There are a few things that I am excited about recently, so I figured I would share them with everyone.
· Easter: Easter is my favorite holiday and I cannot wait to spend time with the family and enjoy good food, especially Easter pie. I bet you are wondering why this holiday is my favorite. Besides the religious aspect, when I think of Easter I think of flowers blooming, warm weather on the way, Cadbury Eggs (obviously) and a reminder that the semester is almost over.
· Summer: I am so eager for summer to get here. Although it looks like we may have a rainy summer, I cannot wait to put my jackets, Uggs, sweatshirts and boots away to take out the summer clothes. I am so excited for dinners on the Nautical Mile, trips to the Hamptons and just lying on the beach.
· The end of the semester: I must say that I really don’t mind school. I enjoy learning new things and like having something to do; however, I hate the end of the semester. Of course, I save everything for last minute and always end up doing the big projects at the end. The last three weeks of school are always so stressful and I just cannot wait for all the papers and presentations to be over with.
· Mikey moves home: My brother and I have a very close relationship and I am looking forward to him moving home for summer. Mikey lives in New Rochelle as an undergraduate student at Iona College. Even though he tries to come home for a weekend here and there, it’s just not the same. The house is so quiet without him and our family dinners just are not as interesting.
Vocabulary
1. Aspect: feature, characteristic; facet
2. Blooming: blossoming, growing or flowering
3. Stressful: worrying, hectic, nerve-wracking or tense
4. Presentations: demonstrations, performance
Exercise
B Z I E N Q N J V I B G B F U
G R S Q R S C I N V A C A E O
Z E S K D K R K P Z L C Z Y K
S T J N O L T G Z B Y D N C D
Z Y H I K C U D Q W G J U C Q
D V D H E E E F B A R T G T G
V P C P K P J V S I S L Q Y N
Y B S G H Q S G N S L A H W I
K A N Z K C X N U H E P B L M
N H W V K Y G X Q B B R G N O
B J U X A E J D Q V H E T J O
S N O I T A T N E S E R P S L
D A I A D L X G C A D R K N B
S B D S A S O A G R M J L W W
L O W D B S P O E P G Q X N J
ASPECT
BLOOMING
PRESENTATIONS
STRESSFUL
After completing the word-search answer the following questions
1. Why is the narrator excited for Easter?
2. What will the narrator be doing during the summer?
3. Does the narrator enjoy going to school? Why or why not?
4. Where does Mikey go to school?
5. What are some things you are excited for? Why?
Grammar Point
When to use the semicolon
The semicolon is much easier to use than the comma because it has clear rules. If you learn these two simple rules, you will rarely go wrong.
To connect two independent clauses
The semicolon is used to connect two independent clauses in one sentence. Independent clauses are a series of words that can stand alone as complete sentences. When you have two complete sentences that you want to connect to one, use a semicolon between them.
Example: This could be a complete sentence; this could be another one.
You cannot use a comma here because it would be considered a comma splice. If a conjunction was added, then a comma could be used.
Example: This could be a complete sentence, and this could be another one.
Super Comma
A semicolon can be used as a super comma. When you have a series of three or more items that normally would be separated by commas except that each individual item has a comma in it, you use a semicolon between them.
Example: We visited Pago Pago, Western Samoa; Curitiba, Brazil; and St. George, Utah.
These are only two ways that the semicolon can be used. There are other minor uses; however, these are the most important. Learning these rules will really be helpful. Practice the use of the semicolon below. Give 2 sentences using the rules you just learned.
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