Friday, April 12th, 2013

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Ø Friday, April 12th

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Big Idea for Today = Diction  (…shocking, I know.)

Writing Lesson #5:  Connotation versus Denotation

1.      Get out your Vocabulary Variety sheet, and look at the pairs you picked out--words that are synonyms, but that create different images in your mind.

2.     Think about which one sounds more positive, and which one sounds more negative.  (Not all pairs will work in this way, but we’ll take a look at a few.)

a.     Sweet and sugary

b.    Scented and odorous

c.     Spotted and freckled

d.    Fragile and tender

e.    Bland and tasteless

f.     Spicy and hot

g.    Fuzzy and hairy

h.    Broken and split

i.      Dotted and freckled

j.      Freckled and blotched

k.    Pretty and irresistible

l.      Rotten and spoiled

m.  Boom and thunder

n.    Crowded and cluttered

o.    Unripe and raw

p.    Oily and buttery

3.     “Overweight” (loaded word)—spectrum from positive to negative

a.     list as many SYNONYMS as you can think of for “overweight”. 

b.    Make sure they are not slang. 

c.     Make sure they are adjectives.

4.    Connotation versus Denotation—“Booger” Discussion

Writing Lesson Practice, Activity 1

What Are You Suggesting? (page 21)

1.      You’re going to attack this assignment with a partner I’ve selected for you.

2.     Use your Vocab Variety sheet for help, as needed.

Reminders About Your Work with Your Partner

and About Your Responses

1.      Be appropriate and kind.

2.     We’ll share out with the whole class.

MORE POSITIVE                               MORE NEGATIVE  

Brilliant examples from class:

1.      Courageous                          foolhardy

2.     Speechless                            mute

3.     Bright                                    smart

4.    Creative                                 weird

5.     Piercing                                 ear-splitting

6.    Bland                                      tasteless

7.     Luxurious                              expensive

8.    Spicy                                      hot

9.    Aromatic                               perfumed

10.  Fragrant                                aromatic

11.    Bookish                                 nerdy

12.   Creative                                 Imaginative

13.   Energetic                               Hyper

14.  To deteriorate                     To Rot

Writing Workshop (last twenty minutes of the block)

Writing Experiment #6:  Memento Tattoo

Ø  400 words, minimum

Ø  doublespaced

Ø  front/back

Ø  MLA format at top

Ø  Word count in parentheses next to your name

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Homework

Ø  Finish all twenty words with excellent rationales (Death of Language).