RUN+PT

1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || Gus needs a picture of what he is most thankful for. Mrs. Morrison getting the students' attention. || Bella suffers a spinal cord injury. Bella and Tara are best friends who do things together. ||
 * 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? || Gus goes to a farm to find the one thing he is most thankful for. || Tara, the elephant, wasn't able to see Bella, the dog because of a spinal cord injury. ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Billy bullies Gus and his friend as they pick vegetables. || Tara stands at the corner of the sanctuary everyday and waited for Bella. ||
 * How is this resolved? || Gus finally found the one thing he is most thankful for, Mr T., the turkey. || Scott Blake, co-founder, carries Bella to Tara everyday so they could see each other. ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?

What has changed? || In the beginning of the story, Gus and Mr. T weren't friends. They became friends at the end of the story.

Gus's problem has been solved. || Tara wasn't able to see Bella for a long time due to her injury. At the end, she was able to see Bella everyday.

Tara was able to see her best friend, Bella. || How is this achieved? || I see the story from Gus's point of view.
 * Do you see the story from one character's point of view?

I can see how he feels and the conflicts he faced. || I see the story from the reporter's point of view.

The reporter interviews the people there. ||

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 the story using pictures. The pictures helped explained the story a lot. The pictures told the story to me visually. I know what's happening, where it is happening, and who is involved in the story, just because of the pictures.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)
 * Note: What were the examples? How did the color or framing or size of characters help? **

The framing helped me understand the video as I watched it. The framing tells me what's really important in the video. The video kept on showing the part where Bella and Tara were together. This tells the viewer that Bella and Tara really care for each other, and that they were best friends.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here ** :