I did my non-fiction report on an article on newsela.com, called No Joke: Karate Grandma, 80, Teaches Kids How To Kick Butt. The article is about an 80-year-old woman, Helen Dugan teaching kids with special needs. The sentence I think is the most important is “For 25 years, Dugan has used her karate skills toto teach students often turned away by others.” I think this is important because this is the main idea in the article: Helen teaches kids with special needs. It helps them with balance and self-esteem.

I used to think that by age 80, most adults would be in wheelchairs or have canes but this old lady is teaching kids karate! Now I think that no matter what age you are, you can do anything! We have living proof of that!