PPT-How do we assign words meaning?

Connotation vs Denotation SWBAT Define connotation and denotation Read a sentence and determine if the wording is connotative or denotative Connotation and Denotation Connotation is the emotional. OPA 6. th. Grade Team. Language Arts. Standards (Common Core). Literacy. RL 6.4. : Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. . What do you usually do when you come to a word you do not know while reading. ?. a. ) look it up in the dictionary?. b) ask your teacher. c) ask a friend?. d) try to guess what it means. Advantages of . th. grade . Cecilia Escobedo. October 16, 2012. Vocabulary skills . CREDITS. NEXT. Let’s think of synonyms, . antonyms, homonyms, prefixes, suffixes, and idioms . as clothing . and accessories . in a wardrobe. Your piece of writing can be dressed up in various . and Prefixes. Visual aids. RPS #. 3. Pre. ,. Mon,. Micro,. Ali,. Scrib. ,. De,. Capit. , . Fer. Pre. Meaning. Examples in other words . before. precede. Pre. Meaning. Examples in other words . before. In this lesson you . will learn how to understand the meaning of new word . by looking for clues around the word.. Wait….what does that word mean? What am I even reading about?. What clues did the author leave around the word?. Using m. or. e precise words that fit particular situations while writing . Move Slowly. Although there may be words that have the same meaning, there are usually slight differences. . For example: cross and furious . Story #1 – Rope Burn. h. umiliation . hu. -mil-i-. ation. fringes . frin-ges. expectations ex-. pect. -a-. tions. coaxed coax-. ed. sincere sin-. cere. hesitating . hes. -i-ta-ting. Story . #6 . – . My . Abuelita. wistful . wist-ful. . grateful grate-. ful. . grim gr-. im. raspy . ras-py. swarmed . swar. -med. revelers rev-el-. ers. irresistible . ir. -re-. sist. •. scanty. •. articulate. •. belittle. •. bombastic. •. diffident. •. . delineate. •. conciliatory. •. . acquiesce. • . subjugate. •. . laconic. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . Story . #17. Nothing Happens on the Farm. hiatus . hi-a-. tus. embarked . em. -bar-ked. unimaginable . un-. im. -ag-in-able. extravagant . ex-. trav. -a-. gant. gourmet . gour. -met. throng . thr-ong. I can determine the meaning of unknown words.. blistering. “They walked in the rain and cold and in . blistering. heat.”. Very intense heat, hurts like a burn. blistering. Synonym: fiery. Thumbs up, Thumbs down. boldfaced. word. . 1. . attest . . Attest. means. A.. to declare to be true.. B.. to wish for. . C.. . to forget easily. . •. . Anyone who has seen the Golden Gate Bridge in the rose-gold light of sunset can . Fourth Edition. Sherrie L. Nist. © 2010 Townsend Press. Unit Three: Chapter 13. • . accessible . •. prevail. •. awe . •. propel. •. cite . •. rational. •. compatible . •. retort. cosm. - world or universe Ex. cosmic, microcosm. graph/gram. - write, draw, or record EX. graph, graphic, telegraph. log. - word of study Ex. logic, cosmetology. micro. - small Ex. microscopic, micro computer.