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Keystone Terms handout
Direct Instruction
Using positive or negative connotations can influence behavior.
Connotations have BIAS and denotations do not. They are neutral.
Example - Tony's place was crammed = negative connotation
Tony's place was located or placed = denotation
video on positive connotation
Guided /Independent
Read the passage and ANNOTATE. When you annotate, include any words that may be connotative.
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Closure
Review answers
Exit Pass
Change the following sentence from connotative to denotative.
The ominous mountain dared us to climb it.
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