Name _______________________________________ Period ________ Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen Assessment Preparation: Connotation Denotation is the literal dictionary definition of a word. Many words can have the same denotation, or definition, but words also have a connotation—an emotional feeling about the word. For example: the words thin, skinny, trim, emaciated, slender, lanky and slim all have the same dictionary definition: of limited size; of slight consistency. However, would you rather be referred to as slender or slim, or emaciated and lanky? The words slender and slim have a positive connotation; the words emaciated and lanky have a negative connotation. The words small or little have neutral connotations, since they provoke neither a positive nor a negative feeling about the words. Directions: For each of the following vocabulary words from Chapters 18 and 19, first use a dictionary to determine the word’s denotation. Then indicate whether the vocabulary word has a positive, negative, or neutral connotation. For part C, using a thesaurus or other source, see if you can come up with two ot three synonyms for the vocabulary word, with positive, neutral, and negative connotations. (Please note: in order to simplify the activity, some vocabulary words have been broken down to their base word.) Finally, write an original sentence using the vocabulary word. An example has been done for you. Ex. acquaint a. Denotation: get to know or learn about someone or something________________ b. Connotation: neutral c. Positive: familiarize Neutral: know Negative: confront d. I decided to introduce myself in order to become better acquainted with the guests at the party. 1. brash a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 2. browbeat a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 3. expunge a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ ©2007 Secondary Solutions Neutral : ________________ - 81 - Negative: _____________ To Kill a Mockingbird Literature Guide Name _______________________________________ Period ________ d. ____ 4. lavation a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 5. pilgrimage a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 6. predicament a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 7. proceedings a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 8. volition a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ 9. wrathfully a. Denotation: _____________________________________________________________ b. Connotation: ____________________________________________________________ c. Positive: _____________ Neutral : ________________ Negative: _____________ d. ____ ©2007 Secondary Solutions - 82 - To Kill a Mockingbird Literature Guide
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