Lesson 12: Skill: Connotation / Denotation
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including connotative meanings.
Where do you see words that you don’t know the meaning of? In textbooks? In novels?
What do you do in order to find the meaning of unknown words?
When have you thought you understood something, but found out it had an entirely different denotative or connotative meaning?
analyze
connotation
context
context clue
denotation
Instruction:
CCSS: RI.6.4, L.6.5.C
Application:
CCSS: RI.6.1, RI.6.4, SL.6.1.A, SL.6.1.C, SL.6.2, L.6.5.C
DOK 1 - 2
Beginning & Intermediate ELLs
Read and Annotate
Group students in mixed-level pairs for peer support as they follow along. Allow students to work together to highlight and annotate the text, in English or in their native language. Available scaffold:
annotation guide
Advanced ELLs
Read and Annotate
Available scaffold:
annotation guide
Approaching
Read and Annotate
Available scaffold:
annotation guide
Complete Your Turn Activity
Have students complete the multiple-choice questions to demonstrate their understanding of plot.
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