the deaths of characters in the <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">//Aeneid// <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. “Amata’s death shows that the gods did not consider the happiness of humans when taking the actions they did to ensure Aeneas’ destiny was fulfilled.” || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">At least two conclusions in total are reached. At least one should be based on the role of the gods in <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">the lives of humans in general and one based on the deaths of characters in the <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">//Aeneid// <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">(therefore reaching conclusions based on a range of evidence) Alternatively, the conclusions pertaining to one aspect only may in themselves be based on a wide range of evidence and this will be acceptable.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">**Task 3**

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. as for achievement, plus “The gods were only interested in the correct rituals of religion, not a person’s happiness. If a prayer was not granted, a petitioner was made that it was his fault for not carrying out the required procedure.” || <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">At least two <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">developed conclusions in total are reached. At least one should be based on the role of both fate and the gods in <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">the lives of humans in general and one based on the deaths of characters in the <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">//Aeneid// <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">(therefore reaching conclusions based on a wide range of evidence). Alternatively, the conclusions pertaining to one aspect only may in themselves be based on a wide range of evidence and this will be acceptable.

<span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">e.g. as for achievement with merit, plus “Amata’s death shows that the gods did not consider the happiness of humans when taking the actions they did. This is all part of Juno’s plan to thwart fate and stop Aeneas marrying Lavinia and settling in Italy; she is not interested in the personal outcomes for any of the humans concerned, only in acting as counter-fate to Jupiter’s role of fate, working against her to see that Aeneas settles in Italy so his descendants can found Rome. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fate was oblivious to the desires of humans when ensuring its own completion and Jupiter only intervened when told that his plans were being disrupted.” || Note: <span style="font-family: Arial Mäori,Arial,sans-serif;">Any numerical requirement is indicative only. It should not, of itself, preclude the achievement of any particular grade. Final grades will be decided using professional judgement based on a holistic examination of the evidence provided against the achievement criteria of the achievement standard.