Colson was absent today.

Colson finished answering comprehension question pertaining to the article he read on the Boston Tea Party. He then began putting together a PowerPoint presentation for the Boston Tea Party.

Colson worked on preparing his Boston Tea Party Speech.

Colson read and discussed the graphic novel, "Sugar Falls." He read an article about the Boston Tea Party, then watched and discussed a video about the Boston Tea Party. Tomorrow he will begin to write a speech about the importance of the Boston Tea Party.

He listened to, discussed, and wrote a concise breakdown of the components of Gene Yang's Speech, "Comics in the Classroom."

Colson researched and wrote about the life of Malala Yousafzai. He explored the events that caused her to become an activist, how she survived being shot by the Taliban, and why she continues to fight for children's rights for peace and the opportunity to attend school.

Colson listened to and discussed Malala Yousafzai's speech to the United Nations.

Colson practiced and then gave an excellent recitation of the poem, "Old Glory," to the entire school.

Colson practiced reading his flag speech for his presentation tomorrow. He made a first attempt at presenting his Gettysburg speech from memory.

Colson read, discussed and analyzed the poem, "Old Glory." He practiced reading it. He will give a reading of this poem next Friday.
He practiced memorizing the first two lines of the Gettysburg address.