Write the following in your journal:

1. Write the following in your journal: • Connotations, or shades of meaning. • Example: You might describe the rigid attitude of someone you admire as resolute (firm) but someone you disapprove of as obstinate (stubborn) • Examples: • slender: pleasing, graceful thinness • Connotation: positive • The tall slender ballerina looked elegant in her costume. • emaciated: unnaturally thin • Connotation: negative • A protracted illness left her weak and looking emaciated.

2. Directions 1. Create two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. 2. Place the words on the next slide in each numbered pair in the appropriate column. 3. Select one word from each pair, and consider its connotation, 4. Write a sentence using the word correctly.

3. Word pairsPlace one in the positive column and one in the negative column. • 1. cheap frugal • 2 . lean cadaverous • 3. peculiarity idiosyncrasy • 4. glib fluent • 5. courage bravado

4. Positive • Frugal (economical) • Lean (thin) • Idiosyncrasy (mannerism specific to individual) • Fluent (smooth in language) • Courage (bravery) Negative • Cheap (stingy) • Cadaverous (pale, ghastly) • Peculiarity (oddness) • Glib (thoughtlessly fluent) • Bravado (pretentious display of courage)

5. Connotations: Examples of sentence • 1 frugal/ cheap • My uncle considers himself frugal, buying • only items that are on sale. • 2 lean/cadaverous • Even though Rob quit running, he still • maintained his lean figure. • 3 idiosyncrasy /peculiarity • James has one idiosyncrasy: he insists on • sleeping with his feet facing the headboard • of the bed. • 4 fluent/ glib • The sales associate’s glib speech did not • impress us. • 5 courage /bravado • Although Mike approached the podium • with bravado, his courage failed him when • he began to speak.

6. How does Chaucer reveal the inner character of the pilgrims by using details that relate to: • Eyes • Hair • Complexion • Body type • clothing