Connotation and Denotation

What is denotation?

• Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.
• It means down.
• Let me ask my friend
• It means to note the word.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

• planets

• birds

• words

• sentences

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

• denotation

• connotation

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The dictionary definition of a word.

• denotation

• connotation

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition
• Emotional meaning
• synonym
• antonym

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Connotation is a word's ___________.

• synonym
• emotional meaning
• antonym
• Literal, dictionary definition.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.

• uneasy
• frightened

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...

• bizarre
• strange
• unique

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6