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Copy the information below and paste it onto a new wiki page that you create called RUNcodename.) 1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories. (How does the story start?) || Gus's teacher explaining their Thanksgiving assignment || there is an elephant and a dog that are friends. || elephant roam some of the towns || most thankful for, doesn't know what to choose || The elephant becomes sad when the dog gets sick and is not there. || the elephants and human are danger to each other || (What has changed?) || Gus knew what to do for the assignment || The elephant was sad. || some elephants still roam the towns ||
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus needs a picture of something he's
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || He decides he is most thankful for the turkey || It wasn't solved. || They made elephant sanctuaries and elephant parks ||
 * 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? || Yes, Gus's point of view. We are not told about Billy's point of view. || It is told from the point of view of a news reporter. || No. ||

2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? **Elephants under pressure. How we used to be around the elephants, and now we are not around the elephants as much.**
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? **He uses the symbol that the elephants have societies.**
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? **The bold words because they are bold, which makes them look more important.**
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **Some words are opinion words therefore, it's them trying to make you think you're opinion.**
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **The word sanctuary has more than one meaning.**
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? **Formal.**
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? **Yes because it is a serious subject.**
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book? **The title.**

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip Assignment America:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? **Assignment America. That a dog and an elephant can be best friends so can we.**
 * 2) What symbols did they use? **A dog and an elephant.**
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? **The word that they repeat over and over.**
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? **The narrator may express some of his own opinions during the video, making my think about it in a certain way.**
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? **No.**
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? **Formal.**
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? **Yes because it wasn't a very serious topic.**
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? **The last phrase that they say about how if the elephant and the dog could be friends despite their major differences, why can't people get along.**
 * 9) How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America? **Elephants Under Pressure gave some background information about why the elephants would be in sanctuaries in the first place.**

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? **To look out for bold words or words that are repeated multiple times because they are important.**
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? **Visual clues can help decode the meaning of the story by helping explain more about it and help you to further understand the story.**
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? **The audio clues add to my understanding of the story because it helps you understand the feel of the story which also helps you to understand what is going on.**