RUN+Strategies


 * 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.

FYI: The Elephants Who Came to Dinner
 * 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):

1. Complete the **chart below** comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) ||  ||   ||   || (What has changed?) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Copy the information below and paste it onto a new wiki page that you create called RUNcodename.)**
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem or challenge that is posed? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 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? ||  ||   ||   ||

2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared?
 * 2) What symbols did the author use?
 * 3) What words stand out? Why?
 * 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 word in the book?

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared?
 * 2) What symbols did they use?
 * 3) What words stand out? Why?
 * 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?