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How does the story start? || Gus needs a picture for thanksgiving || Elephants make life long friends ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Billy won't leave Gus alone || Two Best friends are an elephant and a dog ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Billy bullies Gus at the farm || Most elephants and dogs don't like each other

Note: The conflict is when they are separated due to the dog's injury. ||
 * How is this resolved? || Mr. T scares Billy into some mud || The elephant and dog aren't afraid of each other at all

What has changed? || Gus has a picture instead of not || They're best friends no matter what..
 * Note: The resolution is when they are reunited after the dog's injury.** ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?

How is this achieved? || Yes, because it's all about Gus || It changes because different people speak and narrate ||
 * Note: And, they are reunited. They each still have their best friend.** ||
 * 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 ** : In the story //Happy Thanksgiving, Gus// the pictures are made with very bright and happy colors. There are no intense or severe colors. The pictures also take advantage of framing as many of the pictures show Gus in the top third or side thirds. The pictures use good angles in them as some pictures are from the side, while some are head on. Gus and his friends also have very good postures as they are relatively straight up and down in the images. Finally, in //Happy Thanksgiving, Gus// all the pictures have very bright but not intense lighting.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)


 * Note: The turkey is a dark color. why?**

In the report //Assignment America// the film used is very nicely done. The elephant and the dog are always filmed during the day so there's always good lighting. They are also put into good proportions as the distance from the animals varies with each clip. The elephant and dog are filmed in their natural sanctuary so there aren't many intrusive objects that take the viewers focus off the two animals. The subject matter is very consistent throughout each clip of the animals. Finally, the voice heard over each clip has very good emotion and conveys the information in a relatively positive fashion. The voice also keeps the viewers attention on the two animals.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here ** :