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(How does the story start?) || Gus is in class and his teacher is telling the class to settle down. || The sanctuary founder starts talking about how every elephant has a friend but one has a dog. || A group of elephants killed some people when they got separated from the pack. || ful for. || The dog might get injured if the elephant isn't careful. || They need to find a way to live peacefully with elephants without harming either species. || with the dog. || The problem isn't completely resolved because we haven't learned to live peacefully. || (What has changed?) || Instead of them trying to find something, they are being bullied. || The dog gets a back injury and he can't walk so the elephant gets sad and waits for him, instead of the elephant hurting him. || The elephants need space to roam and we just get in their way so they destroy our land to have space, instead of trying to live with them. || about his turkey friend. || Yes because we see how the elephant is feeling when the dog is hurt and he tries to find him. || No. ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure . ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || To bring in something that they are thank-
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Gus finds a turkey to be thankful for. || They see the elephant calmly playing
 * 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? || Yes,At the very end when Gus is telling the class
 * 2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:**
 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was how we can live peacefully with the elephants. Our lives and the elephants lives are being compared.
 * 2) **What symbols did the author use?** The author used pictures of elephants attacking and just roaming around and also used maps and graphs.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** Words like migrating, captivity, poaching, and society stand out because they are highlighted.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some words get people to look at things in a particular way because they describe the event so fully.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** Yes like society means a group of elephants or a group of people.
 * 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 word in the book?** Conflicts between humans and elephants hurt both species.


 * 3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:**
 * 1) **What was the subject?** What was being compared? The subject was the relationship of a dog and an elephant. Their relationship was being compared to other elephants.
 * 2) **What symbols did they use?** They used symbols like comparing the friendships of the elephants and
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** Words that stand out to me are words like
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some words get us to look at events and characters in a particular way by describing the events fully.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** No
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Informal
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** yes
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?** They have the best friendship.
 * 9) **How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America?** it shows us that it is so hard to live with the elephants but the sanctuary's make it easier.


 * 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?** Similar strategies that can be applied to different medias and areas are strategies like chronological order and problem and solution.
 * **How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story?** Visual clues can help decode the meaning of the story by showing us what is going on to give us a better understanding.
 * **How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story?** The sound track can help us get a better understanding of the story because it gives us another way of learning the information.