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Connotation And Dennotation

English Language ArtsGrade 10Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9

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 Connotation is the meaning we automatically associate with a word or phrase. 'Good for you' has a positive meaning, but it can be used sarcastically, in which case this meaning is subverted. Sarcasm has the power to flip the meaning of any word or expression, regardless of its connotation.

For example, a stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed;

 

Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition."¨

 For example, if you look up the word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of its denotative meanings is "A of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptile.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5.C — Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.4 — analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.C — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5.B — Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5.B — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 — analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.5.C — analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).