Denotation

• The dictionary definition of a word

The denotative meaning of _______ is ________.

Connotation

Connotations describe a person’s feelings or ideas associated in words

Example: What feelings are associated in the word summer?

• Summer refers to .

What is the denotative meaning of summer?

• The denotative meaning of summer is ___________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the connotative meaning of summer?

• The connotative meaning of summer is __________________________________________

___________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Sentence Frame• The first day of __________ this year is on

___________, and the last day of __________ is on __________.

Autumn

Spring

Winter

Summer