Author's Perspective + Word Choice

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

• planets

• birds

• words

• sentences

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its...

• connotation

• denotation

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

The denotation is the ____________ meaning of a word.

• emotional

• literal

• incorrect

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CCSS.L.7.4A

the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word

• denotation

• connotation

• context clues

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What moods/feelings do the words give:

Creepy

Threatening

Nightmarish

• worried

• sad

• angry

• scary

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?

My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

• better

• worse

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?

A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

• "Mortified" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "embarrassed".

• "Embarrassed is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified".

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

A. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

B. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

• "Surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

• "Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

• "Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it NEGATIVE (–)?

He always says what he thinks. He is very ______.

• Truthful

• Honest

• Blunt

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C