CONNOTATION VERSUS DENOTATION

Materials

• Connotation versus Denotation Lesson - Use the printable lesson for your lesson plan, or use as a lesson supplement.

Procedure:

Students should read the lesson, and complete the worksheet. As an option, teachers may also use the lesson as part of a classroom lesson plan.

Excerpt from Lesson:

Denotation.  The dictionary meaning of a word.  The literal meaning of a word.

Connotation.  The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word.

Examples: The words home, house, residence and dwelling all have the same denotation, but the connotation of each word is very different.

Denotation:  Where a person lives at any given time.

Connotation:
Home: cozy, loving, comfortable
House: the actual building or structure
Residence: cold, no feeling
Dwelling: primitive or basic surroundings

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