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Connotations and Denotations

We've had an introduction to connotations and denotations in my OCS English 2 Internship at Hayesville High School. The student's are sophomore's. Here is an example of the way connotations and denotations can be used. I often remind the students that denotations and dictionary both start with "d" as an easy way to remember the difference. This shows a good example of two different connotations and the denotation.

The word this example is exploring is, London. It gives the single dictionary denotation and shows two different perspectives for connotations. There are some overlap based on knowledge but there are also differences. I bet the connotation that you have is different too!

Click here to go to the website where this example was taken from. If you scroll down the page, you will see how they explore the differences between connotations and denotations and how they are used. 

Response to Chapter 1 Readings...

I found that the readings were a bit much. It took me a long time to read everything and therefore I became very distracted and had to continue getting up and doing something so I could focus when I was reading. It was worth it though to gain the overview knowledge of computers in education and the history of computers that I did. I learned about the elements of technology that are from the 21st century and should be apart of your classroom. I agree with this because it can be a big motivation tool for students. It blew my mind to see the numbers rise in the use of computers. We have become a world of technology! The article about evolutionary literacy was interesting to see how far we have come. Even in the stones, speech, and writing times you can see how intelligent humans were. I can't imagine what it will be like 50 years from now. The CROP levels of problem solving made a lot of sense to me. I could see myself using that. In order to analyse the Palm, Netbook, and Touch Tablet, I liked the 2 column embedded view the best. It's easiet to compare. It made me want to try the different ones out though!

Intro

Hello!

My name is Morgan Curtis! This blog is for my digital literacy class at WCU. I hope you all enjoy!