RUN+QL

1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || Gus has to bring in a picture of what he is thankful for but he doesn't know which one he is going to use. || The opening situation is that elephants stay in pairs kind of like a best friend. The story starts by explaining that elephants stay in groups and that some dogs made their way to the sanctuary and Bella made friends with Tara. || What has changed? || In the opening situation Gus doesn't know what he is thankful for but at the end he figures it out. || In the beginning Tara and Bella are happy and are playing outside but then at the end she gets hurt and while she is waiting to recover Tara is lonely and sad.
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus is being bullied by Billy while he is trying to get vegetables and fruits for his thanksgiving dinner. || Bella had spine problems and was left unable to walk, and Tara stayed near the infirmary. ||
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Gus goes to the farm to pick vegetables and fruits for his dinner and Billy is the nephew of the farmer. || Tara doesn't want to eat and is staying in the corner near the infirmary. ||
 * How is this resolved? || Mr. T pushed Billy into the mud and helped Gus || The people take Bella out to see Tara every day. ||
 * How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?

How is this achieved? || Yes, the story uses Gus's point of view. This is achieved by basing it off of his life. || No, the story uses both Bella's and Tara's point of view. They show how Bella is still in the hospital and how Tara is waiting for Bella to get better. ||
 * Note: but, in the end, they are reunited. that is the resolution.** ||
 * 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 the story //Felis dia de Gracias, Gus!// the author puts bright and soft colors to attract younger ages. The setting is at a farm and at a school, the sizes of the pictures are medium sized. The angles of the picture are in the middle. They use a little kid's voice for this story. The subject matter is that Gus needs to find something he is thankful for, so he goes to the farm to get food for his thanksgiving feast and to take a picture of something he is thankful for.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text (or voice)

In the story //Assignment America// the cameraman pans around Tara and Bella as they play outside in the woods. The setting is at a zoo and the lighting was focused on Tara and Bella. The camera angle was on the lower half. The voice they use is a very smooth and soft. The subject matter is that Bella got hurt and needs to recover in the infirmary and Tara is waiting outside in the corner of the infirmary waiting to see Bella.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here ** :


 * Note: The setting is not at a zoo. When was the camera angle on the lower half?**