Emphasis continues to be on recognition and identification of more advanced grammatical forms, vocabulary expansion and correct usage, and on pronunciation. Give meanings for words in various forms as they appear in appropriate levels of reading. Suggest appropriate synonyms for selected words that would maintain the author's original message. Read selected passages and compare and contrast the vocabulary, inflectional systems, and the syntax in the passages. Exempli gratia, students know that rem, res, and rei are the same word and can explain the various applications of this word.
Analysis prepares students for placement exams at college.
It may be helpful to give students review materials to be used just before they take such exams. 1.1.12 Interpret, make inferences, and analyze passages read. This objective addresses ideas which are not explicitly expressed in the text. It requires students to take an active role in reading by making sense of what they read, by inferring meaning or intent, and by analyzing the ideas or concepts presented. Read a passage from a literary work, identify it as comic or tragic and support your answer with examples from the text.