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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluating the Connotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Connotation/denotation

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Work through links to activities, assessments, websites, and videos to learn about connotation and denotation.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Denotation and Connotation (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Denotation and Connotation (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: She Did What? Revising for Connotation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
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."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connotation: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces connotation and provides examples. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Connotation."
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Denotation and Connotation (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Denotation and Connotation (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Context to Determine Meaning of a Word [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This learning module contains three nonfiction reading lessons that will assist student understand how to apply context clues when they encounter new vocabulary words.
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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....
Unit Plan
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.
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
Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Connotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Connotation" including the definition and an example.
PPT
Other

Prezi: Tone, Diction, and Analysis of Word Choice

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explores the connection between word choice and the author's tone.
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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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Quizlet

Quizlet: Positive and Negative Connotation Test

For Students 7th Standards
Seventeen multiple choice questions in which students determine if each word has a positive or negative connotation.
Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Positive and Negative Connotation: Matching

For Students 7th Standards
Race against the clock by matching words with their type of connotation.
Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Positive and Negative Connotation Flashcards

For Students 7th Standards
Seventeen flashcards for students to use while learning to recognize words with positive and negative connotation.
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Quia

Quia: Word Choice and Tone Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive series of questions assesses students' understanding of the impact of word choice on the tone of a passage. Students will identify the correct tone used in sentences, paragraphs, and poems.
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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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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

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

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity contains two graphic organizers that will help students infer the meaning of words in context. Students can use these graphic organizers as they read nonfiction texts, particularly while reading in the content area.
Handout
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.
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...
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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.