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 * || [|Happy Thanksgiving Gus] || [|Assignment America] || [|Elephants Under Pressure] ||
 * What is the opening situation?

is most thankful for || Tara (an elephant) and Bella (a stray dog) are friends from the sanctuary || The book tells us about elephants in the world and history || thankful for (for Thanksgiving) || Bella finds herself unable to move and is put in the house of the Sanctuary || a city in Thailand banned elephants form being brought into the city in 2000, this practice is still continued today. || to find something he is thankful for || Tara stays at the sanctuary to be near her best friend and the people who work at the sanctuary bring Bella outside everyday so they can see each other || people learn to treat elephants with more kindness and, in some cases,respect || (What has changed?) || in the end, Gus realizes he is most thankful for his new friend, Mr. Turkey || In the end,Tara and Bella have an even stronger bond than before. they are practically inseparable and will eb life- long friends. || rather than anger, scare, harm, or capture the elephants, people can star to treat them with equality; peacefully || point of view, just by looking at the pictures (his face\ emotion) and reading the description of his feelings || I can see the story from Tara's point of view because she is so loyal, cares so much for her best friend, that she will never leave her side. ||  ||
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus does not know what he is
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || he goes to his relatives farm
 * 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? || I can see this story from Gus's

Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:

What was the subject? What was being compared? The subject was about the elephants and the people- elephants being harmed or scared by the people- and the elephants re act in a bad way. The people and the elephants were being compared

What symbols did the author use? She used different pictures of elephants harming and destroying the homes and the people.

What words stand out? Why? How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? The words above help me see the story from a person's point of view because they are all ways of describing how people could stop elephants from destroying homes.

Are there any words that have more than one meaning? No, not that I saw.

Was the voice formal or informal? Formal

Was the voice correct for the content? Yes

What is the most important sentence or word in the book? "People can learn to live peacefully with elephants like they have in the past." Because it is the one of the final statements of the story. Plus, it makes you think about how they used to live peacefully together,so why can't they now?

Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America: What was the subject? What was being compared? The subjects and things being compared were a dog and an elephant who become eat friends. What symbols did they use? They used images and lips of the two best friends- no matter their differences- playing together and doing everything together.

What words stand out? Why?

How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? The words above help me see the story from the animals point of view because they help me understand how they are thinking and why they are best friends.

Are there any words that have more than one meaning? Best friends

Was the voice formal or informal? Formal

Was the voice correct for the content? Yes

What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? "Tara and Bella are inseparable."

How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? It helped me understand that having a dog and elephant that are best friends is a miracle if the elephants are destroying homes and killing people.