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1. First complete the ** chart below ** comparing the narratives of the two stories. How does the story start? || Gus at school with Bean trying to decide what he is thankful for. || With Bella and Tyra being best friends. || thankful for, because he is thankful for a lot of things. || Bella gets a spinal injury and has to recover away from Tyra. || most thankful for and he goes to the farm with Bean and tries to find out what he is thankful for. Billy was being mean to Gus as they picked veggies. || Both of them can't be together and it's hard because they are best friends. || Mr.T saves him and he lets Billy fall into the mud. || Bella is allowed to see Tyra until she heals and then they can be together again. || What has changed? || At first, Gus couldn't decide what he was thankful for, but then he discovers that he is thankful for his new friend that saved him, Mr.T. || Both friends can now spend all their time together, because Bella has recovered from her surgery. || How is this achieved? || The point of view is from Gus. Little clues in the story are for example, when Gus shows his opinion on something. || The point of view comes from a narrator.The elephant nor dog can talk so it has to come from a person narrating the story. ||
 * || **Happy Thanksgiving Gus ...** || **Assignment America ...** ||
 * What is the opening situation?
 * What is the problem of challenge that is posed? || Gus doesn't know what he is **//most//**
 * How does this create conflict between characters? || Gus couldn't find out what he was
 * How is this resolved? || Billy tries to make Gus fall into the mud but then
 * 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)

// **Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!** // ** Paragraph Here ** : This story, //Feliz dia de Gracias,// is short story about a boy trying to figure out what he is thankful for on Thanksgiving. The colors in the story were mostly thanksgiving colors. The colors weren't very vibrant but they were still distinguishable. All the photos so some type of framing. In all the photos, the focus is either in the top third, bottom third, right third, or left third. In one picture you can tell that the teacher is very dominant but in other you can see Gus is dominant. It just depends on who is needed to be focused on. The composition of this story shows that every text has a picture to go with it. Every picture is direct and shows which text it belongs to. The size of the font of the text is pretty large because the story is meant for children. The subject matter is about the friendship between Gus and his friends. It shows what he is thankful for and how he discovered it. The setting is mainly at the farm, which is a calm and fun place to be. The pictures are bright because they are trying to show happiness not scary or sadness in the story. The pose in the photos is almost always friendly besides when the author tries to show a mean scene. The pose changes as the characters become mean and upset. The voice of the story changes as the characters change. Most of the time, it is a very friendly voice that is speaking to you.

This story, //Assignment America//, is about two odd friends that learn to face problems together. The color of the story is just like any video. It is mostly outdoors so the color is mostly green. The framing of this story is from all different angels to show volume of the characters. The composition isn't very much because they narrator talks the whole time because it's an interview. They show a huge difference in size between the elephant and the dog because they want you to understand that it is a very unusual relationship but still strong. The type of shot is from a far view to show the natural environment of the setting. The subject matter is about how animals can be best friends but humans can get along. The setting is mostly outside of in the room where they are having a discourse about the animals. There is a lot of light in the shooting to show a very friendly feeling. The characters don't really involve pose because they can't control how the animals move. The man shows emotion when he talks about how they have such trust as friends but humans are always fighting.
 * //Assignment America// Paragraph Here ** :