RUN+GSTN


 * Read**: Mrs. Ille is helping you learn to read in English. Mrs. Casanas is helping you learn to read in Spanish. I am helping you learn to read various forms of media.
 * Uncover**: We are helping you learn to use text and visual clues to uncover the meaning of the stories.
 * Notice**: The goal is all three areas is to help you to become more literate. Notice that many of the same techniques are used in all three areas. How can you apply the same techniques to other subject areas?


 * Students will be able to:**
 * 1) use text clues and visual image clues to uncover meaning.
 * 2) apply these same strategies across subject areas.


 * Read and Watch:**
 * 1) You read a story, //**Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!** (Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!)//, in Spanish. The same version is available in English. Go to myON to finish the story if necessary. Read in Spanish and English.
 * 2) Now listen to and watch **//Assignment America//** news story below. (Sorry but you'll have to watch the advertisement before the story):

1**. __//First complete the//__** __//**chart below** **comparing the narratives of the two stories**.//__ the students are thankful for. They are in the classroom where the teacher is about to give the homework assignment || All of the elephants at the sanctuary have another elephants friend or counterpart By introducing the sanctuary, the owner, and the elephant friends. || is thankful for. || The elephant is best friends with a dog || know what he is going to do. When he goes to a farm he decides to look for something he is thankful for but Billy gets in the way. || There could be dangers since the Tarah is much bigger than Bella she may hurt Bella. One of the animals may also get aggressive.
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * **What is the opening situation?**
 * How does the story start?** || The teacher gives homework about what
 * **What is the problem of challenge that is posed?** || Gus doesn't have a picture to bring for what he
 * **How does this create conflict between characters?** || Since Gus doesn't have a picture he doesn't

the farm and uses it as his picture to show what he is thankful for along with other pictures. Billy gets pushed into a mud puddle. || They are close friends and wouldn't do anything to hurt one another. They try their best to keep each other safe.
 * The dog is hurt and the elephant cannot be with the dog.** ||
 * **How is this resolved?** || Gus takes a picture with a turkey that is on

thankful for, in class. || It shows a deeper relationship between the two animals and that they are closer than a dog and and elephant may get. || narrators point of view by explaining what is happening and saying the protagonist's name not "I". || Yes. It is shown from a spectator/narrator's point of view. They have used a reporter to show what is happening and they also describe past events that may have occurred. ||
 * The people bring the dog down to the elephant.** ||
 * **How is the closing situation different to the opening situation?**
 * What has changed?** || Gus now has a picture to show what he is
 * **Do you see the story from one character's point of view?**
 * How is this achieved?** || Yes they show the story from a

__//**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**://__
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * __//text (or voice)//__

When reading this story I find it very helpful to look at the pictures to get the whole meaning of the story. The pictures also help show the emotions of the characters. If I am reading the book in a different language then mine I find it very useful to look at the images to maybe clue me in on something I may not understand in Spanish.

//__**Assignment America Paragraph Here**:__//