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How does the story start? ||  || The story starts off with Mrs. Morrison flipping the lights on and off to let her class know it was time to settle down. || The elephants are being taking care of and all the elephants have another partner except for one. || bring in a picture of. || One elephant doesn't have a partner. || was at the farm looking for something to be thankful for and he encounters Billy who is screwing up everything. || This may create conflict because one elephant may be left alone or be picked on with no one to have his back or protect him.
 * 1. First complete the **chart below** comparing the narratives of the two stories. ||  || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||   ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? ||  || Gus does not know what to
 * How does this create conflict between characters? ||  || This creates conflict when he

he pushes the bully Billy into the mud. || This is resolved by the elephant becoming friends with a stray dog that lives within the area where the elephants are cared for.
 * Note: It is a conflict when they are separated due to the dog's injury.** ||
 * How is this resolved? ||  || This is revolved by Mr. T when

What has changed? ||  || In th beginning he had nothing to be thankful for and in the closing situation he was thankful for his new friend Mr. T. || The elephant began without a partner and at the end it changed because it became friends with a dog. || How is this achieved? ||  || I see the story from Gus's point of view because I would have to many things to be thankful for and it would be hard for me to only pick one thing to be thankful for. || I see the story from observers point of view. This was achieved because she explained their friendship. ||
 * Note: It is resolved when the friends are reunited again.** ||
 * 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**: In this story the author puts in soft, bright colors to attract young audiences. The setting is at school and at a farm. The text is used in simpler grammar so younger children can understand. The position of the characters shows the more important or dominant character or who is talking.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

They used the nice soft natural colors of nature to show the friendship between the elephant and the dog. The setting was outside at an elephant convention.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here**


 * Note: How does the camera angle and type of shot help to tell the story?**

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