1. Welcome! English 9

2. Review of last time Continue “Reading Strategies” discussion. Journal # 3 Speak: Overview and Expectations Read Write Speak Listen

3. Today’s Agenda Vocabulary and reading strategies quiz! You’re welcome! Connotation vs. denotation The last few conferences… Read Write Speak Listen

4. Vocabulary Quiz You’ll have about 10 minutes to work on the quiz. Quiz conditions! When you’ve finished the quiz, please read Speak quietly on your own. Read Write Speak Listen

5. Connotation vs. Denotation Have you heard these words before? Can you use your word-decoding super powers to figure out what they might mean? Read Write Speak Listen

6. Connotation vs. Denotation Denotation is the literal or “dictionary definition of a word or phrase. Read Write Speak Listen

7. Connotation vs. Denotation Connotation refers to the subjective cultural or emotional meaning that goes along with the literal definition. Read Write Speak Listen

8. Connotation vs. Denotation Denotation is typically neutral. Connotation is usually qualified – i.e. people generally refer to a phrase having a positive or negative connotation. Um, huh? Read Write Speak Listen

9. Connotation vs. Denotation Denotation is typically neutral. Connotation is usually qualified – i.e. people generally refer to a phrase having a positive or negative connotation. Read Write Speak Listen

10. Connotation vs. Denotation Lisa: "A rose by any other name smells as sweet." Bart: "Not if you call them 'Stench Blossoms.'" (The Simpsons) Read Write Speak Listen

11. Connotation vs. Denotation Which is better? –Slim, trim, scrawny Which would you rather be called? –youngster, child, kid, little one, small fry, brat, urchin, juvenile, minor. Read Write Speak Listen

12. Connotation vs. Denotation Take a few minutes to work on the connotation worksheet. Read Write Speak Listen

13. Homework Finish the connotation vs. denotation worksheet. Read Speak according to the schedule you’ve set for yourself. You need your “field notes” for your first descriptive paragraph for the first block next week. Read Write Speak Listen

14. Bye! Come back soon!