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Worksheet time: 23mins
What is a connotation?
The literal meaning of a word.
The implied meaning of a word.
Taking notes about a convention.
A rumor spread by a peer.
What is a denotation?
The literal meaning of a word.
The implied meaning of a word.
Not taking notes in class.
An author's recommendation on how you annotate a text.
Which of the following has a positive connotation when discussing animals that are not native to an area?
Exotic
Invasive
Which of the following has a positive connotation when discussing animals that are not native to an area?
Exotic
Invasive
By using the word "invasive," what connotation is the author trying to convey?
The idea of an invader; a negative connotation.
The idea of an invader; a positive connotation.
The idea of an islander; a negative connotation.
The idea of an islander; a positive connotation.
What does POV stand for?
Point of View
Price or Value
Place of Vantage
Participle or Verb
1. What does the use of the word “On the other hand” suggest (indica) in this excerpt (parte del texto) of passage 1: “ On the other hand, using cash means a person is only using only money he has and is not accumulating debt to pay in the future.”
Credit cards are much better than debit cards.
Cash is much more convenient than credit cards
Using cash will not lead people to incur debt.
Using cash will make people be more in debt than when using credit cards.
(a) is basically the dictionary meaning of a word.
These meanings are based on the positive or negative associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase.
denotative
connotative
technical
personification
(a) is the type of meaning a word has based on the negative and positive associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase
These meanings of words included those for scientific terms or specialized topics.
dennotative
connotative
technical
figurative
(a) meanings of words include those for scientific terms or specialized topics.
The feeling that comes from the way words are spoken or written
tone
technical
simile
metaphor
The author's reason for writing or the speaker's reason for speaking.
figurative
purpose
metaphor
connotative
Choose the example for technical meaning.
Sunshine colored daisies filled the grassy fields.
Flowers as fresh as a load of laundry.
The seed begins the life cycle of a plant.
Choose the example for figurative meaning.
The students sounded like a zoo was released inside the cafeteria.
The male lion has a mane that surrounds its face.
The vicious lion pounced at the innocent zebra.
Identify the word from this sentence that has a negative connotation: The nosy student tried to peek at his teacher's computer.
student
nosy
tried
his
Why do people use figurative language?
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
To be grammatically correct.
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
Read the section below from the introduction.
Let's say you tell your dog he's going to the vet. You use an excited tone of voice, hoping to trick him into thinking it's going to be fun. As it turns out, your pup isn't fooled. It doesn't matter how you say it, he still knows exactly where he's going, and he's sad about it.
What is the purpose of these sentences in the introductory section of the article? (RI.2.5)
A. To provide a factual account of how dogs communicate with their owners on a typical day.
B. To provide a personal experience of the authors’ to demonstrate how all dogs react when going to the vet.
C. To provide a detailed explanation of how the dogs in the image reacted when they were taken to the vet for screening.
D. To provide an anecdotal example of what the reader may have experienced in order to connect the reader to the subject.
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA
Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.
Wyoming is a fun place to visit.
Yellowstone Park has beautiful waterfalls.
The Continental Divide of North America can be found in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Park has many unique physical features.
Which of the following words is an example of technical vocabulary?
splash
exponent
heavy
adding
"Could you please hold your horses a minute?" is an example of which of the following?
Literal language
Connotative language
Technical language
Read the following sentences:
Studies show that deforestation has also affected outbreaks of other diseases. Dengue fever, yellow fever, certain tick-borne illnesses and Ebola have all spread faster.
What is an outbreak?
birds in flight
definitions of particular words
the apocalypse that was predicted
extreme or violent start to a negative event
What is point of view in regards to literature?
Point of view is who is telling the story.
The way a writer creates a connection to the characters in the story.
A perspective or opinion. It is the way someone thinks, feels, or believes.
The reason an author writes.
Analyze
movement from one place to another
distinct parts into which something is divided
a group of lines in a poem
to study or examine something carefully
Purpose
the overall meaning of a text
to study or examine something carefully
the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
the distinct parts into which something is divided
Contribute
to tell or communicate
a verse of a poem
to add; to support
take everything into account
Overall Meaning
take everything into account
to tell or communicate
to add; to supply
a lines of a poem
Outcome
dictionary definition
a result or consequence
to accomplish
choice of words that effectively
Achieve
to accomplish
to look at something carefully by attention to its parts
the person who tells the story
an effect or result
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