ready, set, tell!

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Middle (conict)

Problem Solution
(tension) (resolution)

Beginning End
(call to adventure) 4 (closure, learning)
(Transformation) X
Visual Portrait of a Story (dillingham,
2001), with transformation (ohler, 2003)

- Draft v. 1.2 (8/5/04) -

copyright @ Jason Ohler 2004
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Using the virtual portrait of a story map to map

William and the Little Girl Who Could x Computers
Problem: At the last minute the
projector doesnt work! Hundreds of
people will watch him fail. His boss will
be extremely upset.
Boys, backwards baseball
More tension: William cant x it. The
hats, chanting loser...
crowd heckles him. He is perspiring
profusely- shoes sloshing. A little girl of-
fers him the magic keystrokes to x the People leaving to get a drink,
problem but he refuses to accept her help referring to him as Bozo
because he will lose face in public.
Solution: He nally accepts her advice.
It works. The show goes on.

End: William triumphs. The

crowd ooos and aahs. Moral
Beginning (the call): William
- listen to anyone who knows
needs to perform in front of
something you need to know.
everyone on Family Company
Transformation: Swallows his pride, Accept new idea of collab-
Day by showing the Companys
overcomes his agism, sexism, lets go orative learning. Dont be
new website. He doesnt like
of control issues about who can be a afraid of 10-year olds who
being in front of crowds. Very
teacher and a student. know more than you do.
nervous about it.

4
(Transformation) X
Visual Portrait of a Story (dillingham,
2001), with transformation, (ohler, 2003)

- Draft v. 1.2 (8/5/04) -

copyright @ Jason Ohler 2004

Using the treasure map to map
William and the Little Girl Who Could x Computers
Problem: At the last minute the
projector doesnt work! Hundreds
of people will watch him fail. His
boss will be extremely upset.
Beginning (the call): William
needs to perform in front of
everyone on Family Company
Day by showing the Companys
new website. He doesnt like
being in front of crowds. Very
nervous about it.
ready, set, tell!
More tension: William cant x it. The
crowd heckles him. He is perspiring
profusely- shoes sloshing. A little girl of-
fers him the magic keystrokes to x the
problem but he refuses to accept her help
because he will lose face in public.
Boys, backwards baseball
hats, chanting loser...
people leaving to get a drink
referring to him as a Bozo.
Treasure Map story map (ohler, 2003)
- Draft v. 1.2 (8/5/04) -
copyright @ Jason Ohler 2004
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Solution: He nally accepts her advice.
It works. The show goes on.
End: William triumphs. The
crowd ooos and aahs. Moral
- listen to anyone who knows
something you need to know.
Accept new idea of collab-
orative learning. Dont be
afraid of 10-year olds who
know more than you do.
X
Transformation: Swallows his
pride, overcomes his agism,
sexism, lets go of control
issues about who can be a
teacher and a student.