2. Have you ever
been reading
and felt the way
this guy looks?
Me too.

6. You have to have
a playbook..

7. PICK YOUR BRAIN.
What do you already know
about the word?
If you don‟t know what it
means, you might be able to
identify connotations.

8. Cono-what?

9. DENOTATION
•
The
dictionary
definition
CONNOTATION
•
•
The emotional
overtones of a
word
Typically
described
using
“positive”,
“negative”,
and “neutral”.

10. CONNOTATION
WORD

11. LOOK AT THE GUYS
AROUND IT.
Context clues are
important!

12. MAKE IT YOUR LAB RAT.
Dissect the word.
Prefixes?
Suffixes?
Roots?

13. MAKE FRIENDS WITH A
DICTIONARY &
A THESAURUS.
Research:
Denotation
Part of speech
Origin
Synonyms
•
•
•
•

14. It‟s 4th down and none of the
other plays have worked?
• Run „em all at the same
time!

16. Let‟s use “indifference” as
our example today, we‟ll
practice against that
opponent before we meet
the other guys on the
“field”.

17. What do you already know?
What connotations does the
word carry?

19. Look at the parts of the
word.
Prefixes?
Suffixes?
Roots?

24. What are the
strategies to
use when
you don‟t
“get” a
word?
1. Use your brain; examine
connotations.
2. Use context clues.
3. Dissect its parts.
4. Look it up.