Identify connotation direction

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Excerpt A: Six volunteers replied during May; four requested larger labels. This sentence reports the supplied record. Excerpt B: The splendid new label makes our display magnificent. Analyze splendid. Excerpt C: Six volunteers replied; four favored larger type. Claim: Four of these six favored larger type. Excerpt D: Concern: text is small. Reply: In the recorded trial, three of four readers asked for help reading it.
• Primary check: Excerpt A: Please join a trial of larger labels next Friday. Excerpt B: Six people attended and submitted comments. Analyze attended. Excerpt C: Four of six volunteers favored larger labels. Claim: Everyone everywhere favors them. Excerpt D: Concern: the layout excludes some readers. Reply: You are foolish for complaining.

Learn the idea

Connotation adds associations beyond a word’s basic referent. Calling a choice prudent praises; reckless criticizes; recorded describes neutrally; tentative qualifies certainty.

Use the supplied wording and stated context. Explain what attitude it signals without confusing attitude with evidence.

Original worked input: Original excerpt B: The splendid new label makes our display magnificent. Analyze splendid. The task is to identify connotation direction. The answer is “approving”. Evidence: The splendid new label makes our display magnificent. Analyze splendid. Reasoning: approving is supported because praise such as splendid adds favorable judgment. Approval does not establish effectiveness.

1. Read the supplied worked case and identify the part named in this lesson. An adult can model unfamiliar words.
2. Use the supplied wording and stated context. Explain what attitude it signals without confusing attitude with evidence.
3. Check the worked solution: approving. Evidence: The splendid new label makes our display magnificent. Analyze splendid. Reasoning: approving is supported because praise such as splendid adds favorable judgment. Approval does not establish effectiveness.
4. Use the new primary and practice cases. Give a reason from the actual words before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Changed-input task: Original excerpt B: The proposal may work for this space. Analyze may. Give an evidence-based answer before looking at the model. Expected reasoning: Evidence: The proposal may work for this space. Analyze may. Reasoning: uncertain or qualified is supported because may marks uncertainty and does not guarantee a result. Approval does not establish effectiveness. Then write a brief alternative sentence, paragraph, source note or scene that demonstrates the same operation; label new fictional details and preserve source limits.

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