RUN+16MAR 

1. Complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) ||  ||   ||   || (What has changed?) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Copy the information below and paste it onto a new wiki page that you create called RUNcodename.) **
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem or challenge that is posed? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 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? ||  ||   ||   ||

2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? The subject is how humans should try and create a good relationship with elephants. Humans and elephants are being compared.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? The author uses picture, color, and bold text.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? The bold words really stand out, also the definitions at the bottom of the page. These stand out because they are bigger and easier to see than other words.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? Some words get me to look closer at characters or events in a particular way when they are very descriptive, very expressive, or personal feelings about characters.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? Yes, many words have different meanings.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? The voice was formal. The voice was stating facts and informing us that is formal voice.
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes 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 cohabitant, this means that humans and elephants are starting to get along together peacefully.

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 to show that if a elephant and a dog can be best friends why cant we. That is also what is being compared.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? They used symbols like the dog and the elephant.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? The words that stand out are the very descriptive words they use to describe the feelings of the elephant when he lost his friend. Also the words that describe how much the dog and the elephant love each other.
 * 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?
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content?
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video?
 * 9) How did reading **Elephants Under Pressure** give you a better understanding of the story in **Assignment America**?

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?