{"id":33,"date":"2016-03-08T23:51:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T23:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=33"},"modified":"2018-10-06T17:28:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T17:28:32","slug":"outcome-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/outcome-vocabulary\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Vocabulary","rendered":"Outcome: Vocabulary"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Identify\u00a0Techniques for Strengthening Vocabulary<\/h2>\r\nThe English language includes\u00a0over <strong>1,025,000<\/strong> words. The average English-speaking adult has a working vocabulary of about 20,000 words. \u00a0That means most of us have about a million words that we could potentially add to our vocabulary!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2718\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/07\/14230318\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-14-at-4.02.50-PM.png\" alt=\"Pie chart showing 98.1% as blue, &quot;Words in the English Language,&quot; and 1.9% Orange, &quot;Words Used by Most Adults&quot;\" width=\"550\" height=\"359\" \/>\r\n\r\nHaving a strong vocabulary makes reading more meaningful and enjoyable, and reading helps build a strong vocabulary. \u00a0There are lots of other ways to pick up words, though. \u00a0This module includes several tactics for expanding your word power. \u00a0Music can be a fun option, as this video illustrates.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291435&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=5&amp;video_id=iFtDCfSJIlM&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-7rsmpf9d-iFtDCfSJIlM\" width=\"640px\" height=\"420px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Transformation+-+Flocabulary+-+SAT+Vocabulary+.rtf\">Click here to download a transcript for this video<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocabulary.com\/unit\/1-transformation\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See related activities, here<\/a>.\r\n<h2>What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>identify strategies for defining words from context<\/li>\r\n \t<li>identify additional tools for defining words (i.e. dictionaries)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>identify strategies for retaining new words in a working vocabulary<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eklBh1rE9KKctMD1x-HFRh7-7E9POKvhTrLVDVsTglQ\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<h2>Identify\u00a0Techniques for Strengthening Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<p>The English language includes\u00a0over <strong>1,025,000<\/strong> words. The average English-speaking adult has a working vocabulary of about 20,000 words. \u00a0That means most of us have about a million words that we could potentially add to our vocabulary!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2718\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/07\/14230318\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-14-at-4.02.50-PM.png\" alt=\"Pie chart showing 98.1% as blue, &quot;Words in the English Language,&quot; and 1.9% Orange, &quot;Words Used by Most Adults&quot;\" width=\"550\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having a strong vocabulary makes reading more meaningful and enjoyable, and reading helps build a strong vocabulary. \u00a0There are lots of other ways to pick up words, though. \u00a0This module includes several tactics for expanding your word power. \u00a0Music can be a fun option, as this video illustrates.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291435&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=5&amp;video_id=iFtDCfSJIlM&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-7rsmpf9d-iFtDCfSJIlM\" width=\"640px\" height=\"420px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Transformation+-+Flocabulary+-+SAT+Vocabulary+.rtf\">Click here to download a transcript for this video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocabulary.com\/unit\/1-transformation\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See related activities, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>identify strategies for defining words from context<\/li>\n<li>identify additional tools for defining words (i.e. dictionaries)<\/li>\n<li>identify strategies for retaining new words in a working vocabulary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eklBh1rE9KKctMD1x-HFRh7-7E9POKvhTrLVDVsTglQ\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-33\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Outcome: Vocabulary. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Transformation - Flocabulary - SAT Vocabulary. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: FlocabularyYT. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iFtDCfSJIlM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/iFtDCfSJIlM<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>All Rights Reserved<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":22,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Outcome: Vocabulary\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"copyrighted_video\",\"description\":\"Transformation - Flocabulary - SAT Vocabulary\",\"author\":\"FlocabularyYT\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iFtDCfSJIlM\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"arr\",\"license_terms\":\"Standard YouTube License\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"cff67f16-09cd-43a9-9def-fe4cde2ed12","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-33","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3151,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/33\/revisions\/3151"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/33\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}