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 * 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).
 * 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)
 * 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?) || The kids are at school, and the teacher tells them that they have to bring in a picture of what they are thankful for. || About an elephant and a dog are best friends. || Talking about elephants acting up. || couldn't walk. || The extinction of Elephants. || feel better, and never left her "side". || Ivory trade is not permitted anymore. And there are elephant sanctuaries. || (What has changed?) || Well Gus was confused on what he was gonna bring in, and at the end he knew it was gonna be Senor.P || In the beginning it was talking about how the elephants and dogs didn't like to be near each other. Then it talks about Bella and the elephant. || In the beginning it talks about how elephants have changed. And in the end it talks about what we can do to help. || talking about how amazing it was that an elephant and dog can get along so well. || Its from the narrators point of view. ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Billy keeps bothering them. || How the dog Bella
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Senor.P defends them. || The elephant makes her
 * 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? || Its by each characters point of view. There is no narrator. || The sanctuary worker. she was

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? Elephants.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? Picture, charts
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? The vocab words stood out to me because they all have very powerful meaning that contribute to the subject of this story.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? Because there are pictures that help you understand the meaning of the words.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? No.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? Formal.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes.
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? In 1979 there were 1.2 million wild African Elephants. This number dropped to 60,000 in only 10 years.

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? How friendships can always be made. A dog and elephant.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? The media in the video.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? They emphasize words.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? Because maybe you don't understand the words so you'll look at the pictures or the text around it.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? Yes
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? The man said that if an elephant and a dog can become best friends, then so can we.
 * 9) How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? It helped us understand how elephants are. Their personality, if they can get along with other species.

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? Because some people are visual learners and looking at the visual clues is easier.
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? Because there are somethings that without the voice you wouldn't even know what they are.