Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year.  I love to dress up in different costumes and be able to see other people's costumes.  When I was younger, my favorite thing was trick-or-treating.  It was the only time throughout the year, that I was able to get candy for free.  All I had to do was knock on my neighbor's doors' and say "Trick-or-Treat"!  My friends and family would get together as a large group and parade around the neighborhood, dressed up in our costumes and go around knocking on people's door.  After trick-or-treating, I would go back to my house and dump out all of the candy that I have received onto my living room floor.  From there I would sort out the good candy and bad candy.  That really just means I would go through the candy, and sort through it to see which ones I wanted to eat, and which ones I would either save for another occasion or give to my parents.  The excitement and thrill of the whole holiday is one of the reasons that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.

Vocabulary:

1. Favorite: ( noun ) -- something you like to do

2. Costumes: ( noun ) -- an outfit someone doesn't normally wear, used for dressing up 

3. Free: ( adverb ) -- no charge

4. Parade: ( verb ) -- march around

5. Neighborhood: ( noun ) -- an area where people live near one another

6. Knocking: ( verb ) -- to strike with a hard blow 

7. Sort: ( verb ) -- to separate 

Vocabulary Exercise:

Directions: Circle if the definition of the vocabulary words are true or false. 

1. True/False -- A parade means to march around.

2. True/False -- Favorite means that you do not like something

3. True/False -- If something is free, then it costs money.

4. True/False -- I am knocking on someone's door so I am striking it with a hard blow. 

5. True/False -- Sort means to separate something

6. True/False -- A neighborhood is an area where people live far away from each other

7. True/False -- I want to wear a costume, so I am going to dress up in an outfit I do not normally                                 wear.


Grammar Point:

A verb is an action word that is used along side with the subject and object in the sentence.  There are many verbs in the above paragraph.  Please locate all of the verbs in the paragraph by circling them.  Then go ahead and come up with 3 more verbs that describe an action.  With those three verbs, place them in sentences with the correct grammar and sentence structure.

A Exciting Year to Celebrate

When my mom told me that my father and her were having a baby, all I asked for, is that the baby be a girl so that I could have a sister.  Then when I actually got her, I was the happiest little girl.  As we grew up, my sister and I have had delightful times and some unfavorable times, and still to this day we do.  We are sisters, and that is what sisters do.  But there is not a day that goes by that I would wish anything different.  She is my best friend forever and always.

Last Sunday, my sister turned 18 years old.  The girl that I have always seen as a baby and probably always will, is growing up into a lovely young lady.  A young lady that makes her big sister so proud, and honored to be her big sister.  She makes clothes look like their being wore by a model, and she has such great passion in the things she likes.  My sister takes pride in herself, and will always fight for what she believes in which is a great quality in my eyes.  She is still growing up, so of course, there are still things that she is learning, but I have no doubt in my mind that she will grow up to be a successful and beautiful woman.

Vocabulary 

1. Delightful : ( adjective ) -- a feeling of joy

2. Unfavorable : ( adjective ) -- a negative feeling 

3. Lovely : ( adjective ) -- beautiful or nice

4. Passion : ( noun ) -- a strong feeling/emotion

5. Quality : ( noun ) -- a trait someone possess' with high value

6. Successful  : ( adjective ) -- accomplish great value 

Vocabulary Exercise:

Directions:  

Step 1: Separate all of the adjectives and nouns from the vocabulary words, into the chart below.  If you find any more adjectives or nouns in the paragraph above, please add them as well. 

Adjectives                                                                            Nouns             

1.                                                                                          1.                                                  

2.                                                                                          2. 

3.                                                                                          3. 

4.                                                                                          4. 

5.                                                                                          5. 

6.                                                                                          6. 

Step 2:   Define what an adjective is and what a noun is below.

Adjective: ________________________________________________________________________

Noun: ___________________________________________________________________________

Grammar Point:

Siblings, (sisters or brothers) hold important parts in everyone's lives.  Write a 5 sentences paragraph about your sister/brother or about someone who is important/special to you in your life.  Please include 3 adjectives about that special person and underline them.  This will make your paragraph more detailed and more interesting to read.  If there are any nouns in your paragraph, please circle them. 

Pumpkin Picking

Last autumn, my boyfriend and I went pumpkin picking.  Instead of going to a nearby farm, we drove about an hour away into the eastern part of Long Island, where we were able to pick pumpkins off their vine.  The experience was one to remember because we really got to pick them off the vein instead of just picking them from a field.  They also offered apple picking at the farm we went to.  Unfortunately, we went late in the season, so there was not that many apples left on the trees.  We did end up with 2 big bags of apples that lasted us a very long time.  The farm also offered hay rides, had playgrounds for the little children, a store where people couple buy fall products/food and roasted corn. Out of the whole day, my favorite part was getting to spend time with my boyfriend.  It was a day that we got to have an adventure, enjoy each other's company and share an experience that we will remember for a life time.

Vocabulary:

1.  Autumn: (noun) -- a season when leaves fall from trees; also called Fall

2.  Eastern: (adjective) -- a direction coming from east

3.  Vine: (noun) -- a stem of a plant

4.  Offered: (verb) -- to say you want to do something for someone

5.  Unfortunately: (adverb) -- to be unhappy about something

6.  Products: (noun) -- something you can sell

Vocabulary Exercise:

Directions:  Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word.

1. There was a huge ______________ coming out the top of my pumpkin.

2. When Tim went to the supermarket, he saw a lot of ______________ that he could buy.

3.  _________________, Sarah was unable to go to the movies with Jim because she was sick with a fever.

4. I ______________ to drive my mother to the store because she did not have her license.

5. During ________________, I love to rake all of the leaves on my grass into one pile and then jump in them.

6. Montauk is on the ______________ side of Long Island.

Grammar Point:

One of the vocabulary words, unfortunately, is an adverb.  An adverb is a grammar term that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb.  It answers the question of how, how often, when and where.  Many times, adverbs have an "ly" at the end of the word, but not all the time.  Some other examples of adverb are,  quickly, slowly, kindly, here, always, early and outside.  Here is a little chart to help you. 

By using this chart and any other internet source, come up with 5 sentences that have at least 1 adverb included in it.