To provide contrast near-the text, the part of the image that is near the text can be faded so as to provide contrast for black text. Asking students to restate a dictionary definition in their own words can be more effective than requiring them to remember the exact wording of the definition. For freeform crossword puzzles, there are various ways to make a puzzle grid stand out from a background image. These puzzles are available in newspapers and magazines. 5, they are returned to a modified preview page 120. For example, the description would contain fields for the prominent theme, main items, easily visible items, obscure items and prominent colors. Already solved Gradually and reliably crossword clue? This is because symmetrical grids are more attractive.
It can also rearrange the sequence in which the categories are presented, so that popular categories are seen first. The invention ignores skipped lines. Another way to provide the invention is to provide it as a web service, preferably on a port other than the normal HTTP port. Then the non-editable clue will appear in as a static text field 18. Default values are shown. Freeform puzzles work best with a mixture of short and long words. We found 1 solutions for Gradually And top solutions is determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. In the preferred embodiment, this link 128 is boldface red. As they wait to be called on, students practice covertly, or silently prepare a response. The invention may also be provided as an applet that tuns inside a web browser. With either method of creating a new configuration, a Create New Configuration page 220 will appear, as shown by FIG. The preview page can also report statistics (not shown), such as the number of words in the puzzle and number of rows and columns in the puzzle grid. An optional feature of the invention is to provide a mode of operation that, when enabled by a webmaster, uses picture popularity to automatically rearrange the order of presentation of the recommended pictures.
For many applications it is considered best to provide a simple, unembellished HTML version of the puzzle that is also unmarred and at the same time provide beautiful and embellished versions of the puzzle that are marred until payment is made. For the key word backwoods, read the following sentence from the story: "Then the old woman took her by the hand and led her deep into the backwoods. " It may not be available for all file formats, but when available it is the best of the three options. 14 and discussed below. The leftmost checkboxes 352, 354, 356 determine whether the indicated grade of puzzle is mentioned on the preview page 60. The user should also be told something like "Your puzzle must have six of the following twelve words for it to be considered the puzzle you paid for. " A second way to make the puzzle grid stand out is to use a subdued watermark-like background that is visible everywhere, even inside the used cells of the grid. This is important because the questions become the clues and crossword clues are generally written in a certain style that is unfamiliar to most people. The invention should remove the spaces, modify the clues if necessary and report what it has done to the user. This is how it prevents the last word of the question from being interpreted as an answer word. Don't worry, we will immediately add new answers as soon as we could. In section two 328, some options are always provided, such as the choice for a white background 330. Therefore, instructional methods that provide students with both definitional and contextual information do improve comprehension, and do so significantly. To this end, it is valuable to draw their attention to the distinctive characteristics of written language, even when reading aloud, and to help them learn to read like a writer, and to write with an audience in mind.
When students have been taught comprehension strategies, they tend to do more reading. This is to use a combination of the first two ways, in which the space 92 that is not covered by used cells 94 has a rich, non-faded image 96 and the interiors of the used cells continue the image in a watermark-like manner 98. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. 4 shows the main page of this area, the "Browse Recommended Pictures" page 100. It generates and manages thumbnails automatically.
This means that a new webmaster signing up but not making any configurations will be offering valentines puzzles leading up to Valentines Day, puzzles honoring their mothers leading up to Mothers Day, and so on to Christmas puzzles leading up to Christmas. 4 after the images that are part of a category. Unlike short questions 20, when a long question (not shown) is displayed on the questionnaire 10 (FIG.
After the puzzle grid has been created in the computer's memory, the computer can optionally save this representation to a file and make it available to the user, with or without formatting information in it. The name 104 is intended to provide an opportunity to be descriptive. The alternative would be to have the user pick an orientation first and then show images that match that orientation. The Final Output of the Puzzle and Solution. For this to work, it helps if the parsing can be completed in real time and updated with each keystroke, so that the answer word is displayed in a different color of text or background. The page icons 296 indicate there is not another level of categories. If the user has specified a word bank, then the clues do not need to be modified. However, a pop-up window is preferred so that list of errors and suggestions will still be available when the user returns to the questionnaire page. This can be accomplished several ways.
