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AUGUST 20 th ENGLISH II

AUGUST 20 th ENGLISH II. Drop off syllabus signature forms on my desk before/after class Place your nametag on your desk so I can see it Get out a piece of paper for warm-ups Cornell Notes…. AUGUST 20 th ENGLISH II.

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AUGUST 20 th ENGLISH II

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  1. AUGUST 20thENGLISH II • Drop off syllabus signature forms on my desk before/after class • Place your nametag on your desk so I can see it • Get out a piece of paper for warm-ups • Cornell Notes…

  2. AUGUST 20thENGLISH II Warm-up: Look at the following list of words. Try to rank the words, from the most pleasant sounding, to the most harsh sounding (#1 = most pleasant, #8 = most harsh). Dog Canine Mutt Beast Puppy Mongrel Hound Pooch After three minutes of thinking how you’d rank them, I’ll give you two minutes to talk to a partner about why you ranked your number one and number eight choice as you did. 

  3. REMINDERS • Put your warm-up in your “warm-ups” divider in your binder; I’ll collect this week’s warm-ups on Friday. • Make sure to bring back your signed syllabus by Friday for full credit!  • Everybody has a textbook, yes? • Take notes on the following slides and call them “Diction”

  4. STANDARDS Reading 1.1: Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words (and understand word derivations).

  5. “DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE SAME THING” Question: Why do all of the words for “dog” have different meanings? Why do so many words have different meanings? Answer: So we can have fun exploring diction in English II!!! Real Answer: So when we are writing and speaking, we can say exactly what we mean.

  6. DICTION Diction= word choice *Diction, language and figurative language are all terms that we will use interchangeably when analyze an author’s style. They all look at an author’s word choice. *Diction is one of the most powerful aspects of writing style. If you are writing an essay about an author’s style and the writing directions do not tell you which aspect of style to use, choosing diction is a good idea.

  7. DENOTATION Denotation= the literal, dictionary definition of a word *The words “plump”, “fat” and “obese” literally describe a person who is overweight. This is the dictionary definition of these three words.

  8. CONNOTATION Connotation= the emotions, feelings or ideas that are attached to a certain word. • The word “plump” has the connotation of being pleasantly fat, almost in a cute way. • Plump is often used to describe cute, overweight little old ladies. Santa Claus is also described as being a jolly, plump old man. • The positive emotional feelings (or connotations)that are attached to this word show how we use connotation to control people’s minds about a subject.

  9. CONNOTATION The word “obese” has a more negative connotation. It is used someone who is extremely overweight and unhealthy. Unless words are neutral (meaning that they have no association with anything in the outside world), they can be described as having a positive connotation or a negative connotation.

  10. CONNOTATION • Look at the words “used car” and “previously owned vehicle”. Can you guess which has the more positive connotation?

  11. CONNOTATION • Now consider the words “mean”, “unkind” and “evil”. How would you rank these words on the spectrum of negative connotation?

  12. DENOTATION & CONNOTATION • On the bottom of your warm-up, let’s complete the diction style analysis work page in the Standards Plus binder. • Finishing all questions will be your “ticket out” today; show it to me completed on your way out the door.  • No completion = staying with me! Yaaay! 

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