RUN+Strategies+PA

1. First complete the chart below comparing the narratives of the two stories.

 * || == Happy Thanksgiving Gus ... == || == Assignment America ... == ||
 * == What is the opening situation? ==

How does the story start?
|| The opening situation is Gus in a classroom

The story starts by Mrs.Morrison assigning a project for the student to find a picture of something they are most thankful for. || The opening situation was when the news anchors introduced the topic By the narrator introducing all the elephants and their companions ||
 * == What is the problem of challenge that is posed? == || There are two problems, one Gus doesn't know what he will bring a picture in for class and the second problem is Billy keeps bullying them and messing everything up. || When Bella injures her spinal chord and has to be kept inside the conservatory ||
 * == How does this create conflict between characters? == || This creates conflict between Gus, Bean and Billy. Because Gus and Bean did not like Billy because he was mean. Billy made it very difficult for them to have fun at the farm and pick the vegetables that they needed. || The conflict is between Tara and Bella because, Bella cannot be with Tara because of her injury in her spinal chord. ||
 * == How is this resolved? == || Mr.P/T pushes Billy into the mud and then he becomes Gus's new friend and what he is most thankful for. So he finishes his project. || Bella is brought outside to see Tara and this also helps her recovery. ||
 * == How is the closing situation different to the opening situation? ==

What has changed?
|| The closing situation differs from the opening situation because the problem is resolved and there is no further conflict.

The problems have been resolved and Gus's project is done || The closing situation is different because their bond has strengthened and the problem is resolved.

Tara and Bella's bond has strengthened and the problem has been resolved; Bella is all healed up ||
 * == Do you see the story from one character's point of view? ==

How is this achieved?
|| Yes, this story is told from Gus's point of view

This is achieved by Gus inputting his opinion throughout the story. This shows us the story through his point of view and how he sees things. || This story was told through a person that helps out at the sanctuary's point of view.

Her voice is used to tel the story and she inputs a lot of her opinions. ||

== 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: I read this story ​using the R.U.N strategies. On every page i would read the text and try to understand what was taking place then I would look at the illustration in depth (characters expressions ext.) then when i decided I had a good enough understanding I would turn the page and repeat those steps. I was actual very suprised at how much I understood when I read the spanish version. I made sure to pay attention to little details especially when I could not understand the words. The pose, setting lighting and subject matter helped me figure out what was going on. My R.U.N strategies definitly helped me gain understanding of this short story. ==
 * == color ==
 * == framing ==
 * == composition ==
 * == size ==
 * == type of shot ==
 * == subject matter ==
 * == setting ==
 * == lighting ==
 * == pose ==
 * == text (or voice) ==

== Assignment America Paragraph Here: I watched this video using the R.U.N strategies. I listened to the tone of voice as the people would speak so this set the tone of what was going on at that point for me. Obviously this was much easier for me to understand than Feliz dia de Gracias Gus! because it was in english, but I still used my R.U.N strategies.There were many different types of shots such as close up and pans. The pans gave a very dramatic and serious feel. From this assignment in Technology i have learned different ways to infer what you are reading or watching and this is something that I will use very much in the future. ==