Word Choice & Tone

What is denotation?

• Dictionary definition of a word

• Feeling associated with a word

• How you write a word

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is connotation?

• Dictionary definition of a word

• Feeling associated with a word

• How you write a word

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the denotation of the word "destruction"?

• Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist

• a negative feeling

• a positive feeling

• Building something that will last forever

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the connotation of the word "eliminate"?

• Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist

• a negative feeling

• a positive feeling

• Building something that will last forever

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a positive connotation?

• The girl smiled at her mom.

• The water overflowed the banks of the river.

• The neighbors were noisy last night.

• The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a negative connotation?

• The girl smiled at her mom.

• The water overflowed the banks of the river.

• The neighbors were noisy last night.

• The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word BEST makes the sentence have a positive connotation?

My mother cooks __________ meals.

• burned

• large

• delicious

• inexpensive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word makes the sentence have the most negative connotation?

My mother cooks __________ meals.

• burned

• large

• delicious

• inexpensive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is tone?

• The author's attitude in a piece of writing

• Comparing the author's words to music

• When a piece of writing has rhythm and rhyme

• How a piece of writing sounds when it is read aloud

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How is tone created?

• denotation of words

• connotation of words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B