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 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * **What is the opening situation?**
 * (How does the story start?)** || The teacher turns off the lights to quiet the class. ||  || When the girl elephants retire,they go to the elephant sanctuary and they all find a new friend that they are in common with but there was one match that was very odd, there was an elephant named Tarra with a dog named Bella and they were closer then ever. ||
 * **What is the problem or challenge that is posed?** || That Gus has a bully named Billy. ||  || The problem is that Bella got a spinal injury and could barley move, couldn't walk, and couldn't even move her tail and they had to put her in the building motionless for three weeks. ||
 * **How is the challenge resolved, if it is?** || The Bully gets attacked by the turkey (Señor P) ||  || The problem was resolved because they saw that Tarra was standing by the edge of the gate with 27,000 acres to roam free waiting for Bella, so then one guy noticed that and so he brought Bella outside on the balcony just so they can see each other and Bella's tail started wagging and then they started to bring Bella down to see Tarra every day until she was feeling a lot better. ||
 * **How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?**
 * (What has changed?)** ||  ||   || At the beginning of the they were just friends and they were still getting to know each other but after the injury Bella went through, they were even closer. ||
 * **Do you see the story from one character's point of view? How is this achieved?** ||  ||   || No the story is in third person because the owner of the sanctuary was telling the story of the elephant and the dog. ||


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


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


 * ** 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? **


 * ** 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? **