
Christmas Carol: Denotation and Connotation
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English
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7th Grade
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Reanna Best
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Implied definition. Can have positive, negative or neutral meanings.
Connotation
The plain old dictionary definition.
Denotation
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Multiple Choice
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Connotation
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Multiple Select
Connotation can have these types of meanings:
Neutral
Negative
Positive
Dictionary
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I could smell the aroma of coffee in the air.
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Poll
What type of meaning does aroma have for you?
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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aroma (noun) = a distinctive, typically pleasant smell
Definition: aroma
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Poll
What type of meaning does rancid have for you?
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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rancid (adj) = smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale
Definition: rancid
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Read the line and decide what type of connotation it has.
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Multiple Choice
His door is open and in his line of vision, we see Scrooge’s clerk, Bob Cratchit, who sits in a
dismal tank of a cubicle, copying letters.
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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Multiple Choice
I am here to warn you that you have yet a chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer.
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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Multiple Select
SCROOGE: Hmm. Oh, you’ll be wanting the whole day tomorrow, I suppose?
CRATCHIT: If quite convenient, sir.
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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Multiple Choice
It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-
men, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after
death.
Negative
Neutral
Positive
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Fill in the Blanks
Find the word with the POSITIVE connotation:
At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute who suffer greatly at the present time.
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Fill in the Blanks
Find the TWO words with a NEGATIVE connotation. Separate your answers with a space:
At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute who suffer greatly at the present time.
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Word Cloud
Can you find any words from this sentence with a neutral connotation:
At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute who suffer greatly at the present time.
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