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(How does the story start?) || Gus needs a picture of something he is thankful for. || A dog and an elephant are friends. || Elephants are attacking humans. || (What has changed?) || There is a mean Turkey at the trip where he's at. They end up becoming friends. || If different species can do it why can't some humans do it. || The elephants live in captivity and are taken away from their herds. || Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure** :
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || He has many things that he is thankful and can't think of what just one to put. || They are different species. || Elephants are normally peaceful but now 500 people a year are killed by elephants. ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || He brings his camera on a trip and takes a picture with his new friend Mr.T. || They are still friends and do everything together. || They try to train the 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? || I see it from Gus' point of view. Gus is the one giving the story. || The reporter's point of view. The reporter is telling the story. || People, researchers are sharing what they have researched and giving their information about it. ||
 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was about elephants and what is happening. Animals when they are peaceful to when they are harmful.
 * 2) **What symbols did the author use?** Captions and pictures and things inside the pictures.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** Society,migration, they stand out because they are colored and are bold.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** When it talks about captivity saying it is the condition of being kept or held by force. Page 6.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** Crowd one can be a group of people another can be a people going to something.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Formal because it was very sophisticated to show that they have knowledge about elephants. Page 12
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes, it sounds like someone giving news information.
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or word in the book?** "Life in captivity is hard and very different from the way they would live in the wild." Page 6.

Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**:


 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was about 2 animals from different species are friends. They were being compared to within their own family of species but it's an elephant and a dog.
 * 2) **What symbols did they use?** They used examples of how they are friends by showing a video of them.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** "Friend" because it shows that they are friends and have for some reason just become friends even thought hey are different species.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some words such as friends or vigil to show what they are doing and how strange the characters are to be friends.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** Close can be very good friends or have a good relationship or to shut something such as "close a door."
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Informal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes it sounded like anyone would about this subject.
 * 8) **What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?** "Two creatures that can look past their huge differences."
 * 9) **How did reading __Elephants Under Pressure__ give you a better understanding of the story in __Assignment America__?** Elephants Under Pressure gave me a better understanding and more information about elephants so I would understand Assignment America more because it deals with an elephant.

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? ** You can listen for key words or look for key words that help you to understand the subject.
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? The videos can help what the reporter is trying to say to show what he is talking about.
 * ** How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? ** It helps me to understand because it helps me have more information about it.