Connotation and Denotation

What is a connotation ?

• The feeling or emotion attached to a word

• The dictionary meaning of a word

• A word with no meaning

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A denotation is the ________________ of a word

Is house a negative or positive connotation?

• Positive

• Negative

• neither positive or 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

What is the denotation of obese, thick, overweight

• Overweight

• Thick

• Obese

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is a denotation

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feeling attached to a word

• The way a word is said

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Is unintelligent a negative or positive connotation

• Positive connotation

• Negative connotation

• Neither negative or positive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Is skinny a negative or positive connotation

• Positive

• Neither positive or negative

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Denotations are positive or negative

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The dictionary definition is also know as the __________ ?

• Connotation

• Definition

• Denotation

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a positive connotation?

• The positive impact attached to a word

• The negative impact attached to a word

• The feeling attached to a word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4