My Hair

My hair is brown and curly. It is no longer chemically processed. Like Alice Walker, I too believe that oppressed hair puts a ceiling on the brain. Everyone wants what they don't have. If a woman has straight hair, she wants it to be curly, if she has curly hair, she wants it to be straight.

If she has short hair, she wants it to be long and vice versa.

At this juncture in my life, I accept my hair for what it is. It's just hair; everybody has it. I have been relaxer free, with no chemicals for about 3 years. On hot and humid days, my hair tends to become frizzy. I use gels and pomades to tame it.

If I want to wear a straight hair style, I will blow dry my hair and use a flat iron. It looks perfect; and I love it.

I am happy with my hair.


Vocabulary
Curly: (adjective)- curly or tending to curl
Believe: (verb) - to have faith in
Juncture: (noun) - point of time
Accept: (verb) to take or receive
Frizzy: (adjective) - formed into tight, small curls
Perfect: (adjective) - perfect; without flaws

The dolls hair was ____ and blond.
You must always ____ in yourself.
At this _____ in her life, she was able to go to Paris for vacation.
It is very hard for Doris to _____ the truth about her son Pierre.
The are in love and they make the _____ couple.
Due to the humidy, her hair was _______.

Grammar Point
The paragraph above has several adjectives, which describes nouns (my hair)
Identify the adjectives and the words they are describing.
Write about your hair. Use at least 6 adjectives.

The Nook

Ever since I can remember, reading has been one of my favorite activities. Throughout the years, I have acquired quite a library. Books are every where. Lo and behold, Barnes and Nobles has launched a new e-Reader called The Nook. It is supposed to be in competition with Amazon.com's Kindle.

With an e-reader, all of your books are digital.

Just like with an ipod, all of your music files and CDs are digital.

I am excited. It can hold 1,500 books and it also can hold a memory card. This means I can add up to 5,000 books. Oh, the possibilities are endless!

This e-Reader has wi-fi and Android technology. I can check my email. I can borrow e-books from the library, it reads pdf files, I can lend e-books to friends, it is an MP3 player, it can hold photos.

It will take some getting used to, but I will love having the extra space.

Vocabulary

Remember: (verb) - to recall to the mind

Launched: (verb) - to send forth, to release

Excited: (adjective) - stirred emotionally

Memory: (noun) - Storage on electronic device or card reader

Borrow: (verb) - to take and promise to return

Lend: (verb) - to grant the use of something on the condition that it is returned

Practice

Tasha has so many photos in her phone she needs a ______ card.

John was so ______ about having a new baby brother to play with.

Banks ______ people ______ and they promise to pay it back

A space ship was ______ to Mars.

I do not _____ where put my keys.

Grammar Points

What is an adverb? An adverb is a word that can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb, clause or phrase. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," and "how much."

Go to this website and fill in all the adverbs.

www.stickyball.net/grammar/107.html

Dry Hair Care Tips

The most common reason for dry and brittle hair can be usually found within your hair care regimen. Over processing with chemicals, excessive use of heat, lack of moisture and using the wrong hair products are just a few things that can make your hair dry. So what can you do to solve this?

1. Increase your deep conditioning sessions. Condition for a least once a week.

2. Moisturize your hair and ends daily

3. Cut back on the heat. If you're using heat daily, try to reduce it to once a week.

4. Protect your hair with a silk or satin scarf at night.

5. Let go of the dead weight. If your hair is damaged, just cut it and get it over with.

6. Try protective hairstyling. Buns, braids, wigs or anything that will shield your hair and ends from harsh elements.

Vocabulary

Moisture: (noun) - liquid diffused

Increase: (verb) - to become greater

Cut: (verb) - trim or pare

Protect: (verb) - to cover or shield from exposure

Dead: (adjective) - deprived of life, no longer alive

Harsh: (adjective) - severe

Cloze exercise/practice

The rice was overcooked and it contained too much __________.

You must decrease your calories and _______ exercise to experience weight loss.

She went to the salon to get a hair ______.

Wearing sunscreen at the beach can _____ you from harmful rays of the sun.

No one was talking, the conversation was _______.

Bleach is a _______ chemical that is found in most hair dye.

Grammar Point

How many adjectives are in this paragraph? How often do you practice a hair care routine? Do you think that most people care for their hair properly?

Perfect Lemonade Recipe

Perfect Lemonade Recipe


Ingredients
1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
1 cup lemon juice
3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)
Method
1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.

2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.

3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.

Serve with ice, sliced lemons.

Serves 6.

Vocabulary:

All of the following vocabulary words are nouns

Sugar: Sweetner
Pitcher: Container that holds beverages
Lemon: Citrus fruit that that has a tart taste
Sauce Pan: Small pan to heat or cook with
Juicer: Machine that extracts juice from fruit and vegetables
Ice: Frozen water made into cubes

Cloze Exercise:

The water was cold as ________.
Maura used the __________ to melt the sugar.
The __________ tasted sour.
Don decided to become a vegetarian, so he bought a _________ from Macys.
Can you please go into the refrigerator and bring me the __________ of iced tea?
Eating too much _______ can make you gain weight.


Additional Exercise:

Write a recipe for any meal and underline all of the nouns.