1. Context Clues Part 5

2. Denotation: the strict dictionary meaning of a word.

3. Connotation: The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word.

4. A word can have a negative, positive, or neutral connotation.

5. Example: the word “fat” Denotation meaning: “A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs.”

6. Connotation meaning: negative The word “fat” is often used to put someone down and/or to shame a person’s body.

7. Positive Connotation: We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park. Negative Connotation: We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park.

8. Positive Connotation: I ate a moist sandwich. Negative Connotation: I ate a soggy sandwich.

9. Positive Connotation: Her eyebrows are on fleek! Negative Connotation: He is so ratchet.

10. Sidenote: The words “fleek” and “ratchet” are slang words.