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Read: You are reading to learn in English. You learning to read in Spanish. In ICT, you are learning to "read" and to understand various forms of media. Uncover: We are helping you learn to use text, visual clues and audio clues to uncover the meaning of the stories. Notice: The goal in all three areas is to help you to become more literate by noticing and understanding that similar techniques are used in various forms of media.

Guiding Question:
 * 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?

Students will be able to:
 * 1) use text clues, visual image clues, and audio clues to uncover meaning. (describe a story based on the words and pictures and sound track)
 * 2) identify that narratives are stories with varying characters and settings, but similar structures.
 * 3) identify the problem or dilemma that must be solved.
 * 4) identify how the point of view is presented (thoughts of a character, voice-over, etc.)
 * 5) identify conflict in the narrative.
 * 6) identify the motivation of a character.
 * 7) identify the values and how they are presented to the reader/viewer.
 * 8) apply these same strategies across subject areas.

Read and Watch:
 * 1) Review: You read a story, Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus! (Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!), in Spanish. The same version is available in English. Go to myON to finish the story if necessary. Read in Spanish and English. After reading, take the quiz on myON for the book, and take the quiz on Renaissance (for half a point).
 * 2) On myON, read Elephants Under Pressure. After reading, take the quiz on myON for the book. You may take the AR quiz for the book for .5 points (AR Quiz 137675)
 * 3) Now listen to and watch Assignment America news story below. (Sorry but you'll have to watch the advertisement before the story):

Copy the information below and paste it onto a new wiki page that you create called RUNcodename.) 1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) || The teacher gives the class an assignment for Thanksgiving || Bella and Tara are best buds exept one is a dog and one is an elephant || People and elephants are not getting along || (What has changed?) || In the opening situation Gus has a problem within himself. In the colosing situation he has a problem with another person. || The dog and the ele phnat have gotten older || we are bringing more attention to the issue ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus does not know what he is most thankful for || Bella suffered a spinal chord injury || People are pocahing elephant ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Gus visits a farm and he meets a nice turkey that he likes and is thankful for || They brought Bella down to see Tara every day until she could walk agaib || the challenge is being fought but not resolved ||
 * 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 see the point of view from Gus. This is achieved by them saying "I" all the time. When they say I they mean Gus. || No because it is in third person which means there is a narrator || I see the story from a neutral side of view because they are saying how things are bad for the elephants and how things are bad for the humans ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? Elephants being injured is the subject. The problem the elephants are causing to the humans and ther problems the humans are cuasing to the elephnats are being compared.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? the author used bold words and text boxes as symbols
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? hard vocabulary words stand out because they are bolded
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? Well when I seethe word poach I thynk that all humans try to hurt elephants which is totally out of context but that word makes me think that. But I know that that is totally WRONG!!!
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? Nope
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? informal because it was telling you just the facts and not persuading you
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? yes
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book?But receintly elephants have done new and terrfying things

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? An elephant and a dog can live together How they live together and how we sholud live together
 * 2) What symbols did they use? They try to tell us that anyone and everyone can be froends and live together
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? No words stand out because the guy used the same tone voice and it was a video
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal?
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?
 * 9) 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?