Journal #16: Connotation/Denotation

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Journal #16: Connotation/Denotation Learning Targets: Students will be able to explain denotation and connotation. Students will be able to analyze word choice and the effect created by word choice.

Meaning of Words… With your table group rank each of the following lists of words from most positive to most negative: List 1: Thin, slim, lanky, skinny, gaunt, slender List 2: Aggressive, assertive, domineering, dynamic, pushy, forceful List 3: Shrewd, egghead, bright, clever, brilliant, cunning, smart, intelligent, brainy Turn sheet into Smith when you’re done!

Thinking Questions: Was ranking the words easy or hard? Did your table group agree quickly on the most positive words easily in each list? What is the difference in the meanings of the most positive and most negative words? What does it mean that our lists where generally the same (or very similar) all over the room?? Why do you think this is?

Don’t believe me? Lets look at Google Images for List 1 Thin, slim, lanky, skinny, gaunt, slender

Word Choice Diction: word choice that a writer or speaker uses Denotation: the literal (explicit) meaning of a word Connotation: the implicit ideas and emotions we associate with a word or phrase. These meanings are socially constructed. Connotative meanings are dynamic over time. “Implicit”: implied, rather than clearly stated Put the definition of connotation into your own words.

Example… Negative: There are over 2,000 vagrants in the city. Neutral?: There are over 2,000 people with no fixed address in the city. Positive: There are over 2,000 homeless in the city. Denotations are very similar. Connotations are very different. A vagrant is someone who is a public problem and underserving of help. A homeless person is someone who deserves our empathy and help.

With your group come up with a sentence that shows a the denotative similarities between “cheap and inexpensive” but also the connotative difference in the 2 words. Bonus: come up with a neutral option as well!!

Fill out the worksheet as we watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umqvYhb3wf4

Review yesterday with a friend…

6. Fill in the following chart Word or Phrase Denotation Connotation   Swarm move somewhere in large numbers Refugees A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Migrants A person who moves from their country to another. Immigrants a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know?

Google Image Results: “Migrant” or “Refugee”? How do you know? Based on the pictures, what is the difference in meaning American’s (and Google’s algorithm) between “migrant” and “refugee”? If you were a website editor, what criteria would you use to decide if a photo was of “migrants” or “refugees”? Create a list for each term to send to your photographers. Does this matter? Why? Should speakers choose carefully when using words like “migrants” or “refugees”?

How can we use knowledge of connotation to be better speakers and writers?

Dynamic Connotative Meanings: “Dope” 1851: ‘Dope’ means a fool 1886: ‘Dope Fiend’ means a (foolish) person who is addicted to drugs 1933: ‘Dope’ means narcotics (or hard drugs like heroine) and ‘Dope addict’ becomes official 1981: ‘Dope’ made the leap from a noun to adjective and, more importantly, from negative connotation to positive connotation, coming to mean ‘excellent’ in the lexicon of the emerging hip-hop culture.