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(How does the story start?) || He needs to find one thing that he is most thankful for || Elephants are put in a sanctuary with other elephants and some stray dogs || Elephants are being harmed by other people || he is thankful for || One elephant becomes really close to a dog, but the dog gets hurt in his back || People are hunting elephants for their husks || Thanksgiving feast, and he finds the thing he is most thankful for there || They take the dog down to see the elephant and visit the elephant || People put elephants in sanctuaries and other places to keep them safe from harmful humans || (What has changed?) || The opening situation had to do with what he is thankful for and the closing situation has to do with a mean kid || The opening situation is about the elephants be- ing put in a sanctuary and the closing situation is about the dog and elephant becoming very close friends || The closing and opening situation are the same || It is told in first person || It is from a news reporter's POV; it is in third person || You see it from a regular bystander POV || __Elephants Under Pressure__
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus has to pick one thing that
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Gus goes to a farm to make a
 * 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? || Yes you see it from Gus's POV
 * Questions:**
 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject is about elephants being put in danger from other humans. Humans and elephants are being compared.
 * 2) **What symbols did the author use?** They used bold words, vocabulary, and images.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** Pictures that I thought stood out were the ones of the elephants with their parents because it showed how the parents protected and acted with their kids.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** The words stand out and add emphasis on some things.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** There were not any words that I saw that had more then one meanings.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Yes the voice was formal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes the voice was correct for the content.
 * 8) ** What is the most important sentence or word in the book? ** Many animals and plants could not live where they do if it weren't for elephants.

__Assignment America__
 * 1) ** What was the subject? What was being compared? ** The subject is elephants and stray dogs being in a sanctuary. Dogs and elephants are being compared.
 * 2) **What symbols did they use?** They used clips and interviewers to explain more of the topic.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** When they say that a dog and an elephant can be friends because it seems very unlikely.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** They stand out or they attract attention and emphasis to the characters and events.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** There were not any words that I saw that had more then one meaning.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** The voice was formal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes, the voice was correct for the content.
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?** If they can do it, why can't we?
 * 9) **How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America?** That elephants are being put into safe sanctuaries where they are let to roam free and live their life how they should be.

Reading and listening to the speaker and really picturing it in your mind so you can comprehend what you are listening or reading. Visual clues help people picture in their head what is going on and really understanding the story. The voice reading the story can really help add emphasis on important parts of the story.
 * What are similar reading strategies that can be applied to different subject areas and to different media?
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story?
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story?