emotional responses.docx
- 1. Name: ___________________________________________Grade & Section: _________________ Subject: English 8 Teacher: __________________________ Score: ______________ Emotive Language Emotive language is the term used to refer to word choices that are designed to evoke an emotional response. It aims to persuade the reader or listener to share the writer or speaker¡¯s point of view, using language that stimulates an emotional reaction. Use of Emotive Language Emotive language can be used in a number of ways. 1. It could be used within speeches, spoken word performances, public addresses, debates and even everyday conversations. 2. It is often used in creative or fictional writing to give the reader a dynamic and engaging experience. Emotive language is common in novels, poetry, short stories and plays. 3. Emotive language can also be used in non-fiction writing, such as biographies, newspaper articles, opinion pieces and personal blogs. Some examples of Emotive Words are: 1. Adjectives are words often used by writers to characterize something in a particular way. When you see an adjective, think carefully about its connotations and the effect it might have on the reader. marvelous shallow anxious enormous optimistic smart gorgeous blissful bewildered adorable Example: Hannah is smart and adorable. 2. Verbs are words that express an action or a state of an emotional or psychological nature. amuse annoy confuse chase excite cheered frighten bury compare motivate Example: The teacher motivates his students. 3. Adverbs are words that give further information about a verb. Adverbs can be used to describe actions in a particular way. Always think about the connotations of adverbs and how they make the reader feel. extremely systematically righteously excitedly fiercely immensely intensely absolutely strongly peacefully Example: He was immensely happy with the result of the project. Activity 1 Point Me Out ! Direction: Underline the emotive word in the sentence and tell whether it is a verb, adjective or adverb. Write your answer on the space before the number. Example: __verb___ * The teacher motivates his students. 1. I got fascinated by the view. 2. Her mother skillfully baked the cake. 3. It was a marvelous experience for me. 4. He effortlessly accomplished the task. 5. The loud clap of thunder frightens me. Activity 2 Fit Me In ! Direction: Identify which emotive word that best fit to the given sentence. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. She __________ presented her output to the jury. a. courage b. courageously c. courageous 2. Their performance was quite ___________ . a. impress b. impressively c. impressive 3. They got ___________ at the prospect of a visit from their relatives. a. Delighted b. delightedly c. delightedness 4. Her sister ___________ engaged herself with the different organizations which are promoting health awareness. a. Passionate b. passionately c. passion
- 2. 5. The contestants are very much excited to showcase their _____________ presentation. a. enthusiasm b. enthusiastically c. enthusiastic Language helps to deliver our ideas, thoughts, emotions, and opinions. When emotions have transmitted through words or sentences, the kind of language used to accomplish that is emotive language. Emotive Language is the sort of language that passes on or brings out an emotion of the reader. That is why we need to take words cautiously in order for our sentences more meaningful and could totally evoke emotions. Activity 3: Express Your Emotions ! Directions: Create your own sentences through the given emotive words below and identify whether that emotive word is a verb, adjective, or an adverb. Write your answer(s) on the blanks provided in each item. ( unexpectedly) _________ 1. ______________________________________________________ (awkward) _________ 2. ______________________________________________________ (predict) _________ 3. ______________________________________________________ (doubtfully) _________ 4. ______________________________________________________ (immense) _________ 5. ______________________________________________________ (playful) _________ 6. ______________________________________________________ (inculcate) _________ 7. ______________________________________________________ (anxiously) _________ 8_______________________________________________________ (recklessly) _________ 9. ______________________________________________________ (rebuild) _________ 10. ______________________________________________________ Activity 4: Rewrite Me! Direction: Rewrite the following sentences through adding emotive words to elicit emotions. Example: The boy was left by her mother at their house. The innocent boy was left by her careless mother at their house. 1. An earthquake hits Alaska. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. The dog attacked the kid. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ms. Hidilyn Diaz won the first place in the Olympic game held at Tokyo, Japan. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Filipinos were proud for her performance. ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. The coach trained his players. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. President Rodrigo R. Duterte is firm with his decisions. ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Listening to the music is my pastime. ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother baked my favorite cake. ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. She wasn¡¯t able to hear the news. ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Viruses are spreading. ___________________________________________________________________________