Consider: Meanwhile, the United States Army, thirsting for revenge, was prowling the country north and west of the Black Hills wherever they could be found. -Dee Brown, Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee 1) What are the connotations of thirsting? What feelings are evoked by this diction? 2) What are the connotations of prowling? What attitude toward the U.S. Army does the diction convey? Apply: Use an eating or drinking verb in a sentence which expresses anger about a parking ticket. Do not use the verb to literally express eating or drinking. Instead, express your anger through the verb. Use Brown’s sentence as a model.

Connotation/Denotation Practice: Directions: Number 1-5. For each of the words below write a word that is a positive synonym for the word listed. Then use the new word in a sentence that shows its positive traits. You may use a dictionary/thesaurus if necessary. original positive sentence 1) nosey 2) odd 3) cheap 4) overprotective 5) glare

Introduction practice: -Write an introduction paragraph using one of the suggestions from our notes. Try to be creative. Must be at least three sentences long and it must have a thesis statement (topic plus opinion about the topic). -Prompt: Based on your reading of Into the Wild, explain whether or not readers should trust the assertions about Chris McCandless made by the author Krakhauer and whether or not readers should trust the statements by those who were part of Chri’s’s life. *You may use your notes and your books.