1. Vocabulary- hands

2. 1. Positive or Negative Connotation
Remember the 4 steps!
1. Positive or Negative Connotation
2. Break the word apart- prefix, suffix, root word
3. Context Clues
4. Word Association- what other words does it sound/look like

3. Examples from Hands
What does the word Interlocked mean as used in the poem?
Negative or Positive?
Positive
Break the word apart:
Prefix: inter suffix: locked
Context Clues
Even if fists alone are only hands. But this is not about politics, no hands are not about politics. This is a poem about love and fingers. Fingers interlock like a beautiful zipper of prayer. One time I grabbed my dads hand so that our fingers interlocked perfectly. But he changed position saying, “No that had hold is for your mom!”
grabbed
Word association In
Lock
Intertwined
together

4. Examples from Hands
What does the word callused most likely mean as used in the passage?
Positive or Negative
negative
Break the Word apart
Prefix- callus suffix- ed
Context Clues
Each scar makes a story wroth telling. Each callused palm, each cracked knuckle is a missed punch or years in a factory.
cracked
Word Association
Tough
Scar
Callus

5. Examples from Hands
What does the author mean when she uses the figurative phrase they’re the maps and compasses in which we navigate our way through life?
A. The metaphor compares a person’s hand to a map and compass because hands reveal where they have been and life and where they are going next.
B. The metaphor symbolizes a map because hands are a way of telling what the future holds for that person.
C. The simile compares a person’s hands to a map to represent the struggles a person could have gone through.
D. The simile symbolizes a compass and map because hands lead people like compasses and maps.