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(How does the story start?) || The story stars by the teacher asking the class to bring a picture of something they are grateful for. || They start talking about how in the sanctuary dogs and elephants don't get along but Terra and Bella can't live without each other. || The story starts by saying that elephants and humans used to get along and then they start syaing how and why things have changed. ||
 * 1. Complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the three stories.**
 * || Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... || Assignment America ... || Elephants Under Pressure ... ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Billy ruins everything they get, like how he scared Gus and he dropped the vegetables, or when he threw the pumpking down hill. || Bella suffered a spinal court injury, so she couldn't move. Terra waited for Bella everyday outside the building. || People are invanding elepants' homes and are separating them form their families. ||
 * How is the challenge resolved, if it is? || Mr. T scared Billy making him jump in the puddle of mud. || A worker carried Bella ouside everyday to see Terra until Bella could walk. || Their still are still problems with elephants but there are sanctuaries where they help elepants. ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?(What has changed?) || Gus find the the thing he is grateful for, Mr. T, the turkey. || At the end they are comparing how there is a huge different between them but they still care for each other. || At the end they are saying that we have to remember how we used to leave peacefully with elepants, and how we can help them. ||
 * Do you see the story from one character's point of view? How is this achieved? || Yes, beacuse through the pictures you could see Gus point of view when he was scared, happy, or confused. || Yes, because you can see how Terra feels when Bella got hurt. || No. ||


 * 2. Think about the author of the book Elephants Under Pressure:**
 * 1) **What was the subject? What was being compared?** The subject was how we can live peacefully with the elephants. Our lives and the elephants lives are being compared.
 * 2) **What symbols did the author use?** The author used pictures of elephants roaming around looking for food and elephants attacking humans as symbols.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?** Migrating, captivity, poaching, and society. They stand out because they are highlighted.
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some words make humans look really bad for separating elephants from their famalies and destroying the forest were they live.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** Yes. Society can mean a group of people or a group of elephants.
 * 6) **Was the voice formal or informal?** Formal.
 * 7) **Was the voice correct for the content?** Yes.
 * 8) ** What is the most important sentence or word in the book? ** The most important sentence in the book is The more you now about elepants, the more you can do to keep these amazing creatures safe.


 * 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 that a dog and an elephant became best friends. What's being compared is that two different animals became friends, and we as people can't get along with each other.
 * 2) **What symbols did they use?** The symbols they use is comparing the friendship between the two different animals.
 * 3) **What words stand out? Why?**
 * 4) **How do some words get you to look at characters or events in a particular way?** Some words make animals look better than humans because they were capable of becoming friends with someone different.
 * 5) **Are there any words that have more than one meaning?** No.
 * 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 phrase in the video?** The most important sentence in the video is "Just two living creatures that look past their immense differences. Take good look America. Take a good look world, if they can do it, what's our excuse."
 * 9) **How did reading Elephants Under Pressure give you a better understanding of the story in Assignment America?** Reading **Elephants Under Pressure** gave me the understanding of why the elephants live in the sanctuaries.


 * 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?** Some similar reading strategies that can be appplied to different subjec areas are looking at the pictures, looking at the cover of the book, look for bold or underlined words, and read the chapter titles.
 * **How can visual clues help to decode the meaning of the story?** Visuals clues help you understand what's going on in the story and help you understand better the story.
 * **How does the sound track (audio clues) add to your understanding of the story?** With the sound track, you can hear how the person is saying something, that help our understanding.