UNIT: DENOTATION & CONNOTATION
LESSON PLANS: Introduction, Practice, Application, Poetry, Night, Quiz
A. CDE STANDARDS: 9 & 10 Reading/Language Arts
1.0Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
1.1 Identify and u the literal and figurative meaning of words
1.2 Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of
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B. OBJECTIVES
Students will:
∙Define and explore the concept of connotation
∙Examine how word choice affects meaning
∙Practice and apply the concept of connotation
LESSON PLAN: INRODUCTION
EXAMPLES:
1. Home, Hou, Residence, Dwelling
Denotation:The words all mean a place in which someone lives.
Connotation:
Home: cozy, loving, comfortable, curity, images or feelings of people
you associate with it
It could also opposite --depending upon a person’s experience s.
wi fi是什么意思(Traditionally, the connotation is “cozy, loving,” etc., and a reader
should be aware of this and other connotations in a reading
passage.)
Hou: the actual building or structure
Residence: Cold, no feeling
Dwelling: primitive or basic (picture a cave, etc.)
2. Vagrants, people with no address, homeless
Vagrants: nuisance
People with no address: official, neutral, businesslike
Homeless: object of pity/charity, not as negative as vagrantpremier
3. Overweight vs. fat
4. Job vs. career
5. Student vs. scholar
6. Doctor vs. physician
7. Rich vs. wealthy
8. Immigrant vs. alien
9. Alien vs. illegal
LESSON PLAN: PRACTICE
Read the following ntences.
Annette was surprid.Annette was amazed.Annette was astonished.
1. What is the general meaning of each of the three ntences about Annette? Do the words “surprid,”“amazed,” and “astonished” have approximately the same denotation?someone like you是什么意思
2. What additional meanings are suggested by “astonish?” Would one be more likely to be surprid or astonished at eing a ghost?
3. Which word in each pair below has the more favorable connotation to you? Circle your answer.
o Thrifty - penny-pinching
o Pushy - aggressive
o Politician - statesman
o Chef - cook
o Slender - skinny
4. The clor a word is to describing what an individual believes about him/herlf, the more positive the euphemism becomes. Thus:
∙I am a genius / You are a nerd / He is a show-off
∙I am a brilliant conve rsationalist / You “talk a lot” / She “never shuts up”
DENOTATION & CONNOTATION QUIZ
Which connotation is more positive? Write the answer (the word) in the _________
1. Our trip to the amument park was _____.
a) fine
b) wonderful
2. _______ people rode on the roller coaster.
a) Brave
b) Foolhardy
3. We saw _____ animals in the animal hou.
a) fascinating
b) weird
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4. Some of the monkeys made _____ faces.
a) hilarious
b) amusing
5. Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
a) smile
b) smirk
Which connotation is more negative?
6. We bought _____ souvenirs at the amument park.
a) cheap
b) inexpensive
7. I ate a _____ sandwich.
a) soggy
b) moist
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8. Mike _____ us to go to the funny hou.
a) nagged李阳疯狂英语教材
b) reminded
9. I didn't like the _____ on the jester's face.
a) smirk
b) grin
10. It made me feel _____.
a) uneasy
b) frightened
Which is the best answer?
11. Which is worth more?noi是什么意思
a) something old
b) something antique
12. Which is better?
a) to be skinny
b) to be slender
13. Which would you rather be called?
a) thrifty
b) cheap
14. Which would a vain person be more likely to do?cet3成绩查询
a) stroll
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b) parade
15. Which is more rious?
a) problem
b) disaster
16. Which is more polite?
a) sip a drink
b) gulp it
17. Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for veral days?
a) hungry
b) starving
18. Which would you be after a walk in the mud?
a) filthy
b) dirty
