The Giver by Lois LowryDay 6

Warm up : Listen to Rap about Parts of Speech & go over Parts of Speech handout sheet.

We will review the study questions forchapters 11-13. The quiz will be tomorrowbecause we go to the media center today. Atthe media center, Mrs. Morris will present ashort lesson after which you need to quicklycheck out a book for your next book report.Due October 12th. Details later.

Get out your notebooks and study questions.

Euphemism A euphemism is a word

or term that has mild or vague connotations and that serves to mask the offensiveness or harshness of the actual word or term. What euphemisms are used in our society?

Euphemisms in our Society

• died = passed away, kicked the bucket• be excused, restroom=bathroom• blow chunks, lose your lunch= throw up• between jobs=unemployed• full figured= heavy, large• put to sleep= put to death• collateral damage= accidental casualties in a

military operation

Euphemisms in The Giver

• Birthmother= woman assigned to have 3 babies for the society

• Nurturer= people who take care of babies before they are given to a family unit

• Stirrings= reaching adolescence• Assignment= job• Elsewhere= What do you think?

The Meanings of

Words

Denotation and Connotation

Connotation vs. Denotation

Almost every word has two kinds of meanings…

Denotation:the straightforward dictionary definition

Connotation:the ideas and feelings associated with the

word

There are three types of connotations:

a. POSITIVE – a good thing

b. NEGATIVE – a bad thing

c. NEUTRAL- not good or bad; indifferent; used when you or the author don’t want to show strong emotions either way

F o r E x a m p l e

Positive Neutral Negative

That’s a glamorous necklace.

That’s a nice necklace.

That’s a gaudy necklace.

The model was slender.

The model was thin.

The model was scrawny.

Practice

For the following pairs of terms, Give a short explanation of why you might like to be described by one term, but not the other. Also, identify whether the word you picked has a positive, negative or neutral connotation.

• firm or stubborn• flexible or wishy-washy • original or weird• scholar or bookworm• arrogant or proud

Vocabulary for Chapters 11-13Students will complete a handout

sheet.

Homework: Read chapters 14-16 & do study questions