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2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? ** The subject is the relationship between elephants and humans in this time, and how the elephants are very stressed out about these things. It compares how the elephants used to be treated to how they are being treated now. **
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? ** The author used colors that contrasted well with the pictures, so it was nice to look at. **
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? ** Elephants, because that's what word is used a lot and that's what the book it about **
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? ** The words give you explanations for the pictures, so you know whats going on in the said pictures. **
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? ** Yes. Stress has two different meanings, being "pressure or tension exerted on a material object,", and "a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances." **
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? ** Formal, but not too formal. **
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? ** Yes, in my opinion. It wasn't completely too formal, since this book is made for younger people. **
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? ** To me, I think it is "People need to remember that coexisting wish wildlife is always a possibility." I think this is important because thiss //is// something that everyone should remember. **

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 friendship between a dog and an elephant, Tara and Bella. The thing that was being compared was that if such different animals could be friends, why cant people act that way. **
 * 2) What symbols did they use? ** They use things like letting Tara pet Bella with her foot to show how much they trust each other. **
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? ** One of the words that stood out to me was inseparable. It stood out to me because it describes their friendship perfectly. **
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? ** Unlikely friends makes me look at the characters as how theyre not supposed to be friends, but they are anyways because the care for each other. **
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? ** Yes, the word care has a few different definitions like "the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something," and "serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk." **
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? ** Formal. **
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? ** Yes, since it was on the news. **
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? "If they can do it, why cant we." It shows how if a dog and friend can be freinds, why
 * 9) How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**? It shows

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?