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(How does the story start?) ||  || elephants are under stress because of humans || elephant and dog are best friends || (What has changed?) ||  || people have the responsibility to coexist with the elephants. || They are still best friends ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Elephants Under Pressure ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem or challenge that is posed? ||  || elephants are trampling people and disrupting humans || Bella had to be away from the elephant ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? ||  || learning to live peacefully with the elephants. || they took Bella to see the elephant ||
 * 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, you see it from an outside human perspective. This is achieved through the type of information that is given || yes, you see it from an outside human perspective. This is achieved through the type of information that is given ||

2. Think about the author of the book **Elephants Under Pressure**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? Elephants under stress because of humans. Elephants vs humans.
 * 2) What symbols did the author use? Colors of the African Savannah are used on the pages to set an relevant atmosphere.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? The vocabulary because it is in bold.
 * 4) How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? They give you different perspectives.
 * 5) Are there any words that have more than one meaning? Dotting, because it is used as a noun but it is also a verb.
 * 6) Was the voice formal or informal? informal
 * 7) Was the voice correct for the content? Yes
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or word in the book?" Conflicts between humans and elephants hurt both species."

3. Think about the producer and writer of the video clip **Assignment America**:
 * 1) What was the subject? What was being compared? The friendship between the elephant and the dog, the elephant and the dog.
 * 2) What symbols did they use? They went back to the reporters between sections.
 * 3) What words stand out? Why? "Inseparable" because it is a very strong word and it describes a pair of friends.
 * 4)  How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way? "Inseparable" because it is a very strong word and it describes a pair of friends.
 * 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 was a news report
 * 8) What is the most important sentence or phrase in the video? "If they can do it, whats our excuse."
 * 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? Skimming and re-reading are always helpful in any subject area because they help you absorb more information.
 * How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story? They can help because they involve our sense of sight and give a visual to the reader/watcher. They can tell us what happened, what the meaning of something is and much more about the story.
 * How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story? The audio sound track can help set a mood or show the tone of the piece.