Essential Question:
Why is the connotation of a
word so important, and how can I
choose
the right word?
Mrs. Wigger’s 7th Grade ELA Digital Agenda: Thursday & Friday 10/23 & 24 Proving Behavior: I will complete a journal looking up & identifying connotations of words, participate in a Kahoot POP QUIZ, finish Connotation & Denotation Notes, & complete the Google form: Independent Rotation 10/23 & 24: Choose the Common
Core ELA standards:
Determine the meaning of words "Just Right" Word! & complete an exit ticket on connotation!
RI.7.4: Today’s Learning Objective:
and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and Today’s Homework: v
technical meanings; analyze the impact of If you have an NP, or missed the CY & LR quiz, come to tutoring after school on Friday! a specific word choice on meaning and tone. L.7.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Whole Independent: Class: Ø DO NOW: use iPad and journal! See the next page for instructions! ↵ Ø
Agenda &
F
ocus à
C
ontinuing C
onnotation Ø
No Caught Ya! or Latin Root of the Day today! J Ø
KAHOOT! Pop quiz!!! (Class competitive quiz) w/prizes for top 5! Independent Rotation: Direct Instruction Rotation: Ø Explanation is on the third page below! Ø
Finish Connotation & Denotation cloze notes & practice 1.
Go to the new Independent Rotation section of my crma12 site!
o Thrifty synonyms & sorting 2.
Complete Independent Rotation 10/23 & 24: Choose the "Just Right" o Hobbled vs Pranced: looking up and determining Word!
connotation 3. Then, make sure you have the following things done:
o Smile synonyms: positive and negative • all Achieve3000 articles completed, along with the paragraph summaries & questions, the graphic organizers, and sentences for o Investigator vs. Snoop the vocab words under the graphic organizers (check the old digital Ø
Exit Ticket: Exit Ticket for 10/23 & 24: Connotation of Words! agendas for all titles)
• start your Reading Log #12, and keep track of the time you read!
• recheck perfect paragraph if you haven't turned it in yet!
Ø If extra time: read your novel, & begin Reading Log #12! Today’s DO NOW: See the next page for directions for today’s starter, which you need to complete in your JOURNAL. You will be using this work for our POP QUIZ! Use your iPad to look up unfamiliar words! J
Today’s Starter: Journal(for(Thursday,(10/23/14(
Today,'we'will'take'a'pop'quiz'on'the'
connota&on'&'denota&on'of'words.'You’ll'
need'to'know'the'connota<on'of'the'
following'words.'In'your'journal,'write'each'
word,'its'defini&on,'and'whether'you'think'
it’s'posi&ve,'nega&ve,'or'neutral.'
1.#House:#a#building#where#someone#lives.#Neutral!#
2.#Home:#the#place#where#you#live.#Posi>ve!#
3.'Dominant: '4.'Bossy: ''''5:'Curious: '6:'Nosy:'
7.'Weird: '
'8.'Unique'
'9.'Unconven<onal'
10.'Quirky:
'11.'Lazy: '
'12:'Slothful: ''
13.'Lax: '
'14:'Inac<ve: '15.'Acceptable:'''''''
16:'Sa<sfactory:'''''17.'Wonderful: '18.'Good:'
When'done,'you'can:'*prac<ce'Quizlet''*copy'your'
agenda'*check'Perfect'Paragraph'#3'&'RL'#11'
INDEPENDENT ROTATION: Prep%for%Independent%Rota.on:%
1.%William%wanted%to%be%honest,%but%s.ll%impress%
his%girlfriend.%So%he%told%her%that%the%fancy%
necklace%he%gave%her%was%_______%(inexpensive/
cheap)%because%he%got%a%really%good%deal%on%it.%%
1B:%Why%did%you%choose%that%word%for%#1?%(Use%
textual%evidence%to%back%up%your%decision!)%
I"chose"the"word"_______________"because"it"
has"a"more"(nega5ve/posi5ve)"connota5on"than"
the"word"___________.""This"sentence"needed"a"
(nega5ve/posi5ve)"word"because..."
Independent'Rota+on'for'10/23324'
1.  Go'to'the'new'Independent'Rota+on'
sec+on'of'my'crma12'site!'
2.  Complete'Independent'Rota+on'10/23'
&'24:'Choose'the'"Just'Right"'Word!'
3.  Then,'make'sure'you'have'the'
following'things'done:'
•  all'Achieve3000'ar+cles'completed,'along'with'the'
paragraph'summaries'&'ques+ons,'the'graphic'
organizers,'and'sentences'for'the'vocab'words'under'
the'graphic'organizers'(check'the'old'digital'agendas'
for'all'+tles)'
•  start'your'Reading'Log'#12,'and'keep'track'of'the'+me'
you'read!'
•  recheck'perfect'paragraph'if'you'haven't'turned'it'in'
yet!'