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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):

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? The subject is about the many ways in which elephants are being put in danger because people are building farms and taking space that belonged to elephants. It compares how humans affect the elephants and how the elephants also affect the humans.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? He used larger font and bold font for things that were more important or that he wanted to draw your attention to.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? The vocabulary words stand out because they are bold.
 * 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? Pressure can have multiple meanings as it can refer to the stress of animals and people.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? The voice was formal.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes.
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? "Conflict between humans and animals affect 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 friendship between the elephant and the dog. It's comparing the dog and the elephant and how they have a friendship.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? They went back to reporters between sections.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? Inseparable because it shows how strong the connection of the elephant and the dog.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? By making them bold and having them talk about the things they are trying to draw attention to.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? No not in the video.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? It was formal.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes.
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? Friendship, because it shows the connection between the dog and the elephant and how strong their connection is.
 * 9) How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**? It gave some background info about elephants.

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? Some strategies are skimming because you can quickly read something in a book and quickly look over something in a video.
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? Because it helps you to have an example have something to look at as extra info.
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? The music helps give videos a mood that align with the story.