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(How does the story start?) || They have to find something they are most thankful for || The elephant and the dog are best friends || Elephants are not getting along and killing and injuring people || dog can't move and she can't see the elephant || The problem is the elephants are in captivity and some are being abused by their owners || goes to a farm and realizes he is thankful for his new friend, Mr. T || The challenge is resolved by the elephant waiting for the dog to recover || Scientists are informing people about the dangers of harming elephants || (What has changed?) || The closing situation is that Billy, bullies Gus and Bean and they can't find something they are thankful for. || The closing situation is the dog recovers and they see each other again || People are learning the dangers of harming elephants and are caring for them more and being aware of the dangers || This is achieved by the narrator explaining what the characters are doing || The story is told in third person The narrator explains the situation || The story is told in third person. The author describes what is happening to these elephants. ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus doesn't know what he is thankful for || The problem is that the
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || The challenge is resolved when Gus
 * 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? || You see the story in third person

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure: The subject was elephants are in danger. Elephants are being compared to humans.
 * What was the subject? What was being compared?**
 * 1) **What symbols did the author use?** pictures of the material on the page
 * 2) **What words stand out? Why?** The words that stand out are the vocabulary words because they are bolded and highlighted
 * 3) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** They have stronger meaning and make you look at the real situation of elephants being in danger
 * 4) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** Society~ the book says its a group of animals who live in the same area, but it could also be anyone, not just elephants
 * 5) **Was the voice formal or informal?** The voice was formal
 * 6) **Was the voice correct for the content?** It was correct for the content because it is telling us about an important problem that arises in our world today
 * 7) **What is the most important sentence or word in the book?** People have the responsibility to learn to live peacefully with elephants.

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**:
 * 1) ** What was the subject? What was being compared? ** The subject is the elephant and the dog being best friends. It is comparing how we would be with our best friends to how a dog and an elephant can be friends too.
 * 2) ** What symbols did they use? **showing footage of the elephant and the dog playing together
 * 3) ** What words stand out? Why? ** The words that stood out are where they said the elephant stayed waiting for the dog for days.
 * 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? ** I didn't notice any words that had multiple meanings.
 * 6) ** Was the voice formal or informal? ** The voice was informal in the beginning but when the dog got attacked, it became formal.
 * 7) ** Was the voice correct for the content? ** The voice was correct for the content because it was informal for a nice story, but then got formal for serious content.
 * 8) ** What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? ** Today, their love and trust for each other is stronger than ever.
 * 9) ** How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? ** It shows how elephants living in sanctuaries don't have a lot of social contact besides other elephants, but this elephant found a dog instead of another elephant.

4. Answer the following questions using examples from this assignment. If you can't figure out one word, you can read around it, or you can listen to how the person is saying it. If you can't figure out the meaning to the text, you can look at the pictures to understand what the author is trying to say. If the audio is suspense music, it might be something suspenseful or action
 * **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?**