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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.
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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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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Connote / Denote

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words connote and denote including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
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
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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.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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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...
Handout
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.
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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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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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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.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Connote / Denote Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Connote and Denote.
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Towson University

Towson University:ows: Connote / Denote Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Connote and Denote.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Diction and Tone (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will help students identify diction and tone in their reading and will help them answer these questions: What does the author mean? What is the author's attitude about what he or she is writing? How will my understanding of a...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Diction and Tone (English Iii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to find the tone in a passage using a close reading strategy. They will also look at diction and discover that examining a writer's...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will practice applying word study strategies to improve your reading fluency and comprehension. L.9-10.5b nuances
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Word Strategies: Multiple Choice Review: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 7.1: Tone and Style

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Gain a better understanding of tone and style by understanding formal and informal style, learning to write clearly, correcting vague sentences, distinguishing...

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