Run+PB

1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || The story starts with the main character Gus having to bring a picture in of what he is most thankful for to class || The story starts by the introduction of the elephant sanctuary and the unlikely friendship between a dog and an elephant || What has changed? || Gus has what he is thankful, the Turkey Mr.T. || Terra becomes more protective over Bella. || How is this achieved? || You see the story through a third person view because the story has been narrated || You see the story through the reporters point of view because he is the one reporting about it. ||
 * || **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 pick vegetables and fruits for thanks giving.But while he is at the farm he is being bullied by Billy. || Bella has a spin injury and is taken to the vet. ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || It creates conflict because he cannot enjoy his trip to the farm neither can he find what he is thankful for || It creates conflict because Terra and Bella can't see each other. ||
 * How is this resolved? || Billy is pushed into the mud by a Turkey named Mr.T. || Bella recovers. ||
 * 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:
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

The story about Gus uses pictures to illustrate things that happen in the text. I can tell that they emphasized the use of this because of the size of the pictures they used in the story book. I also noticed the use of colors they were perfect for a children's book, light blues, and yellows. Finally, the last thing I noticed about this story was that the narrator was a women with a soft kind voice which is appropriate for a children's book.
 * Feliz dia de gracia Gus:**
 * Note: What does the size tell you about the story?**

This story portrays a kind peaceful elephant with a dog that it has made its friend. In the video most of the shots they use are just of the dog and the elephant to sell to the audience that these two animals are indeed friends. Also, when the dog gets sick and is taken to the vet and the cameras showed shots of the elephant waiting for the dog to come back, and when the dog recovered, it showed them both running through a field to seal up a happy ending. As if to say, " A best friend never forgets." Get it? It's an elephant.
 * Assignment America:**


 * Note: How does the camera tell the story? How does it define the framing and the composition? How doe the voice-over tell the story?**