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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition of the term denotation provided. Several examples given and a link to the term connotation provided.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Denotation: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Denotation." CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, L.9-10.5b nuances, L.11-12.5b Nuance
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Quia

Quia: Connotation and Denotation

For Students 7th Standards
Read a sentence and determine which word carries the most positive or negative connotation to fill in the blanks in this 18-question quiz.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to determine the denotation of words; it defines denotation and offers a plan of action: look up the word in the dictionary, read all meanings paying attention to parts of speech, and compare each of these...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:20th Century and Modern Poetry:postcolonialism:george Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on George Orwell and his autobiographical account of "Shooting an Elephant." It features links to the text of "Shooting an Elephant," a study guide/lesson plan, questions concerning...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connotation: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces connotation and provides examples. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Connotation."
Unit Plan
Other

Bedford/st. Martin's: Connotation and Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief explanation distinguishes connotation from denotation. At the bottom, click on practice exercises. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Connotation and Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a brief explanation of the distinction between "denotation" and "connotation."
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Daily Vocabulary Warm Ups Connotations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Let this brief warm up activity get your students on their way towards understanding connotations.
Interactive
Other

Visual Thesaurus: Shades of Meaning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, small groups of students will compete in a "shades of meaning" contest to see which group can use the Visual Thesaurus to help them match words with similar definitions but different connotations in the shortest amount of...
PPT
Other

Streeter: Semiotics and Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A slide show that offers a good study of connotation and how it refers to semiotics. Symbols are not the things they represent. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connotation and Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses connotation and denotation; it defines each and provides examples showing how words can have very similar denotations but very different connotations. This information is offered in text and audio.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connotation and Denotation: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. L.11-12.5b Nuance
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Gift for Mom and Dad

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Following a reading of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi," students write an expository essay based on the connotative definition of "gift." The essay is then presented as a holiday gift. The lesson can be adapted to a variety of occasions...
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Analyze Language Choices

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn about figurative language and how to determine the figurative, denotative, and connotative meanings of words.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials: Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Diction and Tone (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you'll see how a writer's tone, diction, denotation, and connotation work together to create meaning for you as a reader.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Diction and Tone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson deals primarily with diction and tone and how to recognize them in your reading. Tone is largely determined by diction or the word choices a writer makes. The process of choosing the right word involves denotation and...
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Other

Lexiconic.net: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Continual / Continuous

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words continual and continuous including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Can Infer Meaning of a Multiple Meaning [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students will analyze a word in several different sentences. Students will determine the meaning of the same word in several different contexts. Students will also write their own sentences with the same word in several different contexts.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.

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