Lesson 11: Connotation and Denotation
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including connotative meanings.
What is the genre or subject of the text?
How does that affect the possible meaning of a word or phrase?
Does the word create a positive, negative, or neutral emotion?
What synonyms or alternative phrasing help you describe the connotative meaning of the word?
Instruction:
CCSS: RL.7.4
Application:
CCSS: RL.7.1, RL.7.4, SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.C, SL.7.2
DOK 2, 3, 4
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
StudySync Skill Lesson on: Conntation and Denotation