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1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || The story starts with Gus and Bean in class. || Friendship between dog and elephant. || are most thankful for. || Dog gets sick. || they have to pick vegetables when Billy comes along and ruins their trip. || It shows the friendship the dog and elephant have that they wish humans could have. || What has changed? || They found out what they were thankful for. || Dog is not sick anymore and the humans explain the conflict between us and other humans. || How is this achieved? || No, it has a nonexistent narrator that you don't see in the story. || Yes, you see it from a news reporter. ||
 * 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?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || A picture of what they
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Gus and Bean go to a farm and
 * How is this resolved? || Mr. T helps them out. || Dog gets better. ||
 * 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)

In Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus; The colors really showed a kid-like story. They were very calm and not at all intense and bright. The size of the characters complements the framing because they showed the characters in an angle where they were sized to where they were in the picture. The subject of the story is a little odd considering that Thanksgiving is an American holiday. I'm not saying that people don't speak spanish in America its just that most people don't. The voices matched the characters pretty well except for Gus, he sounded more like a baby then a small child.


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

The setting of Assignment America was a well though out story to broadcast. It shows the subject of the elephant and the dog as a way for us humans to get along. The pose of the elephant by the fence when the dog was sick really showed me it was nervous, It was light on its feet and was ready to break down the fence at any time. The colors were decently bland and I wish It was a bit brighter and maybe they could have shot it earlier with more light.