Exercises — Week 4: Week 4 — Word Meaning: Context, Figurative, and Connotative Language
1 hands-on tasks. Do them in order; each one feeds the Canvas item it names.
30 min · written
1. Connotation Swap and Tone Map
- Copy a paragraph of 5–8 sentences from any article, story, or song lyric you are reading this month, and underline five words that carry strong feeling.
- For each underlined word, write its denotation and say whether its connotation is positive, negative, or neutral.
- Rewrite the paragraph twice, once replacing the five words with more positive synonyms and once with more negative synonyms, keeping the facts the same.
- Write 3–4 sentences explaining how the tone changed in each version and which single word swap made the biggest difference, and why.
Turn in / bring: The original paragraph with underlined words, your denotation and connotation notes, both rewritten versions, and your explanation, uploaded through the exercise drop on this page.