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GCSE Media Studies
With Mr Holloway
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Denotation and Connotation
Explanation of terminology and exploration of examples.
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D enotation
What is denoted or shown
The literal meaning of something
The physical
The actual
What we see or hear
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Denotation - Model
What is denoted?
A red rose
A red flower with green leaves anda thorny stem.
A flower prized for its beauty andscent.
A plant which attracts pollinatinginsects with its scent and
colour while defending itself against attackwith sharp thorns.
A flower cultivated because of itsstriking beauty and cash
value.
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Connotations
The meaning implicit in what we see or hear
How the actual works as a symbol for somethingelse
The subtext
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Connotations
What is connoted by a
red rose?
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Connotations
Love, Romance Valentines D ay
The nature of romance which is both beautiful(the flower) and
can be painful (the thorns)
Symbolic: used in poetry as a metaphor for loveand to describe
beauty.
Associated with feminity rather than masculinity.
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D enotations and Connotationsanalyse the three images above
listing
the denotations and connotations of each
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Task
GROUP 1
(Sheida, Hali, Farhana, Jessica, Rafia, Tarryn, Aleksandra,
Tilly)
Login to your B LO G.
Make a new post
O pen a new tab and source up to 5 contrasting images relating
to the topicSCH OOL from the internet using. Save these to your P O
ST.
Analyse TW O of these image using D en/Con and complete
post.
GROUP 2
(Humaira, Mahzadsadat, Aishah, Melina, D aisy, Sara,
Jevgenija)
In two groups of 3/4 you are going to take images around the
school site
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Homework
Create Y OU TU BE and SCRIB D accounts.
Source a MAGAZINE front cover and bring tonext lesson (you can
bring the whole magazinethough we will only need the front
cover)
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Plenary
In your own words explain the differencesbetween denotation and
connotation.
Think about:
Why might it be important to be able to discuss amedia text
using both?
