Unit Vocab
This term is used to describe the dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
This type of connotation creates a favorable or pleasant feeling about a word, such as "slender" instead of "skinny."
What is a positive connotation?
This term is used to describe the word choice of the author.
What is diction?
Did you know that honey never spoils? Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still safe to eat. Because honey contains very little water, bacteria cannot grow in it easily. This makes honey one of the longest-lasting foods in the world.
What is to inform?
This term is used to describe the additional emotional or cultural meanings and associations placed on a word in addition to its actual definition.
What is connotation?
This term is a type of textual evidence that is reworded but still has the same idea and point that was intended from the original source.
What is paraphrasing?
The words "childish" and "immature" have this kind of connotation because they suggest an unfavorable quality.
What is a negative connotation?
This term describes the author's universal message or meaning about human nature as implied in the text.
What is theme?
Imagine opening your front door and finding a penguin waiting on your porch with a suitcase in its flipper. It waddles inside, makes itself a sandwich, and asks where it can sleep. Before you can answer, it starts singing opera at the top of its lungs.
What is to entertain?
This is a type of textual evidence that gives explicit information from the original source in quotation marks.
What is a direct quotation?
This term describes the genre of writing where the author makes fun of or criticizes an aspect of politics, culture, religion, history, tradition, etc. in hopes of bringing about change.
What is a satire?
In the sentence, "The cottage sat quietly beside the lake," the word "cottage" was chosen instead of "house" because it creates this cozy feeling.
What is a positive connotation?
This term occurs when the reader is aware of information that the characters in the text do not know.
What is dramatic irony?
Every student should spend at least twenty minutes reading each day. Reading helps improve vocabulary, strengthens writing skills, and increases knowledge about the world. By reading regularly, students can become more confident and successful learners.
What is to persuade?
This term occurs when the written or spoken language presents the opposite meaning of what is actually intended.
What is verbal irony?
This term describes the claim or primary perspective the author is trying to emphasize in the text.
What is an argument?
Both "confident" and "arrogant" describe someone who believes in themselves, but "arrogant" has this type of connotation.
What is a negative connotation?
This term is the overall idea used to mean the persuasive language and techniques, devices, and structure the author uses to convince the reader.
What is rhetoric?
The old cabin stood alone beside the lake. Its weathered wooden walls were covered with climbing vines, and the windows reflected the golden light of the setting sun. A cool breeze rustled through the tall pine trees surrounding it.
What is to inform or describe?
This term is used to evaluate the way the author uses different techniques in their writing to present and build on complex points.
What is analysis?
This term is an act of writing comments on a text as a way to further the reader's unique understanding, to draw conclusions, or to identify individual areas of confusion.
What is annotation?
In a character description, an author chooses the word "frugal" instead of "miserly." The word frugal was chosen because it has a more ________ connotation.
What is positive connotation?
This term is a type of annotation where the reader marks the most important or significant information in the passage.
What is VIP?
Recycling is one of the easiest and most beneficial ways to help the environment. When people recycle paper, plastic, and metal, fewer materials end up in landfills. Recycling also saves energy and helps conserve natural resources for future generations.
What is to persuade?
This term means how successful the author was at presenting his or her perspective with supporting examples and persuasive language.
What is effectiveness?