Denotation and Connotation

Do both sentences mean the same thing? 1. The dog was thin after being lost for a week. 2. The dog was scrawny after being lost for a week.

• Yes, they mean the same thing.

• No, "thin" is more neutral, and "scrawny" is more negative.

• No, "scrawny" is more neutral, and "thin" is more negative.

• Yes, but "scrawny" is more positive.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which sentence sounds more neutral?

• The dog was thin after being lost for a week.

• The dog was scrawny after being lost for a week.

• Both sentences are equally neutral.

• Neither sentence is neutral.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence sounds more negative?

• The dog was thin after being lost for a week.

• The dog was scrawny after being lost for a week.

• Both sentences are equally negative.

• Neither sentence is negative.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the denotation of a word?

• The dictionary meaning

• The feelings it evokes

• The historical context

• The cultural significance

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does connotation refer to?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The feelings or ideas a word gives beyond the dictionary definition

• The grammatical structure of a sentence

• The pronunciation of a word

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word has a positive connotation?

• Childish

• Pushy

• Frugal

• Weird

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the negative connotation of "assertive"?

• Childlike

• Pushy

• Cheap

• Weird

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word pair shows a positive and negative connotation?

• Unique / Weird

• Cheap / Frugal

• Childlike / Childish

• Assertive / Pushy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the positive connotation of "weird"?

• Unique

• Childlike

• Assertive

• Frugal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In these sentences, which three words have the most negative connotations?

• Gloomy, creaking, shadowy

• Old, place, step

• Mansion, every, feel

• Hallways, made, unsettling

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4