LA by Malaika https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg en-us 2018-01-26 15:01:31 UTC 2018-01-29 03:17:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Word mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225079901 "Lassiter Boy"]]> 2018-01-26 15:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225079901 Denotation (definition) mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080059  Lassiter is a habitational name from the city of Leicester (see Lester). This name has been long established in North America, and occurs in a wide variety of forms.]]> 2018-01-26 15:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080059 Connotation (what the word implies, its deeper meaning) mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080203 If you came from a Lassiter family that means that your lifespan is quite short due to unhealthy genetics. This leads to being a negative connotation.]]> 2018-01-26 15:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080203 The quote where the word is found and page number mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080309 In chapter 1, Ariana's parents are addressing Conner as a Lassiter boy. "You should have stayed away from that Lassiter boy. He was never Conner to them. He was always that Lassiter boy",(Shusterman 5).]]> 2018-01-26 15:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080309 The tone of the quote (the feeling that is conveyed) mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080761 This quote projects how Ariana's parents felt about Conner. Ariana's parents present a clear tone of being overall unamused over the appaling presence of Conner. ]]> 2018-01-26 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225080761 How THIS WORD affects the tone mirzama16495 https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225081012 The word Lasiter affects the tone of Ariana's parents for being unamused about Conner. In the book Ariana's parents would never direct Conner by his real name. Conner's name would always be replaced with Lassiter boy and due to its negative definition, we could infer that Ariana's parents are unhappy over the bond between her and Conner.   ]]> 2018-01-26 15:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mirzama16495/kbkgmr8sdeqg/wish/225081012