Team Names Connotation Activities - Scholastic
[Pages:1]Sports Team Names Connotation Activities
Activity One:
These are potential names for new professional athletic teams:
Poodles Buzzards Glaciers Sleepers
Toads Snails Maggots Zeniths
Gazelles Meteors Sloth Mares
Hippos Ferrets Mosquitoes Spikes
You and your partner must discuss each name. Use a dictionary and write down the definition/denotation of each name. Then discuss and record the connotation (emotion/reaction) associated with each word. Answer these questions and support your answers:
? What type of sport do you think the name fits? ? Does the name sound like a successful team? ? Would you want to wear a jersey with this name?
Turn this work in with Activities Two and Three.
Activity Two:
Brainstorm and record a list of current team names from professional and amateur sports. Analyze the choice of each name, and answer these questions:
? Does the name fit the sport? ? What connotations does the name evoke? ? What does the name say about the athletes and fans of the team?
Turn in this work with Activities One and Three.
Activity Three:
You and your partner have been given the job to name a new professional athletic team. Decide what type of sport the team plays, and then choose a name that has a positive connotation. Design a poster advertising your new team. List the connotations of the team name on the poster. Your poster might also include:
? Team name logo design ? Quotes from classmates describing their reactions to the name ? The definition of the name
Following your class presentation, turn in all three activities together.
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