Name:
Directions: Review
each word a positive
(+), negative (-), or
neutral (/) sign next
to each word.
Word
Connotation
in Word
Choice
+, -, /
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Word
Weird
Ravenous
Eccentric
Starving
Quirky
Hungry
Word
+, -, /
Word
Eerie
Cheap
Strange
Thrifty
Creepy
Frugal
+, -, /
+, -, /
Name:
Directions: Review
each word a positive
(+), negative (-), or
neutral (/) sign next to
each word.
Word
Connotation
in Word
Choice
+, -, /
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Word
Sad
Gloomy
Despair
Depressing
Melancholy
Despondent
Word
+, -, /
Word
Scorching
Demanding
Sunny
Bossy
Sweltering
Dominant
+, -, /
+, -, /
Name:
Directions: Review
each word a positive
(+), negative (-), or
neutral (/) sign next
to each word.
Word
Laugh
Connotation
in Word
Choice
+, -, /
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Word
Animal
Giggle
Critter
Cackle
Beast
Word
+, -, /
+, -, /
Spoiled
Word
Dread
Cared
for
Scared
OverIndulged
Fear
+, -, /
Name:
Directions: Review each
word a positive (+),
negative (-), or neutral
(/) sign next to each
word.
Word
Connotation
in Word
Choice
+, -, /
Snooty
Word
+, -, /
Fib
Aloof
Lie
Snobby
Dishonest
SelfAssured
Word
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Whopper
+, -, /
Word
Obsession
Crazy
Like
Silly
Enjoy
Berserk
Adore
Bonkers
+, -, /
“Somebody
Has To”
by Shel
Silverstein
Somebody has to go polish the stars,
They’re looking a little bit dull.
Somebody has to go polish the stars,
For the eagles and starlings and gulls
Have all been complaining they’re tarnished and worn,
They say they want new ones we cannot afford.
So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars.
“Listen to
Mustn'ts”
by Shel
Silverstein
Listen to Mustn'ts, child, listen to
the Don'ts.
Listen to the Shouldn'ts, the
Impossibles, the Won'ts.
Listen to the Never Haves, then
listen close to me.
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be.
The House
Spider webs cover the worn down house with
broken windows that looked onto the
neighborhood like sinister black eyes. The
door hung off the hinges, daring you to walk
up the broken stairs and find out what lurked
in the ominous ebony interior. Dead leaves
covered the year and bare trees had long
limbs stretching towards the sidewalk like
arms ready to grab anyone that walked by.
Neighbors say strange sounds rang out at
night and an eerie green light could be seen
at the based of the house. Rumor had it
that a heinous crime had been committed in
the house over fifty years ago and the spirit
of the victims still lingered inside.
Name:
Directions: Review each
word in the story and
write any words with
positive, negative, or
neutral connotation in the
appropriate column.
Positive &
Negative
Connotation
Positive
Connotation
Neutral
Connotation
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Negative
Connotation
THE RAVEN
by Edgar Allen Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'T is some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—
Only this, and nothing more.“
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow:—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here for evermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'T is some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door
Some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
This it is, and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"—here I opened wide the door;—
Darkness there, and nothing more.
Name:
“THE RAVEN”
Learning Target: CCSS RL.4
*Determine the connotation
associated with a word
* Analyze how the word impacted the
meaning, mood, or tone in the text.
Directions: Identify words with connotation in “The Raven.” Then, provide the connotation,
or the emotion, conveyed through the word. Lastly, explain how the word impacts the
text.
Word Choice
Example
Denotation of
the Word
Connotation of
the Word
Impact on the
Text
(Mood, Tone, etc.)
Positive &
Negative
Connotation
Positive Connotation
Negative Connotation
Name:
Directions: Review each word
and place any words with
positive or negative
connotation in the appropriate
column.
Positive Connotation
Learning Targets: CCSS RL.4
* Identify words with connotation and
determine the emotion the word
connotes
Positive &
Negative
Connotation
Negative Connotation
Name:
Positive &
Negative
Connotation
Positive Connotation
Directions: Review each
word and place any words
with positive or negative
connotation in the
appropriate column.
Negative Connotation
A Sunny
Day
Directions: You will be writing a paragraph about a sunny
day with words that have positive, negative, and neutral
connotation. Use the space below to brainstorm words that
will connote the emotions you wish to convey.
Positive
Connotation
Neutral
Connotation
Negative
Connotation
A Sunny
Day
Name:
Write a paragraph about a sunny day. Use words that
connote positive, negative, and neutral emotions as you
describe a sunny day. Remember that the words you use
set the mood and tone of the paragraph.
Rainy day
Directions: You will be writing a paragraph about a rainy day with
words that have positive, negative, and neutral connotation. Use
the space below to brainstorm words that will connote the
emotions you wish to convey.
Positive Connotation
Neutral Connotation
Negative Connotation
Rainy day
Name:
Write a paragraph about a rainy day. Use words that connote positive,
negative, and neutral emotions as you describe a rainy day. Remember that
the words you use set the mood and tone of the paragraph.
A Snowy
Day
Directions: You will be writing a paragraph about a snowy
day with words that have positive, negative, and neutral
connotation. Use the space below to brainstorm words that
will connote the emotions you wish to convey.
Positive
Connotation
Neutral
Connotation
Negative
Connotation
A Snowy
Day
Name:
Write a paragraph about a snowy day. Use words that
connote positive, negative, and neutral emotions as you
describe a snowy day. Remember that the words you use set
the mood and tone of the paragraph.
A
School
Day
Directions: You will be writing a paragraph about a
school day with words that have positive, negative,
and neutral connotation. Use the space below to
brainstorm words that will connote the emotions you
wish to convey.
Positive
Connotation
Neutral
Connotation
Negative
Connotation
A
School
Day
Name:
Write a paragraph about a school day. Use words that connote
positive, negative, and neutral emotions as you describe a
school day. Remember that the words you use set the mood
and tone of the paragraph.
A
Candy
Store
Directions: You will be writing a paragraph about a candy shop
with words that have positive, negative, and neutral connotation.
Use the space below to brainstorm words that will connote the
emotions you wish to convey.
Positive
Connotation
Neutral Connotation
Negative
Connotation
A
Candy
Store
Name:
Write a paragraph about a candy shop. Use words that connote
positive, negative, and neutral emotions as you describe the candy
shop. Remember that the words you use set the mood and tone of
the paragraph.