Lesson 6: Connotation and Denotation
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to 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: RI.7.4; L.7.5.C
Application:
CCSS: RI.7.1, RI.7.4; SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.C, SL.7.2; L.7.5.C
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
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