Unit: Style Analysis Lesson 3: Connotation Word Sort

Breakout Group 2

Task 1: Individually, highlight all the words you already know.

Ambivalent Disdainful Heartbroken Narcissistic

Amused Disheartened Hollow Nasty
Angry Disparaging Honest Nostalgic
Apathetic Dispassionate Humble Objective
Apologetic Distressed Humorous Obsequious
Anxious Docile Hypercritical Offended
Ardent Dreamy Impartial Optimistic
Argumentative Earnest Impassioned Outraged
Assertive Effusive Imploring Passionate

Task 2: In your groups, work together to group the tone words you highlighted into the categories listed in the chart
below:

Tone Word Connotation Sort

Positive Words Negative Words

Amused Angry
Ardent Anxious
Dreamy Argumentative
Earnest Disdainful
Humble Disheartened
Humorous Dispassionate
Optimistic Distress
Passionate Heartbroken
Hollow
Hypercritical
Narcissistic
Nasty
Offended
Outraged
 Neutral Words Not Sure

Ambivalent Impassioned
Apologetic Imploring
Assertive
Docile
Impartial
Nostalgic