RUNStrategies

1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) ||  ||   ||   || (What has changed?) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 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? ||  ||   ||   ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? - The subject was the elephants and their relationship with humans. They were being compared with humans.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? - The author used bolding and coloring to give emphasis to certain words.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? - The words captivity, society, migrating, poachers, and adaptation stand out because they are bolded.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal?
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book?

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared?
 * 2) What symbols did they use?
 * 3) What words stand out? Why?
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal?
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?
 * 9) How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America?

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?
 * 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?