Vocabulary- hands

1. Positive or Negative Connotation Remember the 4 steps! 1. Positive or Negative Connotation 2. Break the word apart- prefix, suffix, root word 3. Context Clues 4. Word Association- what other words does it sound/look like

Examples from Hands What does the word Interlocked mean as used in the poem? Negative or Positive? Positive Break the word apart: Prefix: inter suffix: locked Context Clues Even if fists alone are only hands. But this is not about politics, no hands are not about politics. This is a poem about love and fingers. Fingers interlock like a beautiful zipper of prayer. One time I grabbed my dads hand so that our fingers interlocked perfectly. But he changed position saying, “No that had hold is for your mom!” grabbed Word association In Lock Intertwined together

Examples from Hands What does the word callused most likely mean as used in the passage? Positive or Negative negative Break the Word apart Prefix- callus suffix- ed Context Clues Each scar makes a story wroth telling. Each callused palm, each cracked knuckle is a missed punch or years in a factory. cracked Word Association Tough Scar Callus

Examples from Hands What does the author mean when she uses the figurative phrase they’re the maps and compasses in which we navigate our way through life? A. The metaphor compares a person’s hand to a map and compass because hands reveal where they have been and life and where they are going next. B. The metaphor symbolizes a map because hands are a way of telling what the future holds for that person. C. The simile compares a person’s hands to a map to represent the struggles a person could have gone through. D. The simile symbolizes a compass and map because hands lead people like compasses and maps.