RunStrategiesICS16NGU


 * 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):

2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared?
 * The subject was about humans and elephants learning how to live together peacefully. Other elephants around the world were being compared.
 * 1) What symbols did the author use?
 * The symbols that the author used are colors and boldness. The author used colors of an elephant and bolded the titles. This made the pages stand out.
 * 1) What words stand out? Why?
 * The vocabulary words, like society, migrating, cativate, etc, stood out because it was bolded and it caught my eyes.
 * 1) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?
 * The words got me to look at the characters by having a big picture next to the text.
 * 1) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * Yes, society has more than one meaning. In this book society was used as "a group of elephants who live in the same area"
 * 1) Was the voice formal or informal?
 * The voice was formal.
 * 1) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * Yes, the voice was correct for the content because it was informing the reader.
 * 1) What is the most important sentence or word in the book?
 * The most important sentence in the book was on the last page it stated, "People have the responsiblity to learn peacefully with elephants. Reading and learnig about elephants is one way to help. The more you know about elephants, the you can do to keep these amazing creatures safe."

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**: 4. Answer the following questions using examples from this assignment.
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared?
 * The subject was the incredible friendship between an elephant and a dog. Humans and animals are being compared because if humans can become friends, different animals can too.
 * 1) What symbols did they use?
 * They used a video to present the story.
 * 1) What words stand out? Why?
 * The words "Friends, dog, and elephant" stood out because it was metioned alot throughout the video.
 * 1) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?
 * The words help me to look at the characters or the events in a particular way is because it was all presented to me on a video so I had a visual.
 * 1) Are there any words that have more than one meaning?
 * The word "friend" had more than one definition because having a friend doesn't have to be a human being, it can be an anmial too.
 * 1) Was the voice formal or informal?
 * The voice was formal.
 * 1) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * Yes, the voice was correct for the content because it was presented on a news channel.
 * 1) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?
 * The important phrase in this video is "No secrets, no prejudices, just two living creatures who somehow to managed to look pass their immense differences. Take a goof look America. Take a good look world, if they can do it, what's our excuse?"
 * 1) How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**?
 * **Reading Elephants Under Pressuse** gave me a beter understanding of the story in **Assignment America** because it informed me about elephants and humans having problems with one another compared to a story of an elephant and a dog who manage to become friends.
 * What are similar reading strategies that can be applied to different subject areas and to different media?
 * Some similar reading strategies are reading extra texts, looking at the photos, and use context clues.
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story?
 * Using visual clues can help to decode the meaning of the story because it can give you hints about what the story is about.
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story?
 * The audio gave me clues because base on the voice it allowed me to know if the mood is good or bad.