Colon :

Our group was given the punctuation colon. The colon is a sign that goes in a sentence when there is a major division in the sentence. It also is used in time and ratios. When we were first given our topic we were all skeptical as to how we were going to do a ten minute presentation solely talking about colons but as it turns out we all worked very well together and ended up putting together what I think will be a good project. We made t-shirts to go along with our punctuation. On the front of the t-shirt we spelled out C-O-L-O-N between the five group members, then on the back we all had a : on the back of the shirt. I think we have a solid presentation set up, and have things to help get the class involved. We have a little quiz to give at the end as well as some startburts tohand out to the class! 

You Tube Video

Out of the three things we had to look at for Thursday, the You Tube video stuck out most to me. It really did an excellent job at grabbing the readers attention with the interesting facts. It was shocking to me to read some of them just because I had no idea. I think it really helps to put into perspective how much technology is going to play not only into our futures, but for the future generations to come. The video had a nice organized layout too, it was never too dull but it was not too busy which allowed the reader to take in the facts with a better understanding. This You Tube video was very interesting to me. 

"How I Learned About the Power of Writing"

This article was my favorite out of the three because I felt I could relate and agree to this article. As a child my parents were very involved with my learning process. Although unlike this story where Richard's grandmother teaches him, and encourages him through school, I still had my parents to encourage me and support me. He began reading at three years old, which I find to be amazing because I believe the earlier you start the better, and if it was a positive experience when you were younger then you are more likely to like it when you are older. It was motivating that he was able to read such complex things such as the murder story in the newspaper at such a young age. I felt I was able to connect with this article and it would easy for others to as well.