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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?

1. The subject is that elephants are turning violent. Elephants of past and present conditions. 2. Thesymbols that the author used are elephants doing things. 3. The word that stand out to me is elephant, beacuse they say it so much. 4. The word endangered make me feel sad for the elephants. 5. There are no words that have more than one meaning. 6. The voice was formal. 7. The voice was correct for the story. 8. We need to learn to live with elephants.

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**?

1. The friendship of elephants and other animals. Bella and Tara's relationship. 2. They used Frienship beacuse they ate together and played together. 3. The words that stand out to me is friend. 4. I get happy when they talk about friends. 5. None of the words have more than one meaning. 6. The voice was informal. 7. It was correct for the content. 8. Take a good look America...if they can do it, what's our eccuse. 9. It made me thinkthat elephants need friends, and they have them.

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?