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1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? ||  ||   || What has changed? ||  ||   || How is this achieved? ||  ||   ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? ||  ||   ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? ||  ||   ||
 * How is this resolved? ||  ||   ||
 * 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 ** :
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)


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