Sesquiptm

Abstract

The present invention is a vocabulary building method that utilizes a vocabulary building exercise that converts common phrases, names, tides, or words into complex and generally not commonly known words (sesquipedalian). By use of definitional clues, the student attempts to determine the meaning of the common phrase, name, title or word thus increasing the student's vocabulary.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An educational method for increasing a student's vocabulary comprising the steps of: 
 identification of a vocabulary building exercise utilizing commonly known person, place, thing, event, tide, phrase, or quote consisting of one or more words;    obscuring said words by substituting one or more of said words with lesser known words;    presenting said lesser known words to a student; 
 said student using his vocabulary knowledge of said lesser known words to decipher  
 said commonly known person, place, thing, event, title, phrase, or quote.  
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of: 
 providing said student with one or more definitional clues which are the meaning of one or more of said lesser known words.  
 
     
     
         3 . The method of claim further comprising the steps of: 
 providing said student with one or more definitional clues which are the meaning of one or more of said lesser known words and    providing a means for scoring the amount of help that use of one or more of said definitional clues which are the meanings of one or more of said words provided said student.    
     
     
         4 . A means for displaying an educational method for increasing a student's vocabulary comprising: 
 an area  1  for displaying the lesser know words;    an area  2  for displaying the commonly known person, place, thing, event, title, phrase, or quote;    said area  1  not within the same sight as area  2 .    
     
     
         5 . The claim in  4  further comprising: 
 an area  3  for displaying one or more definitional clues which are the meanings of said lesser known words  
 said area  3  not within the same sight of said area  1  and said area  2 .  
 
     
     
         6 . The claim in  4  further comprising: 
 an area  3  for displaying one or more definitional clues which are the meanings of said lesser known words;  
 an area  4  for displaying scoring indicia for the help provided by definitional clues which are the meanings of said lesser known words;  
 said area  3  near said area  4 ; and  
 said area  3  not within the same sight as said area  1  and said area  2 .