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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?) || Gus's teacher explaining their Thanksgiving assignment || It shows the dog and the elephant and talks about how great of friends they are. || Telling about how people and elephants used to be alright with each other. || most thankful for, doesn't know what to choose || The elephant becomes sad when the dog becomes sick. || The elephants are being put in danger by many different things. || live peacefully in the wild. || (What has changed?) || Gus knew what to do for the assignment || The elephant is sad and then it is happy. || The elephants were completely okay in the beginning, now they're in danger. ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus needs a picture of something he's
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || He decides he is most thankful for the turkey || The dog gets better. || We are attempting to help elephants
 * 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? || Yes, Gus's POV. We are not told about Billy's POV. || It is told from the POV of a person. || No. ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was that elephants are in danger. What was being compares was how we treated elephants a long time ago and how treat them now.
 * 2) **What symbols did the author use?** The author uses the symbol of societies to describe the elephant.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** The bold words stand out because they are bold, which makes them look more important.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some statements state the opinions of the narrators or people included in the story there opinions may influence your opinion.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** The word sanctuary has more than one meaning.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Formal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes, because it is a serious subject.
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or word in the book?** The title.

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:
 * 1) **What** was **the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was the relationship between the elephant and the dog. Before the dog got sick, and when the dog was sick was what was being compared.
 * 2) **What symbols did they use?** They used the symbol of best friends to describe the relationship between the animals.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** The words that they repeat over and over stand out, such as inseparable.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** The narrator may express some of his own opinions during the video, making me think about it in a certain way.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** No.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Informal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes because it wasn't a very serious topic.
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?** The last phrase that they say about how if the elephant and the dog could be friends despite their major differences, why can't people get along.
 * 9) **How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America?** Elephants Under Pressure gave some background information about why the elephants would be in sanctuaries in the first place.

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?** To look out for bold words or words that are repeated multiple times because they are important.
 * **How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story?** Visual clues can help decode the meaning of the story by helping explain more about it and help you to further understand the story.
 * **How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story?** The audio clues add to my understanding of the story because it helps you understand the feel of the story which also helps you to understand what is going on.