KEY:
- Characterization–YELLOW
- POV+Narration/Narrative–BLUE
- Setting–GREEN
- Framing–PINK
- BOLD=TOMSkill/StepofTheoryTheoryLadder
Italics indicate prompt for visual information
Non-italicsindicateeitherdialogue,narration,orpromptforverbalnarrative
1. Inside Cover: woods/stream where mushroom lives
2 Cow and Mushroom in the forest [no frame]
a. MushroomhasmadeafriendwithCow
3 Cow marching out of frame, white border around farm scene
a Everyday,CowwakesupandheadstofindMushroomwheretheyalwaysmeet, wanderingawayfromherwell-knowngrassyfieldshearingafaintcallfromherparents askinghertostayoutofthewoods
DIVERSEDESIRES:Cow/readerjudgesthatsheandherparentshavedifferent desiresaboutthesame[object]
4 Cow marching into frame
a. Theyspentthewholeseasontogether,butMushroomonlyeverseesCowintheforest
5. Cow and Mushroom in Mushroom’s Log Home [no frame]
a Oneafternoon,afteradayoffun,Cowhastoleave
b. MushroomasksCowwhereshegoeswhenthey’renottogether
c. Cowsays“Home”
6 Cow visibly anxious [Cow framed in at left, Mushroom w/o background, under or besides text at right]
a Mushroomrealizesthey’veneverseenCow’shome!Cowhasplayedbytheirhomeevery day–MushroomneverhesitatedtoinviteCowin
b. MushroomaskstoseeCow’shome!
7 Mushroom startled, Cow hurrying out the door [thin fame]
a. Abruptly,Cowsaysshehastogo. [Cow feels guilty, doesn’t know why]
b. Mushroomisstartledatmndworriesit’sbecauseoftheirrequest
8 Speech bubble flows in the door with dismissive comment, Mushroom startled and sitting alone [fading white across, starting from speech bubble]
a Cowrushedlyassuresthemit’sunrelated,buthurriesaway
b Mushroomdoesn’tseeCowagainforacoupledays Theirfeelingsarehurt
9. Cow thinking on haunches on grassy hill [frame, text at right on white]
a Shethinksaboutit,andslowlyremembersthelastbitofherparents’warningaboutthe woods:“Stayoutofthedark!Don’tplaythere,it’sdamp!Youneverknowwhatmightbe growingunderalog!”
b Cow’sparentswouldn’twantherplayingwithMushroom butthey’veneverevenbeen tothewoods!
c [Maybe multiple thought bubbles?]
DIVERSEBELIEFS:Cowjudgesthatsheandherparentshavedifferentbeliefs abouttheforest(thoughshedoesn'tfullyknowwhichis"right"atthispoint)
10 Cow’s parents in thinner-framed scene, bubble Cow’s head poking through the window
a. Cowdoesn’twanttoupsetherparents,butrealizestheirviewisignorant–meanwhile Mushroomhasbeennothingbutkindandaccepting
KNOWLEDGEACCESS:Cowjudgesherparents'ignoranceaboutMushroom (andtheforest),contrastedtoherownexperientialknowledgeofit
b Cowmarchesbacktothewoodsandcallstoherparents:“I’llbebackinabit!I’m bringingmyfriend,Mushroom,fordinner!”
c. Cow’sparentswithquestionmarksovertheirheads
11 Cow finds mushroom in the woods [no frame]
a. MushroomissurprisedtoseeCowusheringthemtowardsher:
i. “Wherearewegoing?”
ii “Myhome!”
12. Cow’s galloping across border; Cow’s parents talking inside house
a Toughconversation
i “Dotheyeatwhatweeat?”
“Whatifthey’repoisonous?”
“Whatwillwehavetotalkabout?”
ii. **specifcally pointing out differences or perceived differences is crucial
– Martin Hoffman
b Cow’sparentsdecidedtolettheiropinionofMushroombeshapedaftertheirintroduction
13. The four finding their seats for dinner [medium framed]
a. Uponintroduction,Cow’sparentsactcivilandpleasant
b Cowdoesn’tknowtheydecidedtobeopen-mindedaboutMushroom,soshe’sstillvery uneasyoverdinner
FALSEBELIEF:Cowmisjudgesherparentsfeelings,basedonwhatprevious experience.Theirknownopinionsareundisclosed/undiscovered.
14. Cow’s parents gathering dessert (dirt cake) while Cow helps [thickly framed]
a Cow’sparentssharethatMushroomseemslovelybutthatthey’restilluneasyaboutCow hangingwiththemintheforest
15 Cow is reassured but still uneasy (or confused); the four enjoying dessert closeup– cow and Mushroom on one page, parents on the other, same scene but each page with white border
16. Cow walks Mushroom to the door [full spread, no frame around Cow and mushroom’s page, frame around parents’]
a “Thankyouforcoming”–Cow’sparents
b. “Youallshouldcomeovertomyhousesometime!”–Mushroom
17 Door closed, Cow’s parents talking Cow’s back profile looking at them [one scene, two pages, full frame]
a. (Dismissively)“Howkind!Howclever!Doyouthinkthey’llcomeagain?”
b ~theydidn’tevenacknowledgetheoffer~
HIDDENEMOTION:Cowjudgesthatherparentsactionsaredisguisinga lingeringdiscomfort
18 The stress gets to Cow: Cow, in tears, facing her parents [one scene, two pages, full frame]
a. Howcanyoustillbescaredoftheforestifyou’vemetMushroom!?
19 Two pages: Cow looking forward, sad, in one frame, Cow’s parents looking at each other, guilt in the other [Cow’s scene thick frame, Cow’s parents less thick frame? Or same frame on each? Bubble frames?]
a Cow’sparentsaremetwiththesameguiltCowhadfeltearlierthatday
b Theydon’tknowwheretheirfearcamefrom
20. Cow sitting talking to parents [no frame]
**Frame dissolves as resolution is reached. Resolution is reached because they're all able to acquire empathic communication, and an alluded-to empathic understanding.
a. Maybeweoughttotakeatriptotheforest,together,sometime
21 Cows hugging? [no frame]
a. “We’dlikethat.”
22 Inside back-cover: Full map, showing the woods and the fields next to each other