RunStrugglesICS16RAP



2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? **The subject was Elephants. Elephants and humans were being compared.**
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? **The author used captions, pictures, bold words, lots of different colors that attract your eyes, maps, and different shapes of how the words were displayed.**
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? **The bold words because they are in a darker color than everything else and also titles because they are in bigger fonts.**
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **They use certain words that explain what something is. For example, if you say something is big then the person is going to thing of something very noticeable and easy to see.**
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **Raid, wealth, set, calves, and space**
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? **Informal**
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? **Yes, i think so. The voice sounded good with the book and it explained things really well.**
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? **The most important word in this book was, "Captivity"**

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? **Elephants and dogs**
 * 2) What symbols did they use? **They are showing the affection for the elephant and dog towards each other**
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? **Friendship because I think it is cool that a dog and elephant can be best friends and love each other**
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **The way they explain things will make you want to know more about it**
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **Friendship**
 * 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 elephant and dogs were best friends**
 * 9) How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**? **It gave me a better understanding because I knew more about elephants and what they have been through and I knew more information about elephants.**

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?