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Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 8

“Denotation and Connotation”

In partial fulfilment of

The Requirements for

EDU 532

(The Teacher and The School Curriculum)

Major in English

Prepared by:
AU-FC1-BSEDEN2-MAIN 3
SANTOS, REGHIE V.
 February 28, 2022
Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan
ENGLISH 8

I. Objectives

At the end of the 60-minute discussion, students will be able to;

a. Differentiate denotation and connotation.

b. Provide the denotation and connotation meaning of a word.

c. Exemplify awareness in different social issues using connotation and

denotation.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Denotation and Connotation

References:
https://www.academia.edu/29850402/Connotation_and_Denotation
Materials: Laptop, Projector, Handouts and Dictionary .

Values Integration: Social awareness.

III. Procedure

A. Daily Routine
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Classroom management
d. Checking of attendance

B. Review
1. What our previous lesson all about?
2. Enumerate different parts of speech.
3. Define the different parts of speech
 C. Motivation

The teacher will present using PPT two pictures and ask everyone to give their
thoughts or insights and answer the questions below.

1. What have you seen in these pictures?

2. What is difference between them?
3. Why do we use dictionary?
4. Why do use imagination and creativity?

D. Lesson Proper

Connotation and Denotation - are two principal methods of describing the meanings of
words. Connotation refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most
words naturally carry with them, whereas denotation is the precise, literal definition of a word
that might be found in a dictionary

Connotation
Is the emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word.

Types of Connotation
1. Positive (favorable) connotation—words that make people feel good
2. Negative (unfavorable) connotation—words that provoke a negative emotional
response
3. Neutral connotation—words that cause no emotional reaction at all

Denotation
Is the strict dictionary meaning of a word.
Denotation examples:

1. Dove: bird; any of certain birds of the pigeon family.

2. Light: the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
3. Sword: a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
4. Crucifix: representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it.
5. Book: a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn
together along one side and bound in covers.

Connotation examples:

1. Dove: peace, freedom, purity and cleanliness.

2. Light: hope, revelation, goodness, and clarity.
3. Sword: power, protection, strength, courage, harassment and war.
4. Crucifix: sacrifice, suffering, and faith.
5. Book: knowledge

E. Application

The teacher will randomly call students to provide the denotation and connotation
of pictures shown in PPT. Then after showing all the pictures the teacher will
what they have notice on the connotations of each item and reflect.
 F. Generalization

The teacher will ask the different questions;

1. What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

2. Where do we usually find the denotation of a word?

3. How do we use connotation?

4. What are the three types of connotation?

5. Give examples of denotation and connotation.

IV. Evaluation

General Directions: This is a 20-points quiz for 15 minutes. Read each

question carefully. Strictly NO ERASURE.

PART 1: Multiple Choice (5points)

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of a ___.

a. sentence

b. phrase

c. word

d. Paragraph

2. Denotation is a word’s _____.

a. Literal, dictionary definition

b. Emotional meaning

c. Synonym

3. All are types of connotation, EXCEPT.

 a. Positive

b. Negative

c. Neutral

d. Literal

4. What is an example of denotation?

a. Childish being negative while youthful is positive

b. Dreamer- a person who is dreaming or has dreams

c. Spaghetti is one of my favorites.

d. Dove symbolizes peace.

5. What is the connotation of a knife.

a. murder

b. use for slicing

c. sharp

d. kitchen tool

Part 2. Venn Diagram (15points)

Direction: Compare and Contrast Denotation and Connotation.

Denotation Connotation

Is the emotional
Literal meaning
They both and imaginative
of a word.
associated
and give association
meaning to
Definition from
a word. surrounding a
dictionary. word.
V. Assignment
Read the poem “Rainbow’s Reflection”. Choose at least 10 words and provide
its denotation and connotation. Write your answer in a 1 whole sheet of paper.

Rainbow’s Reflection
Staring skyward, looking inward,
Storm dissipating, yet clouds swirl still,
Shafts of sunlight pierce the gloom,
Catching, reflecting, yet bringing no warmth,
Horizon alive with a riot of colors,
Coalescing into a familiar shape,
An upside-down smile, so apt for the moment.

Gravitate towards tints of green and blue,

Embracing the coolness and earthy tones,
But brightness stands stark in its vivid absence,
So I pour out streaks of red, yellow, orange,
Admire the contrast of sun shades against
Palettes of water and foliage strewn haphazard,
Yet lacking a binding element to round out the whole.

Slowly, purple is drizzled in, a dark stain

Spreading like inverse oil on water,
Refusing to bind disparate segments,
Instead winding in willful tributaries,
An aquifer of undertones thrust forward
To overpower the cheerful mesh
Of those gay and happy, subsumed by reflection
Seeing only a fading, fleeting pathway
To pots of gold, promised yet unattained

Presented by:
Reghie V. Santos