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 * 2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure: **

1.What was the subject? What was being compared? The subject was that elephants need to be let free. Captive elephants and wild elephants.

2. What symbols did the author use? Pictures.

3.What words stand out? Why? Endanger. Lots of people are killing elephants for their ivory.

4.How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? Descriptiveness.

5.Are there any words that have more than one meaning? Wild.

6.Was the voice formal or informal? Informal.

7.Was the voice correct for the content? Yes. It showed importance for the topic.

8.What is the most important sentence or word in the book? Elephants need to be free.


 * 3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America: **

1.What was the subject? What was being compared? The video was about a dog and an elephant being friends. Dogs and elephants.

2.What symbols did they use? They used an elephant sanctuary and stray dogs.

3.What words stand out? Why? Elephant and dog because theyre the main subjects.

4.How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? In a kind way.

5.Are there any words that have more than one meaning? No.

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? They're friends.

9.How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**? Elephants can be sad in captivity.

Understanding the topic.
 * 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?