Christmas in November.

Hi everyone, I hope all is well. As the 2020 year begins to come to a close and the holidays start rolling in, I can’t help but share my feelings on what I feel about seeing Christmas in November. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays, but I think it’s way too early to be putting up a Christmas tree and watching Christmas movies in November. It feels like we are rushing, possibly, forgetting the Thanksgiving holiday and what it stands for. Thanksgiving is a time to take a step back and look at the blessings we have in our lives. In my eyes, we lose the authenticity of Thanksgiving and Christmas when we try to rush to them before their time. I understand why many people are turning to Christmas. They are looking for a little bit of joy that holiday brings, but why can’t we find that same joy when celebrating Thanksgiving? Maybe we need to reevaluate the value we put on Thanksgiving. What are your thoughts about Christmas in November?

Vocabulary 

1. rolling (adjective) moving by revolving or turning over and over

2. rushing (adjective) moving with urgent haste

3. possibly (adverb) perhaps (used to indicate doubt or hesitancy)

4. forgetting (verb) fail to remember

5. blessings (plural noun) a beneficial thing for which one is grateful

6. authenticity (noun) the quality of being authentic (genuine)

7. reevaluate (verb) evaluate again or differently 

8. value (noun) the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of             something.

Vocabulary Exercise: Matching

1. rolling:         a. a beneficial thing

2. rushing         b. evaluate again or differently

3. possibly         c. moving with urgent haste

4. forgetting d. the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

5. blessings e.  moving by revolving or turning over and over

6. authenticity f. the quality of being authentic (genuine)

7. reevaluate g. perhaps

8. value h. fail to remember

Grammar Point

Linking Ideas with a Conjunction

Sometimes you want to link two ideas with a second S+V+O combination. When you do, you need a coordinating conjunction [FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)]

The new formula looks like this:

S+V+O, COORDINATING CONJUNCTION+S+V+O

EX: Christmas is one of my favorite holidays, but I think it’s way too early to be putting up a Christmas tree…

Grammar Assignment

Write 4-5 sentences on your feelings about Christmas in November using conjunctions