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 * Review: You read a story, Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus! (Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!), in Spanish. The same version is available in English. Go to myON to finish the story if necessary. Read in Spanish and English. After reading, take the quiz on myON for the book, and take the quiz on Renaissance (for half a point).
 * On myON, read Elephants Under Pressure. After reading, take the quiz on myON for the book. You may take the AR quiz for the book for .5 points (AR Quiz 137675)
 * Now listen to and watch Assignment America news story below. (Sorry but you'll have to watch the advertisement before the story):

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1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories.

(How does the story start?) || Gus has to bring in a picture of a good memory he had. || Elephants start acting up and people are going to try and kill them. || A dog and an elephant have a friendship. || (What has changed?) || Gus didn't have a picture to take in but now he has to many. || Nothing has changed much. || The two animals friendship has gone smaller since the dog was hurt. ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... || Assignment America ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem or challenge that is posed? || The Fox kept messing with Gus and his friend. || People are killing Elephants for their tusks. || The dog gets hurt and their friendship is lost. ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Mr. T scared away the fox. || No, people still kill elephants || The dog frequently visits the elephant to keep it happy. ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?
 * Do you see the story from one character's point of view? How is this achieved? || The Narrators because it said "...said gus" || It is mostly from the people who live in the cities that are effected by elephants. || It is from the owners point of view. ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:


 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? Two animals. The Dog and Elephant.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? Friendship.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? No animal should have a better relationship than a human.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? I treat everyone differently and that struct me.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? No
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? Formal
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? Friendship never ends.

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:


 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? elephants were being killed from acting up. Elephants and Humans.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? Humans and Elephants.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? We act up sometimes... to people kill us?
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? The quote above^
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?No
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? Formal
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? The quote about elephants acting up.
 * 9) How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? That dogs treat elephants better than humans.

4. Answer the following questions using examples from this assignment.


 * What are similar reading strategies that can be applied to different subject areas and to different media? Quotations
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? Yes
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? It helps me remember better.