Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.
Standard:
E06.B-V.4.1.1
Description:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
Standard:
E06.B-V.4.1.2
Description:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
Standard:
Literacy.RI.6.4
Description:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
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ELA.6.V.1.3
Description:
Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
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CC.1.3.6.F
Description:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.
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E06.A-C.2.1.3
Description:
Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Standard:
E06.A-V.4.1.1
Description:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
Standard:
E06.A-V.4.1.2
Description:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
Connotative meanings are the feelings or thoughts a word gives a reader. The connotative meaning of a word can be different from its dictionary meaning, or denotative meaning.
Words can have positive, negative, or neutral connotations. In a sentence, the feeling the reader gets can change when a word with a positive connotation is replaced with a word with a negative connotation.
Here are examples of words with positive/neutral and negative connotations used in the same sentence. Notice how they change the meaning of the sentence.
6th Grade Reading - Connotative Meanings Lesson