Group Activity Group: As you answer each question, make sure you find and copy specific text evidence from the story and the article. Identify a common topic in the story and the informational text. Copy what each text says about that common topic. What approach does Cynthia Rylant use in "STRAY"? Why does she take this approach? What is her reason for including a description of the open-admission shelter? What approach did the author of "A Place Where Strays Can Stay" take? Why does he take this approach? What is his reason for including a description of the open-admission shelter? Which text would you go to if you were thinking of adopting a stray? Which text would you go to if you needed to bring a stray to a shelter?