l.8.5 demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word...
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L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION
CONNOTATION
• An emotional meaning attached to a word. The emotion can be positive, negative, or neutral.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE CONNOTATION?• I am sick and tired of listening to
politicians, but give me a good statesman any day of the week and we will get things done.
IDENTIFY THE CONNOTATION
• You cannot go anywhere today without running into someone using a cell phone. People are either talking on them or texting. Okay, so we know handheld devices are helpful tools, but shouldn’t there be some rules about their use in society? Just because someone has a cell phone, does that make it ok to talk rowdily on it in public? Does everyone in the vicinity have to be bombarded with one-sided conversations, even if they don’t want to?