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Vocabulary

Round 1: Test Your Vocabulary Knowledge

Work with a partner to test your knowledge of the technical vocabulary used in creating web pages. Both of you should write down the term you think matches the following definitions, then discuss any on which you disagree.

socioeconomic factors	1. (n) pl. - conditions like salary, cost of living, poverty, and wealth that can affect a family or group's quality of life.
main character	2. (n) s. - the person in a story, play or book that works through the main problem
secondary character	3. (n) s. - an important person in the story, play or book that is involved in working through the main problem, but less so than the main character.
rate	4. (n) s. - the speed of a person's speech when giving an oral presentation.
pitch	5. (n) s. - how high or low a person's voice is during an oral presentation.
tone	6. (n) s. - the way a person expresses himself or herself during an oral presentation. A monotonous tone is one where every word is said in much the same way like a robotic voice. A pleasant tone is relaxed and has variation in word emphasis.
rubric	7. (n) s. - clearly described expectations for an assignment giving details to the learner so there is no question as to what is required.
coherent	8. (adj) - logical or easy to understand.
essential	9. (adj) - basic activities that must be completed or understood in a lesson.
expected	10. (adj) - more difficult than essential, the level of activities in a lesson that a student must complete in order to receive passing grades.
extension	11. (adj.) - more difficult or complex activities than expected ones. Extension activities give learners an opportunity to explore the subject in more detail or from a different point of view.
requirements	12. (n) pl. - a set of tasks, activities or expectations that must be met

Now check your answers by clicking and dragging your mouse over each square in front of the above definitions. Talk with your partner about any you missed. Be sure you both understand each definition, then move on to Round 2.

Round 2: Improve Your Vocabulary Knowledge

Now work with your partner to review the vocabulary and see if you can both define each term together. After you both agree on the definition for a term, click and drag the mouse over the square beside each term to see how closely yours and your partner's definition matches the printed one. Try not to scroll up to see the printed definitions above, but force yourself to think. Learning these terms will make working on your project much easier.

socioeconomic factors	1. (n) pl. - conditions like salary, cost of living, poverty, and wealth that can affect a family or group's quality of life.
main character	2. (n) s. - the person in a story, play or book that works through the main problem
secondary character	3. (n) s. - an important person in the story, play or book that is involved in working through the main problem, but less so than the main character.
rate	4. (n) s. - the speed of a person's speech when giving an oral presentation.
pitch	5. (n) s. - how high or low a person's voice is during an oral presentation.
tone	6. (n) s. - the way a person expresses himself or herself during an oral presentation. A monotonous tone is one where every word is said in much the same way like a robotic voice. A pleasant tone is relaxed and has variation in word emphasis.
rubric	7. (n) s. - clearly described expectations for an assignment giving details to the learner so there is no question as to what is required.
coherent	8. (adj) - logical or easy to understand.
essential	9. (adj) - basic activities that must be completed or understood in a lesson.
expected	10. (adj) - more difficult than essential, the level of activities in a lesson that a student must complete in order to receive passing grades.
extension	11. (adj.) - more difficult or complex activities than expected ones. Extension activities give learners an opportunity to explore the subject in more detail or from a different point of view.
requirements	12. (n) pl. - a set of tasks, activities or expectations that must be met

Round 3: Make Your Own Analogy

Now work with your partner and think of an analogy for each term. Describe how they are alike. The first few are done for you.

1. Socioeconomic factors are like my allowance. When I have a lot of money, I can do a lot more things than when I don't have much money.

2. Main characters are like Batman.

3. Secondary characters are like Robin.

4. Rate is like

5. Pitch is like

6. Tone is like

7. A rubric is like

8. Coherent is like

9. Essential is like

10. Expected is like

11. Extended is like

12. Requirements are like