-Run+Strategies+A.I


 * Read**: Mrs. Ille is helping you learn to read in English. Mrs. Casanas is helping you learn to read in Spanish. I am helping you learn to read various forms of media.
 * Uncover**: We are helping you learn to use text and visual clues to uncover the meaning of the stories.
 * Notice**: The goal is all three areas is to help you to become more literate. Notice that many of the same techniques are used in all three areas. How can you apply the same techniques to other subject areas?


 * Students will be able to:**
 * 1) use text clues and visual image clues to uncover meaning.
 * 2) apply these same strategies across subject areas.


 * Read and Watch:**
 * 1) You read a story, //**Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!** (Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!)//, in Spanish. The same version is available in English. Go to myON to finish the story if necessary. Read in Spanish and English.
 * 2) Now listen to and watch **//Assignment America//** news story below. (Sorry but you'll have to watch the advertisement before the story):

1. First complete the **chart below** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || ** The opening situation is when ** What has changed? || ** The closing situation is different because now Gus is ** How is this achieved? || ** Yes, the story was from Gus' point of view, this was **
 * Copy the information below and paste it onto a new wiki page that you create called RUN //initials//.)**
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * the teacher tells them to bring in a picture **
 * of the things that they are most thankful for. **
 * It starts off with Gus and Bean going to school **
 * and sitting down when the teacher gives them **
 * the assignment. ** || ** The opening situation is when they talk **
 * about how every elephant has another **
 * one that they can't live without. I starts **
 * of with the narrator talking about who **
 * certain elephant's best friend is. ** ||
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || ** The problem is that Gus is most thankful for many **
 * things and he can't decide which one he is most **
 * thankful for. Also, when he is trying to pick out **
 * vegetables for thanksgiving, Billy keeps on **
 * disturbing Gus and Bean. ** || ** The problem of challenge is that once **
 * the dog got hurt and the elephant **
 * didn't see her, the elephant wouldn't go **
 * anywhere and seemed sad. ** ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || ** It creates conflict because Billy keeps trying to annoy **
 * or trick them when they're **** getting vegetables. ** || ** It creates conflict because the elephant **
 * wouldn't eat or move. ** ||
 * How is this resolved? || ** It is resolved when Mr.T gobbles and Billy falls into the **
 * pile of mud and then Gus knows what he is most **
 * thankful for. ** || ** This is resolved when they would carry **
 * the dog outside to see her until she could **
 * walk again. ** ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?
 * happy because he knows what he is most thankful **
 * for as opposed to the opening situation in which, Gus **
 * was confused and upset because he didn't know what **
 * he was most thankful for. ** || ** The closing situation is different than the **
 * opening because it gives you something **
 * to think about afterwards and what has **
 * changed is that now the dog is healthy **
 * and the elephant is happy now. ** ||
 * Do you see the story from one character's point of view?
 * achieved by the narrator using words such as "I" **
 * when he was depicting an event that involved himself. ** || ** Yes, the story is from the narrator's point **
 * of view, this is achieved by using **
 * pronouns such as "We" or "I". ** ||

2. Then, by paying particular attention to the visual images in the stories and the ways in which these provide clues to the meaning of the stories, write a paragraph explaining how you "read" the stories to get the full meaning of each of the stories. You may find it useful to consider some of these factors: //**Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!**// **Paragraph Here**:
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)


 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here**: