The World Series!

The World Series is in full swing as the New York Yankees try to bring the title home! So far, the Yankees have won three games and the Philadelphia Phillies have only won two games. The first game was played at Yankee Stadium where CC Sabathia failed to lead the team to a win. The Phillies defeated the Yankees 6-1 which was a huge upset. The second game was a turnaround for our hometown heroes where they won 3-1. On Halloween night the Yankees took home another win on the Phillies home turf of Citizens Bank Park with a score of 8-5. The fourth game was a nail-biter as the Yankees took the victory in the ninth inning. The Yankees only needed to win one more game which was played last night but failed to deliver a victory! They fell to the Phillies by a score of 8-6. The Yankees will try once again to win the series tomorrow night when it comes back home to the Bronx! If the Yankees can win tomorrow night it will be their 27th World Series title! Let's all keep our fingers crossed!

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Vocabulary

1. New York Yankees- Major League baseball team from New York

2. Philadelphia Phillies- Major League baseball team from Philadelphia

3. CC Sabathia- Pitcher for the New York Yankees

4. Hometown hero- someone who does something exceptional in your community

5. Citizens Bank Park- home stadium of the Philadelphia Phillies

6. Nail-biter- phrase used for an intense situation where people are nervous

7. Bronx- a borough of New York City where Yankee Stadium is

8. Keep our fingers crossed- phrase used to hope for good luck

Activity

1. _____________ is one of the New York Yankee pitchers.

2. Everyone in New York is going to ____________ and hope for a World Series win!

3. The game was so close, it was a real ___________!

4. The Philadelphia Phillies play their home games at ___________.

5. The New York Mets is one New York baseball team and the other is ______________.

6. __________ is one of the five boroughs of New York.

7. Most New Yorkers are rooting against the ___________!

8. If the Yankees can pull through with a victory they will be known as our ___________.

Grammar Point

Did you notice that this paragraph was written in sequential order? That means that there was a beginning, middle and end. There were also signal words to let you know what happened at these specific times. Some of these words were first, second, third, last, etc. These words help you to understand the order or sequence of events! Try to write your own paragraph using sequential order and sequence words! Good luck!