Warm-Up Day : 9.3.14 “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” ― George Orwell, 1984 What does this quote mean?

WHAT & WHY What: How is language expressive of culture? -today through the study of denotation and connotation Why: Because the careful selection of words impacts the tone of a text and therefore our response to it (mood)

The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word Connotation The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word

STRICT, LITERAL, DICTIONARY DEFINTION OF THE WORD denotation STRICT, LITERAL, DICTIONARY DEFINTION OF THE WORD

Purpose of Words To label things I live in a house.

Purpose of Words To express a point of view You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

Positive Negative Point of View We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park. Negative We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park.

House, Home, Residence, Dwelling   Denotation: These words all mean a place in which someone lives.

Connotation: RESIDENCE COLD, NO FEELING

Connotation: HOME cozy, loving, comfortable, security, images or feelings of people you associate with it.   It could also opposite -- depending upon a person’s experiences. (Traditionally, the connotation is “cozy, loving,” etc., and a reader should be aware of this and other connotations in a reading passage.)

Connotation: dwelling Simple, cute, quaint, or primitive

Connotation: HOUSE the actual building or structure It has a neutral connotation

Denotation Connotation Activity In pairs complete the denotation and connotation worksheet you were given.

CLOSURE How would you explain the denotation and connotation to someone who has never head the terms?