The difference between what a word means, and what it REALLY means!

 Detroit Lions  Chicago Bulls  Seattle Seahawks  New York Giants  Nashville Predators  Miami Heat  New England Patriots  Dallas Cowboys

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”  Discuss with someone close to you what you think this means  Do you think he’s right? Let’s find out

 Denotation is exactly what the word means. It is the Dictionary definition.  See, you can remember it because D for D enotation, and D for D ictionary!  For example- What does the word “Home” mean in the dictionary?

 What feelings, suggestions, or changes a word carries with it when you use it. It is the Emotion behind a word  You can remember that Connota tion deals with Emo tion  For example, what FEELINGS are associated with the word “Home”?

 Alone  Denotation-  Connotation  Gray  Denotation-  Connotation-  Spring  Denotation  Connotation  Hollywood  Denotation  Connotation

 Organize these words in order from positive to negative Thin, slim, lanky, skinny, twig, slender Positive Negative

 Detroit Lions  Chicago Bulls  Seattle Seahawks  New York Giants  Nashville Predators  Miami Heat  New England Patriots  Dallas Cowboys What CONNOTATIONS might have caused the owners to chose these?