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1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) || By introducing Gus as the main character and establishing that he needs to get a picture of what he is most thankful for. || It starts by saying where the story takes place and introducing the elephant and the dog as friends. || The opening situation is that Elephants are very important in today's society. || (What has changed?) || The closing situation is different from the opening situation because at the end Gus has the picture of what he is the most thankful for. || The closing situation is different from the opening situation because now you know about the friendship between the dog and the elephant. || The closing situation is different than the opening situation because now you know why Elephants are so important and why the shouldn't be hunted. ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving, Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || The problem is that he needs to get a picture of what he is the most thankful for but he cant decide. || The challenge is that the reporter is challenging everyone to overcome petty differences between others just like how the dog and the elephant overcame their big difference of race and still became friends. || The problem that is being posed is that Elephants are being hunted almost to extinction for various reasons. ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || The challenge is resolved when the turkey made Billy fall. || The challenge isn't resolved. || The challenge isn't resolved. ||
 * 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 from a third person point of view of Gus. This is achieved by telling the story through the eyes of Gus but always referring to Gus as Gus and not I or Me. || The story is not from one character's point of view but instead it is from the narrator or reporters point of view. ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? - The subject was the elephants and their relationship with humans. They were being compared with humans.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? - The author used bolding and coloring to give emphasis to certain words.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? - The words captivity, society, migrating, poachers, and adaptation stand out because they are bolded.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? - The use of words such as best, better than, worse, or bad makes you look at elephants in a good way.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? - On page ten, Bullets can mean the ammunition used in guns or the punctuation mark used in writing.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? - The voice was formal.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? - The voice was correct for the content.
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? - The most important word in the book is Elephant because thats what the book is all about.

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 dog and the elephant. The friendship between humans and the friendship between the two animals were being compared.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? - They used the size difference between the two animals as a symbol of overcoming differences.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? - Friendship stands out because it is used frequently in the video.
 * 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? - The voice was informal.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? - The voice was correct for the content.
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? - The most important sentence was the one that challenged its viewers to overcome their differences because thats the entire moral of the story.
 * 9) How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? - Reading Elephants Under Pressure doesn't give me a better understanding of the story in Assignment America because you really don't need to know about elephants to understand and appreciate the story.

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? - Similar reading strategies that can be applied to different subject areas an to different media are skimming and looking at pictures.
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? - Visual clues such as bolding helps you to decode the meaning of the story because it helps you know what words the writer wanted to stress.
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? - The soundtrack helps you to understand a story because it helps you know if the story is formal or informal.