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Blaeser (continued)

Kimberly M. Blaeser

Denotative Meaning

  • Grew up on the White Earth Reservation in northwest Minnesota
  • Anishinaabe is the largest Indian group in Minnesota
  • The name means "original people"

Denotation refers to the strict dictionary meaning of words.

ex. storm

  • Born in 1955
  • German and Anishnaabe ancestry
  • Member of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe
  • Is a writer by profession; started her career as a journalist, and has written poetry, essays, short stories, and reviews.
  • Many of her writings allude to her dual heritage

Connotative Meaning

Journal

  • Connotative - Connotation refers to the emotional associations that you think of when you see or hear a certain word.
  • Connotations can be positive, negative, or neutral, depending on the experiences that you associate with it. (ex. storm)

Are there any rituals or traditions that you have in your own household or culture?

Central Idea

  • The central idea of an essay or speech is the main idea or theme of the text.
  • It is NOT a summary.
  • The central idea is the big take-away from the selection.

"Rituals of Memory"

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