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1. First complete the **chart below** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || teacher tells the class to get a picture of what they are most thankful for || telling the listener about how elephants pair up in an elephant sanctuary || gets a spinal injury and cannot walk or be with the elephant || He also met a new friend and is not so worried || the beginning was a little bit more informative about the video and had a slower pace. By the end you learned about this amazing story about the elephant and dog and learned they had been through a lot. || How is this achieved? || Yes, you see it from Gus's POV because the story is named after him and it follows how __Gus__ got his picture || No because someone is telling the story about Tara, the Bella, and the elephant sanctuary. There is a narrator that tells the story and give you information about the story ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Billy torments Gus and Beto || The dog companion of the elephant Tara
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || it keeps Gus from taking the picture with the turkey || it does not create conflict but Tara gets really upset and won't leave a certain spot and is agitated ||
 * How is this resolved? || billy falls on the mud and doesn't bother them so Gus can get the vital picture || the dog gets better and can spend time with the elephant ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?What has changed? || Gus now has the picture and knows what he is thankful for
 * 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 colors in this story are very vivid and there is a wide range of them. The framing is a book with binding around it and white edge. It gives you the feeling of reading an actual book even though it is on the computer. The size of the text is easy to read and even tough it was in Spanish, it was understandable. The picture went along with the text and was kid-friendly to the selected audience. The size of the picture, text, and book were simple to understand and think about. The shot was from far away, so you could see their full bodies and the background. You could still see the specific details and their facial expression from each character. The main setting was at the farm with the turkey. The secondary setting was at the classroom where Gus and Beto go to school. The subject matter was circled around Gus, the turkey, and the other animal characters. The lighting is from a "natural sun" and is from directly over head. The poses include from standing up, sitting down, bending down, and looking at other people. The text was from a third person point of view, as many children's books are, and the dialogue was easy to follow. The picture quality was very good, and it almost felt like the picture were coming to life.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

The colors were not very vivid and included natural(boring) colors. There is not much framing involved in the video, but you can see the lines where the edge ends. There was not text, however the images and video did prove effective. The past videos were incorporated to make the the story more understandable and flow better. If I did not see the past video that they took, I might not have believed the plot line. The size of the elephants were appropriate for the video, and you did not feel overwhelmed by the landscape. Most of the shots were from far away to see all of the details. The detail were hard to see and it was not the best picture quality. The setting was at the large elephant sanctuary. The subject matter was the pairing off of the elephant, Tara and the dog, Bella. The lighting was casting shadows on the reporter and the sun was going around naturally. There were not any poses done by the main characters. The reporter/narrator posed on front of the camera with the microphone to its lips. The voice was 3rd person and was narrated by the repoter.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here**: