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by telling the story || You see it from the reporters P.O.V. by reporting on the story. || 3rd person and it is told in sections of conflicts and subjects || =Assignment America Questions= The subject was how animals can be friends like humans this is a lso what is being compared. (animals&humans) None used. an elephant and a dog being friends the dog getting sick At first i thought it was cool but then I felt bad for the elephant No formal yes Friends It made me realize how much p ressure and sadness are in some o these elephants lives and that there are places helping elelphants
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure .**.. ||
 * **What is the opening situation?**
 * (How does the story start?)** || Gus is in class and gets an assignment to find the thing he is most thankful for. || The dog is friends with an elephant. || Sometimes elephants act up and hurt humans. ||
 * **What is the problem of challenge that is posed?** || Gus doesn't know what to bring in. || The dog gets sick and cant come out to play with his friend. || We aren't letting them have any freedom and we aren't treating them with respect. ||
 * **How is the challenge resolved, if it is?** || He goes to a farm and makes friends with a turkey. || The dog eventually gets better but the elephant was very sad. || It hasn't totally been resolved but people are working on this present day issue. ||
 * **How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?** || Gus has a new thing that he is most thankful for. || At first it was a cute and happy theme that the elephant and dogs were friends like humans. But then it was sad because the dog got sick and the elephant didn't know what was happening. || The elephants are being taken care of better and we are trying to keep in mind what they feel we also are trying to stop the illegal hunting and poaching of the animals ||
 * **Do you see the story from one character's point of view?**
 * How is this achieved?** || No you see it from a 3rd persons view.
 * What was the subject? What was being compared? **
 * What symbols did the author use? **
 * What words stand out? Why? **
 * How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **
 * Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **
 * Was the voice formal or informal? **
 * Was the voice correct for the content? **
 * What is the most important sentence or word in the book? **
 * How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? **

=Elephants Under Pressure Questions= Elephants, The past and present pictures poaching for money, extinct, ivory the words are making me feel bad for the elephants and not care about the people because they are being mean and hunting these awesome creatures No formal yes Elephants are being hunted for their tusks.
 * What was the subject? What was being compared? **
 * What symbols did they use? **
 * What words stand out? Why? **
 * How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **
 * Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **
 * Was the voice formal or informal? **
 * Was the voice correct for the content? **
 * What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? **

=Final Questions= reading twice listening then reading annotating for an example: someone could look sad and be wearing black then you could conclude there was a death different voices to show characters or emotions
 * 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? **