RUN+VE

1. First complete the **chart below** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || Gus is in his classroom with his teacher and friends His teacher is in the classroom about to show them something. || There was a newscaster introducing the subject || What has changed? ||  || the dog gets better and goes back to being friends with the elephant. || How is this achieved? || no someone is telling the story and explaining what is happening. || yes one person is describing what is happening ||
 * 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? || they need to get ready for thanksgiving || the dog gets sick and can't walk and see the elephant ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || billy is being mean to Gus and bean and is messing everything up || the elephant starts missing his dog companion,Bella ||
 * How is this resolved? ||  || the care takers bring the dog out every day until Bella 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**: The visual part helps you understand the book more because you can assume what will happen even without the words. They also help you understand what the animals characters look like. **(What else besides what they looked like? What other details did you understand because of the pictures.)**
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

The visual part in Assignment America helps you understand and take in what is happening with out the verbal part of it. Also when the camera zooms in and out you can see more and less detail. **(More details please.)**
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here**: