BMMS Connotative/Denotative

 When you look a word up in the dictionary or thesaurus, which meaning do you get?

• denotative
• connotative
• technical
• figurative

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

Denotative

• having the power to denote.
• The literal meaning of a word

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A connotative meaning is...

• the dictionary meaning of the word
•  all the emotions or feelings a word can make a reader feel
• the action or events in a story
• to use writing to amuse a reader

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Denotative meaning is...

• the reason the author wrote the story
• the action or events in a story
•  the high point or turning point in a story
•  the dictionary meaning of the word

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which is NOT an example of figurative language?

• Straight as an arrow
• Thrown under the bus
• The dog is brown
• She is a monster in the morning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Words that have a connotation attached to them can be

• positive.

• negative.

• neutral.

• all of these.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a technical meaning?

• Technical meanings are used when writing about a specific subject area, like computers or science.
• A word that has multiple meanings. 
• Being all for a certain idea. 
• Keeping a low profile after escaping from prison.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

I am as hungry as a bear! 

• technical
• denotative
• figurative
• connotative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The rain ran right down the road.  What kind of figurative language is this?

• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile
• idiom

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

If someone says that "You are a dog", it suggests that you are ugly, or morally detestable. 

• technical
• connotative
• denotative