Miss Hannah! You’re back from vacation. It’s good to see you!Wow! You look so fat.

Really? Well, I’m glad to be back. It’s good to see you both too.

My students in Djibouti, Africa Me

What We Said

She looks so good! She must eaten a lot and had a great time during her vacation.

I’m not fat! How could they say that? I take care of myself.

My students in Djibouti, Africa Me

What We Felt

Denotation and ConnotationDenotation is the exact dictionary definition.

Connotation is the cultural or emotional connections of a word.

Denotation

Logical Mind

Denotative

Denote

Exact Dictionary Definition

Connotation

Emotional Cultural Feelings

Connotative

Connote

Hidden Meaning

adjective adjectivenoun noun

verb verb

• Denotation versus Connotation• My students and I were using the same

definition (denotation) of the word fat.• BUT…we had different connotations

(emotional connections) with the word fat.• A word can have different kinds of

connotations:• Positive, neutral, or negative

The problem?

There are 3 kinds of connotations:

Vocabulary

Positive/Good Neutral/Not Good or Bad Negative/Bad

Miss Hannah! You’re back from vacation. It’s good to see you!Wow! You look so fat.

Really? Well, I’m glad to be back. It’s good to see you both too.

My students in Djibouti, Africa Me

What We Said

___________________Denotation of “Fat”

She looks so good! She must eaten a lot and had a great time during her vacation.

I’m not fat! How could they say that? I take care of myself.

My students in Djibouti, Africa Me

What We Felt___________________________

Connotation of “Fat”___________________________

Connotation of “Fat”