Veterans Day

On Veterans Day, we honor the service and sacrifices made by men and women in the armed forces. Veterans day is always observed on November 11th.

It is quite easy to confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day because both days honor our military service members.  Memorial Day (which is always the fourth Monday in May) honors American soldiers who died courageously during their military service to protect our freedom. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans (dead or alive) and is the day when we can gives thanks for their honorable service in order to protect our freedom.

Vocabulary:
Veterans (noun) - A person who has served in the military.

Sacrifice (noun) Giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone.

Armed Forces (plural noun) - The military forces of a nation.

Honor (noun) High respect.

Courageously (adjective) - Brave.

Tribute (noun)- Something that you say, give, or do to show respect or affection for someone.

Vocabulary Exercise:

An Acrostic poem is a poem where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name or word as the beginning of a word or line that tells you something about the topic did the first one for you.

Write and acrostic poem using the word below:

Veterans fight for us.
E___________________________________________________________________
T___________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________
R___________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________
N___________________________________________________________________

Grammar Point:
Parentheses are used to enclose information that clarifies or is used as a side note. There are a few rules to remember when using a parentheses. Those rules are:

• Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses. 
• You must punctuate correctly when punctuation is required both inside and outside parentheses.  Example: You are late (aren't you?).Look at the question mark within the parentheses. The period after the parentheses is necessary to bring the entire sentence to a close.
• Parentheses are not part of the subject. Example: Joe (accompanied by his trusty mutt) was always welcome.
• Commas typically follow parentheses rather than  them.
  
  Incorrect: When he got home, (it was already after midnight) he fixed dinner.
  Correct: When he got home (it was already after midnight), he fixed dinner.

Write 5 sentences telling me what you like about Veterans Day and be sure to include a parentheses in each.