For English language puzzles, it helps to avoid using vowels plus S and F to avoid accidental offensive or taboo words. If the desired color was not found, or if the webmaster wants to pick a unique color, the unique color's hex code can be typed into the appropriate hex code field 340. If students are too young for this activity, have them draw a picture story for a new word. Then they typically show the puzzle and report whether or not all words were used in the puzzle. A further objective is to increase the robustness of freeform crossword puzzle construction so that none of the user's answer words are ever left out of the grid. Other Embodiments of the Invention. 2), which takes the user to an area where many pictures can be conveniently reviewed and selected. Use both definitional and contextual information about word meanings, - Involve students actively in word learning, and. For a smaller grid to replace a larger grid, it is preferred that the smaller grid's number of "forced" words must be equal or smaller than the larger grid's "forced" word count. If the user did specify a word bank, then the changes should only be suggested to the user. As a matter of personal taste, the entire clues and titles areas can be affected, or entire lines of text can be affected uniformly without regard to the shape of the letters thereon, or the affected zone can closely follow the shapes of the letters and words. Even if it is not available as a file format, it can be achieved by directly manipulating the background image as a graphic, essentially embossing the puzzle grid onto the image and then using the modified image instead of the original. The items in the selection box 108 may also indicate the total number of images in each category, which would be one higher than the "More" links 106 show.
Playing with language is an essential component of language development. The predetermined formatting factors should be grouped or marked so that the program knows at what point it should add a page if it is permitted to do so. If they do have a theme then they typically do not contain many preselected answer words related to that theme. Then only a few solution pages need to be printed, and these can be cut up into several slips of paper, one for each puzzle solver. The edit configuration page 230 has a variable area 238 that is controlled by a row of tabs 236. The preferred embodiment of the invention provides for an optional word bank (see FIGS. For example, the invention would appear to exist on the referring website and the user would always remain on the referring website. For example, the webmaster may want to get more specific by prompting for "Couple's names" and "wedding date, " respectively. Coming up with non-examples requires students to think about the critical attributes of a word, much like providing antonyms. In the suggested clues memo field 264, it will normally be sufficient to simply list clues one clue per line 266. The "Categories Home" button 110 takes the user back to the view of one thumbnail from each category. This will gather better statistics on which images are the most popular and work best at converting free puzzles to sales. The sequence edit boxes 410 also work as follows: Typing in a number that is greater than the number of images in the category will place that image at the end, unless an even greater number is used elsewhere.
The formatting factors include the cell size and shape, the font size of the clues or word lists, the title and subtitle font sizes, the margins, the line spacing between lines of the clues or word lists, the number of columns that the clues or word lists are arranged in, and the spacing between sections of the puzzle. For the word chaos, their sentences might include topics such as chaos in classroom behavior, chaos as clutter and mess, chaos in personal relations, and so forth. This type of puzzle is often used in education. Sometimes the term symmetrical crossword puzzle is used loosely to include fully-crossed or tightly-crossed puzzles with grids that have no symmetry. This method of customizing the look and feel of the invention is less preferred. I've seen this clue in the LA Times. As with the website embodiment of the invention, some or all of the formatted puzzles are marred until a payment code is entered into the program. Thus they are the best choice when the puzzle must be on a predetermined topic and generic words are undesirable. These options include "No word bank, " "On separate sheet" (this is the default choice), "At bottom of puzzle, " "As third section of clues, " and "Next to grid (if space is available).
The words used in the sample lesson are highly dissimilar. Fully-crossed crossword puzzles often have no theme. As the invention can provide for several versions of the same puzzle, it is not necessary that all versions be marred. Either button has the same effect. The examples shown don't correspond. ) The save is done at the time of purchase and the identifying customizations are locked so that they can not be changed by the user after the time of purchase. Otherwise, if the software was not customized for a particular topic, the invention first presents to the user a choice of many topics.