To Write a letter
your uncle telling
how you spent your quarantine
not less than
450 words

Explanation:

Dear uncle,

I hope you are doing well and that you are healthy! How have you spent your quarantine? While it was a little hard to be in the house and worry about what will happen, I have tried to spend my time in quarantine as best as I could.

I have been reading a lot, and have managed to read five books so far. They are mostly young adult fiction that is concerned with the problems of the modern world, but I read some fantasy books as well. As you know, I have always enjoyed fantasy and now I finally have the time to read it.

I also spent time in the garden, helping my mother with flowers – this was very relaxing and beneficial, as we got to be out in the sun without putting anyone in danger. In the evening, we would often watch movies or play board games as a family. I have even won a few games of monopoly! I tried not to get behind on my studies, and have read textbooks just as teachers advised us. Online classes are a great way to keep up with school work. It’s not always easy to do the work, but I study hard and do all the homework on time.

As mum cooks every day, I learned some of the tricks in the kitchen from her. Now I can make the meal on my own! I learned how to fry an egg, how to bake potatoes, how to prepare meat, and make cookies. These days, I sometimes prepare the meal for the family myself and everyone is enjoying it. Can’t wait to serve you some of my delicious cooking in the future!

The creative work really helps, so I sometimes do art and draw and paint with my sister. As she is younger than me, her art is not that good, but she is learning fast. It is great to be able to show her something new and help her pass the time. I love it so much that I finally spend so much time with the family.

When I want to spend some time alone, I play video games. There are some great ones that are educational as well as fun. I mostly like historical and strategy games where I can build my cities and armies. This made me more interested in history, so I started reading about Greek mythology and history. There is so much fun stuff and I am sure it will help me with the school as well.

As you can see, I try to keep myself organized and occupied, and spend time with others. It helps me a lot when you have someone to have fun with. Who knew there are so many fun hobbies we could pursue without leaving our house?

Maybe my letter gave you some ideas on how to spend your time!

I hope to hear from you soon!

Loads of love,

Your niece/nephew.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)