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throwing down old-school tripping playing played out busting heads

Essential Question 1: How do I figure out the meaning of words?

Connotation vs. Denotation Most words have two kinds of meanings: Denotation: the straightforward dictionary definition of the word Connotation: the ideas and feelings associated with the word

There are three types of connotations: a. POSITIVE – a good thing b. NEGATIVE – a bad thing c. NEUTRAL- not good or bad; used when you or the author don’t want to show strong emotions

PositiveNeutralNegative That’s a glamorous necklace. That’s a nice necklace. That’s a gaudy necklace. The model was slender. The model was thin. The model was scrawny. The food is moist. The food is wet. The food is soggy.

Individual Practice Directions: For the following groups of terms, write a short explanation of why you might like to be described by one term, but not the other. Also, identify whether the word you picked has a positive, negative or neutral connotation. arrogant or proud firm or stubborn flexible or wishy-washy weird or original scholar or bookworm cheap or inexpensive

Example arrogant or proud Firm or stubborn