1. Good Morning!

2. Loaded Words
Two words can have the same literal meaning but very different feelings.
Fired or laid off?
Scrawny or slim?
Lazy or laid back?

3. Connotation/ denotation
The DENOTATION of the word is the DICTIONARY DEFINITION.
The CONNOTATION of the word is the EMOTIONAL FEELING of the word.

4. Negative Neutral Positive
Slim Skinny Slender Thin
Connotation = The feeling of the word

5. Negative Neutral Positive
Connotation = The feeling of the word
Negative Neutral Positive
Group 1
Aggressive, assertive, domineering, pushy, forceful
Group 2
Shrewd, egghead, bright, clever, brilliant, cunning, smart, intelligent, brainy

6. Rearrange into categories
Positive
Neutral
Negative 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1. arrogant, self-confident, proud
2. reserved, snobby, dignified
3 .modest, mousy, shy
4. old, venerable, elderly
5. thrifty, conservative, miserly
6. skinny, slender, thin
Rearrange into categories

8. Review! The dictionary definition of a word is called its ___.
The emotional feeling of a word is called its ___.

9. Negative Neutral Positive
Not everyone “feels” words the same way
Negative Neutral Positive
Childlike, youthful, childish, young
Relaxed, laid back, lackadaisical, easy-going
Confident, secure, proud, egotistical
Talkative, conversational, chatty, nosy
Cheap, frugal, miserly, economical
Young, immature, juvenile, youthful
Choose 1 sequence.
White board.

10. What would you add to the sequence?
Google Slides
Add 2 words to each sequence
Degrees of intensity
What would you add to the sequence?
Inexpensive ? ? cheap
Cool ? ? Frigid
Happy ? ? Ecstatic
Loud ? ? Deafening
Interesting ? ? Mesmerizing

11. Worksheet Directions Number the words Imprison Riot When finished
“LOADED WORDS”
Imprison
Riot
Prisoner
Soldier
Prison camps
Number the words
1 = Most positive
5 = Most negative
When finished
Choose 1 group of words
Divide back of page in half
Draw images of the most positive and most negative connotations

12. Connotation/ Degrees of Intensity Final Assessment
Complete the chart
Create your own sequence of words
Negative to Positive
Low intensity to High intensity
Due end of the class – 16 points