Run+KT

1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || The teacher gets the attention of the students by flicking the lights on and off. She tells the students that they have to bring a picture of something they are MOST thankful for and bring it on Monday. || Elephants have a best friend when they retire. Tara, and elephant, is best friends with Bella, a dog. There friendship is unbreakable. || move her legs or wagged her tail for 3 weeks. || What has changed? || Gus knows what picture to bring to school. Gus brings a picture of Mr. T || The dog recovers from the injury and gets to see Tara again. || How is this achieved? || I see the story by Gus's point of view because the story is mainly about him and what he does during Thanksgiving. || I see the story from the man narrating the story because he is explaining what is happening in the situation with Tara and Bella. ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus can't choose one thing to be thankful for. || Bella suffered a spinal cord injury and couldn't
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Billy starts bullying and irritating Gus. || Tara didn't get to see Bella for 3 weeks. ||
 * How is this resolved? || Mr. T, the turkey, pushes Billy into the mud. || Bella got to see Tara everyday. ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?
 * Do you see the story from one character's point of view?

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 ** : How I "read" the stories to get the full meaning of each of the stories is I look at the pictures and illustrations in the book. I also looked at the language in the book to see if it was "mature" or for kids. I checked how big the text was and the type of mood the characters had in the pictures. The size of the pictures showed that //Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!// was a kid's book and not an adult book. The color and framing also help show that the book was a kid's book and not an adult book. The setting also helped tell because it was at happy places and it looked like a setting that a kid's book would usually have.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

How I "read" the stories to get the full meaning of each of the stories is I looked at the setting. The setting was at a elephant sanctuary.The whole plot of the story was inspiring and I think the story was for all ages. The voice sounded a little "mature" and used some "unfamiliar" words so I think that was the only part were it was not for all ages but for adults. The poses and angles of the cameras made the story more visual and interesting. The subject of the story was really inspiring and showed the true meaning of friendship and tells a message that you can be friends with anyone and it doesn't matter how they look.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here ** :


 * Note: How did the camera help to tell the story?**