Describe the two levels of meaning for most words and give examples
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Student will identify and define denotative meaning and connotative meaning.
Denotative meaning—is the commonly accepted meaning within a culture or co- culture. Often, it's the meaning found in the dictionary. For example: bat—a small animal like a mouse with wins that flies at night.
Connotative meaning—is the emotional and personal reaction you might give to that word based on a continuum from a significant positive or negative response to no response at all. For example: bat—what if you are highly afraid of bats? Some people exhibit fear at just the thought of the word. Nothing in the word itself or its denotative definition should elicit that kind of response, but for those who have had an experience with or a knowledge of bats, it can add a negative connotative meaning.
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Your narrative contains the phrase: "I spent the night in a bear's cave." It is written from a ________ perspective
A. first-person B. second-person C. third-person D. detached
A definition by _____ defines a term by what the term is NOT
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
When a speaker uses "we" rather than "you" to refer to his or her relationship with the audience, what is the speaker doing?
A. comparing B. reinforcing C. agenda setting D. clarifying
Marcus works for the city parks department and is giving a speech about native flora at one of the local parks. He has set up a small stage with a table and some examples of native plants. Just before he is scheduled to give his speech, it starts to hail, and the audience runs for cover under a nearby picnic shelter. What should Marcus do?
A. Pack up the stage and plants and leave because the event has been completely ruined. B. Run to the shelter and sit in the corner without speaking while they wait for the storm to pass. C. Carry on in the hail as though nothing has changed. D. Join the audience under the shelter and be flexible and adjust his speech to fit the new situation.