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What Does This Mean? • On your notesheet, write the meanings of these words:

Activator: What Does This Mean? • The words home, house, residence, and dwelling all

Activator: What Does This Mean? • What is the definition of home, house, residence,

Activator: What Does This Mean? • Even though these four words have the same

Activator: What Does This Mean? CONNOTATIONS –Home: cozy, loving, comfortable –House: the actual building

Denotation • Denotation is the strict dictionary meaning of a word. –Denotation is the

Connotation • Connotation is the emotional, cultural, and imaginative meaning or association surrounding a

Examples (AP #1) • If something doesn’t cost a lot, we can call it

Examples (AP #1) • When we put something into something else, we can call

Examples (AP #1) • When something has never been there before, we can call

Examples (AP #1) • When someone is very careful with their money, we can

Examples (AP #1) • If someone is buying a car, and they can choose

Let’s Practice! (AP#2) • Remember, a word can have a positive or negative connotation.

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Denotation and Connotation

What Does This Mean? • On your notesheet, write the meanings of these words: –Home: –House: –Residence: –Dwelling:

Activator: What Does This Mean? • The words home, house, residence, and dwelling all have the same basic definition, but the meaning of each word is very different.

Activator: What Does This Mean? • What is the definition of home, house, residence, and dwelling? • ……Where a person lives at any given time.

Activator: What Does This Mean? • Even though these four words have the same DENOTATION (DICTIONARY DEFINITION) they all have different meanings, or CONNOTATIONS.

Activator: What Does This Mean? CONNOTATIONS –Home: cozy, loving, comfortable –House: the actual building –Residence: cold, no feeling –Dwelling: primitive or basic surrounding

Denotation • Denotation is the strict dictionary meaning of a word. –Denotation is the literal meaning of the word.

Connotation • Connotation is the emotional, cultural, and imaginative meaning or association surrounding a word. –A connotation of a word can be either positive or negative.

Examples (AP #1) • If something doesn’t cost a lot, we can call it either CHEAP or INEXPENSIVE. This is the DENOTATION of the words inexpensive and cheap. - Which word has a positive connotation? - A negative connotation?

Examples (AP #1) • When we put something into something else, we can call it either INVESTING or GAMBLING. This is the DENOTATION of the words gambling and investing. - Which word has a positive connotation? - A negative connotation?

Examples (AP #1) • When something has never been there before, we can call that either NEW or UNPROVEN. This is the DENOTATION of the words new and unproven. - Which word has a positive connotation? - A negative connotation?

Examples (AP #1) • When someone is very careful with their money, we can call them either STINGY or THRIFTY. This is the DENOTATION of the words thrifty and miserly. - Which word has a positive connotation? - A negative connotation?

Examples (AP #1) • If someone is buying a car, and they can choose a USED or PRE-OWNED vehicle, which has the positive connotation?

Let’s Practice! (AP#2) • Remember, a word can have a positive or negative connotation. • Using the words on the next slide, match up the positive connotation word with its negative connotation word.

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