Exploring Connotation and Denotation in Text
This content focuses on helping students understand the concepts of connotation and denotation by providing examples and activities. It includes discussions on context clues, positive and negative feelings associated with words, and identifying the meanings of words in a text. Students engage with word definitions, emotions, and understanding language in context through various exercises and visual aids.
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Bellringer: August 13, 2019 See if you can figure out 5 of the 20 definitions without any help! The dictionary definition of each word is known as its denotation.
Which words give you a positive feeling? Which words give you a negative feeling? The feeling or emotion associated with a word is known as the word s connotation. It can be +, -, or neutral.
Connotation & Denotation #1-6 Complete the back for homework.
Objectives: RI 7.4, RL 7.4, L.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. L.7.4a Use context as a clue to determine the meaning of a word or phrase
CONTEXT CLUES Words surrounding an unknown word that help the reader understand the word s meaning. *There are several different types of context clues that may help you!!!
A lot of kids think that they want to be me. Danger 's my best friend and my enemy. Hot Shot! When I'm summoned to duty I'm often alarmed. Still, I help lots of people stay safe and unharmed. Who Am I? I wear a cool hat and a raincoat and boots. Which I'd much rather wear than some stuffy old suits. My truck makes loud noises when I drive down the street. It's a lot of fun but I still take lots of heat.
If it has to do with water, then it has to do with me. I will fix your sink or toilet for a rather hefty fee. I carry a big toolbox and my name is on my chest. (That s so that I can advertise that my skills are the best!) A Pipe Dream Who Am I ? So if there s hair stuck in your drain, or your toilet s overflowing, Or if your pipes are frozen or your basement walls are bowing, I am the one to call and though this sounds a bit insane, I know I ve done a good job when it all goes down the drain.
My career is really taking off but there's more to it than that. For I can take you far away in 30 minutes flat. You can sit beside the window and look at the ants below. From here, the earth looks all the same, no matter where you go. Getting There Who Am I ? My future is up in the air. My hopes remain sky high. Most people are beneath me, cuz I'm quite a lofty guy. Of course, sometimes I have to keep my feet firm on the ground. Like when I'm home, or when somebody's luggage can't be found.
When do we need to use context clues?
Where do we look for context clues?
What are some different types of context clues that might help us?
Synonyms Words that have the same or similar meanings. Example: After seeing the picture of the starving children, we all felt compassion or pity for their suffering.
Antonyms Words that contrast or have the opposite meanings. Example The gentleman was portly, but his wife was thin.
Definition The word is defined directly and clearly in the sentence in which it appears. Example Martha is a curator, a person who is responsible for looking after a museum s collection.
Example The author provides these to help you understand an unfamiliar word. Example- Paula was suspended from school because of several infractions of the rules, including smoking in the bathroom and dressing improperly.
Prefix A word part added to the beginning of a word to create a new word. Example- dissuade means to persuade not to do something
Suffix A word part added at the end of a word to create a new word Common suffixes -able belief. -al -dom -en -ence -er -ish -ism Example: -ism means a doctrine or communism, skepticism
Root Word The main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added. Example: Zoology
Inference Clues Example: She told her friend, I m through with blind dates forever. What a dull evening! I was bored every minute. The conversation was absolutely vapid.
Use prior knowledge Something you have learned from a previous experience.
CONTEXT CLUES PRACTICE Read each sentence or paragraph and find the correct answer. 1. 1. The archeologist carefully removed the The archeologist carefully removed the tome ancient resting place and proceeded to read the ancient resting place and proceeded to read the pages related to marriage in ancient Greece. pages related to marriage in ancient Greece. What does the word does the word tome tome probably mean? probably mean? tome from its from its What a a. Pen b. weapon c. book d. sausage . Pen b. weapon c. book d. sausage
2. 2. The Navajo language is an unwritten language of extreme The Navajo language is an unwritten language of extreme complexity with no alphabet or symbols, and is spoken only on complexity with no alphabet or symbols, and is spoken only on the lands of the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. the lands of the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. During World War II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. During World War II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. Navy. This code was Navy. This code was virtually virtually undecipherable to anyone except undecipherable to anyone except Navajo speaking persons. Navajo speaking persons. What does the word What does the word virtually mean? mean? virtually probably probably a. pleasant b. almost c. never d. always a. pleasant b. almost c. never d. always
CONTEXT CLUES PRACTICE 3. Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth s surface, yet they help sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power. What does the word sustain probably mean? a. support b. obstruct c. prolong d. destroy
4. The ancient Greeks The ancient Greeks pioneered consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems, consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of the things books about science and learning, long histories of the things that happened to them. that happened to them. What does the word What does the word pioneered mean? mean? pioneered many of the kinds of writing we many of the kinds of writing we pioneered probably probably a. complicated b. developed c. destroyed d. explored a. complicated b. developed c. destroyed d. explored
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