The month of September always brought a smile to my face. Then, two years ago, the month of September was shattered when my mother passed away. It was and is one of the greatest losses I will ever have. But, now that I have had the time to mourn her, I realize that September is still my favorite month. Today, September 26 is my mother's birthday and all I think about are the great times we shared. My children often think about her, but, in September, I noticed that they bring her up a lot more than usual. We laugh at the crazy memories and we remind ourselves that she is still with us in spirit. My mother was one of the great souls. She was one of those people that loved going to work. She was a Pharmacist. Everyday she had the opportunity to deal with different types of people and she had the experience of saving many lives. She never turned anyone away that needed help. I particularly remember all the sick , poor people that came into her store and needed medication. Fortunately, she was able to help them in someway. I also remember all of the crazy people that went into her store to buy drugs. The narcotic (need a prescription) kind. That was funny too. One day a woman came into the store and pulled her her leg off. Yes, that's right, she pulled her leg off. She began to bang it on the counter demanding her medicine and threatened to hit someone over the head with it if she didn't get her "drugs". My mom was not afraid of anyone. She told the lady if she didn't shut-up and stop disrupting her store, she would take the leg and throw it out the door. Then my mom said,"try and fetch it." The woman shut up real fast and I was in the back of the store on the floor hysterically laughing. My mom was real funny too. We used to make fun of her because of her heavy accent. She would say "bidamins" instead of "vitamins". Every time we corrected her, she would yell at at us and say "Don't make fun of my English!" Here I am today striving to be an ESL teacher. Who would have ever thought? I am thankful to have had such a great person in my life. I am also thankful for the wonderful memories. Hopefully, one day we will meet up again. September means more to me now than ever before.
shattered(verb)- to reduce to fragments suddenly; to smash; to damage or be damaged severely
mourn(verb)-to grieve for; to feel or express sorrow (someones dead)
noticed(verb)- to observe; to remark upon; to be aware of
usual(adjective)-customary; ordinary; normal
experience(noun)-knowledge obtained by seeing or doing
narcotic(noun)-a drug, often addictive, used to relieve pain and induce sleep
1. The window ______ after the baseball hit it.
2. I am so well known in Starbucks that every time I walk in , I ask for the ______.
3. My daughter ______ that a man was climbing through the neighbors window.
4. After my mother passed away, I ____ her death.
5. The schools need to teach the students that ______ are the same as "bad drugs."
6. The students had a great learning ____ when they went to the Bronx Zoo.
*grammar point- Adverbs are words that describe a verb or adjective or other adverbs. They often end in -ly. They say how you or something else is doing something. They can be determined by frequency, time and place, relative time and attitude markers.
Can you find any adverbs in the paragraph above?
Here are some commonly used adverbs: http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-adverbs.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
September
Make sure your volume is on!
I can't stand the heat! I am so happy when September comes around. The weather gets cooler and the children go back to school. My birthday starts off this wonderful month and then my anniversary follows. Many of my friends and family have birthdays as well. It is a month of havoc considering the chaos of everyone getting ready for school but, it is all worth it. It is funny how I always associate this month with one of my favorite songs. I will find myself humming the tune or even singing to myself in the car. This song makes me want to move and groove every time. I feel like I am back in time on a Saturday afternoon watching Soul Train. What a great mood to be in during the month of September.
**Try to listen to this whole song without moving any part of your body. LOL!
SEPTEMBER by EARTH, WIND and FIRE
Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing
As we danced in the night,
Remember how the stars stole the night away
on and on - say that you remember
on and on - dancing in September
on and on - never was a cloudy day
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love,
Remember how we knew love was here to stay
Now December found the love that we shared in September.
Only blue talk and love,
Remember the true love we share today
on and on - say that you remember, on and on - dancing in September,on and on - never was a cloudy day, on and on - say do you remember, on and on - dancing in September, on and on - golden dreams were shiny days, Some bells were ringing Our souls were singing Do you remember,never a cloudy day? on and on - say do you remember on and on - dancing in September on and on - never was a cloudy day on and on - say do you remember on and on - dancing in September on and on - golden dreams were shiny days
havoc (noun) widespread destruction or disorder.
chaos (noun) utter confusion, muddle.
associate (verb) to join as a friend, to bring together, to unite; to connect in the mind.
pretenders (noun) a person who makes a pretense; a claimant to a title.
chasing (verb) to pursue, to run after.
stole (verb) to take (from someone) dishonestly; to obtain secretly
The police officer was _____the bank robbers.
There was so much ____ after the Justin Bieber concert.
When my husband proposed to me, he _____my heart.
I ______ the month of December with lots and lots of presents.
When the children come home from school, there is _____ in the house.
The _____ is a new movie that has people portraying someone they are not supposed to be.
Grammar point: Sometimes you use and adjective with a noun to describe something that truly doesn't make sense if you think about it. This is called imagery. Imagery can "paint a picture in your head." Example: "Shattered water ...Great waves looked over others coming in"
In truth we know that water isn't shattered but we understand this meaning in its context. We see of imagery in poetry. There is also a term called "guided imagery." Here, imagery is used in other ares such as the song above.
*Are there uses of imagery?
*What is an adjective?
*Can you name some adjectives in the song?
These links will help you understand imagery.(the last one is good)
Here is a lesson plan for everyone: (It is great!)
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