1. Miss Hannah! You’re back from vacation. It’s good to see you! Wow! You look so fat. Really? Well, I’m glad to be back. It’s good to see you both too. My students in Djibouti, Africa Me What We Said

2. She looks so good! She must eaten a lot and had a great time during her vacation. I’m not fat! How could they say that? I take care of myself. My students in Djibouti, Africa Me What We Felt

3. Denotation and Connotation Denotation is the exact dictionary definition. Connotation is the cultural or emotional connections of a word. Denotation Logical Mind DenotativeDenote Exact Dictionary Definition Connotation Emotional Cultural Feelings ConnotativeConnote Hidden Meaning adjective noun verb

4. Denotation versus Connotation My students and I were using the same definition (denotation) of the word fat. BUT…we had different connotations (emotional connections) with the word fat. A word can have different kinds of connotations: Positive, neutral, or negative The problem?

5. There are 3 kinds of connotations: Vocabulary Positive/GoodNeutral/Not Good or BadNegative/Bad

6. Miss Hannah! You’re back from vacation. It’s good to see you! Wow! You look so fat. Really? Well, I’m glad to be back. It’s good to see you both too. My students in Djibouti, Africa Me What We Said ___________________ Denotation of “Fat”

7. She looks so good! She must eaten a lot and had a great time during her vacation. I’m not fat! How could they say that? I take care of myself. My students in Djibouti, Africa Me What We Felt ___________________________ Connotation of “Fat” ___________________________ Connotation of “Fat”