Are video games sports? Pupils investigate this question as well as various nonfiction selections to learn more about claims and the support that defines them. All of the selections mimic the rigor on state tests and encourage close...

Interesting instructional activity which stresses the importance of connotation in writing by examining car names. Students participate in an interactive instructional activity in which they learn the value of connotation and begin to...

In this lesson, students will practice applying word study strategies to improve your reading fluency and comprehension. L.9-10.5b nuances

This lesson focuses on evaluating the connotation of a vocabulary word. It defines connotation and gives an example. It details three steps: read the word in context, determine the tone of the overall reading, and compare the tone with...

This entry focuses on the commonly confused words connote and denote including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.

Work through links to activities, assessments, websites, and videos to learn about connotation and denotation.

Distinguish between the denotative (dictionary) meaning of a word and its connotative (emotions or associations that are implied rather than literal) meaning. L.9-10.5b nuances

This lesson is about how words can have emotional connections for readers. Connotation and denotation are a part of language, and knowing about them can help you understand not only the author's purpose, but also the author's attitude...

Did she walk, skip, amble, dance? In this minilesson, students explore connotation by acting out and revising the simple sentence "She walked into the room."

This lesson introduces connotation and provides examples. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Connotation."

You will be able to distinguish between the denotative (dictionary) meaning of a word and its connotative (emotions or associations that are implied rather than literal) meaning. L.9-10.5b nuances

This lesson focuses on denotation and connotation including the abilty to distinguish words according to their emotional or cultural meaning. Your ability to do so can help you understand the author's purpose or more about a character in...

This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Connote and Denote.

This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Connote and Denote.

This entry focuses on the commonly confused words continual and continuous including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.

This learning module contains three nonfiction reading lessons that will assist student understand how to apply context clues when they encounter new vocabulary words.

Lessons on roots and affixes, denotation and connotation, context clues, origins and meanings of foreign words, cognates, and reference materials help determine word meanings. These lessons told you HOW to use these word discovery tools....

Apply previous lessons, (1) Linguistic Roots and Affixes, (2) Denotation and Connotation, (3) Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words, (4) Cognates, and (5) Reference Materials, to improve fluency and comprehension.

This lesson discusses the difference between connotation and denotation. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Connotation and Denotation." L.11-12.5b Nuance

This is a glossary entry for the term "Connotation" including the definition and an example.

Slideshow explores the connection between word choice and the author's tone.

Read a sentence and determine which word carries the most positive or negative connotation to fill in the blanks in this 18-question quiz.

Seventeen multiple choice questions in which students determine if each word has a positive or negative connotation.

Race against the clock by matching words with their type of connotation.