RL6.4 CONNOTATION ACTIVATOR

Poll

Your school's new mascot could be...

• dolls

• soldiers

Poll

Your school's new mascot could be...

• poodles

• rottweilers

Poll

Your school's new mascot could be...

• giants

• monsters

MASCOT

DENOTATION

CONNOTATION

IMPACT ON RIVALS

POODLES

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

ROTTWEILERS

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

MASCOT

DENOTATION

CONNOTATION

IMPACT ON RIVALS

DOLLS

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

SOLDIERS

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

MASCOT

DENOTATION

CONNOTATION

IMPACT ON RIVALS

GIANTS

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

MONSTERS

What will the rival team
think?
How will they prepare?
Who will they let play in the
game?

Open Ended

What role, if any, did connotation have in your mascot decisions?