https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331 Made with a quick smile en-us 2021-10-10 18:03:16 UTC 2026-01-14 05:22:48 UTC hello@padlet.com sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805856720 "The Present"]]> 2021-10-10 18:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805856720 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858301 The boy's living room -- middle class, two story home; it's daytime, but the blinds are closed making it very dark; bag of chips, game boxes, graphic novels strewn about

Outside -- front yard has green grass, probably 5:00 type time in summer; bright sky and sunshine; noise of birds chirping]]> 2021-10-10 18:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858301 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858475 the boy -- 12 or 13 years old; pessimistic/negative, judgemental, annoyance, depressed, angry, isolated, he's missing a leg

the dog -- unconditionally loves him from the moment he opens the box; innocent/naive, playful, energetic, seems like a puppy, positive, resilient, missing a leg

the mom -- she's coming from work; she immediately takes a work call and goes upstairs; probably a single mom; seems very caring, opens the shades for him and brings him a present; greets him nicely and doesn't show stress or impatience; she seems to want him to be a "normal", independent kid; lets him discover the dog on his own terms


]]> 2021-10-10 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858475 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858616 boy vs himself -- he is struggling with self-loathing/self image because of his disability]]> 2021-10-10 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805858616 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805859361 Exposition: 
-- Boy is in his living room playing violent war video games
-- Mom comes home with a box for him

Rising Action: 
-- She tells him it's beautiful outside and opens the blinds
-- Mom goes upstairs to take a work phone call
-- Boy opens the box and fins a dog
-- Boy is excited until he realizes the dog is missing a leg, and he throws the dog aside.
-- The dog gets up and wants to play, but the boy ignores him to play video games.
-- Dog finds a ball and brings it to the boy to play.
-- Boy kicks ball into a box.
-- The dog runs into the box and gets stuck.
-- The boy laughs and starts watching the dog a bit, but tries to go back to his game.
-- Dog gets out of the box and gets the ball again.


Climax:
-- The boy pocks up the ball and stands up at which point we realize he is also missing a leg.


Resolution:
-- The boy goes outside to play with the dog.

Any notes about narrative pacing/structure?]]> 2021-10-10 18:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805859361 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805859962 -- boy accepts the dog as it progresses, becomes less angry and depressed and is happier, he chooses to go outside and play and leave his isolation]]> 2021-10-10 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805859962 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805860210 the present -- accepting the present moment

the box -- isolation/trap, but the dog pushes to get out of it

red bouncy ball -- anger/love; resilience

dog and crutches are in same color family -- yellow can be hapiness or fear

door -- freedome

outside -- rebirth, growth]]> 2021-10-10 18:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805860210 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805860530 Topics  -- self acceptance, anger, love, resilience, disability, depression, isolation

depression vs acceptance
isolation vs friendship

love leads to self acceptance
love leads to resilience

acceptance leads to love

acceptance of disability


Theme -- 
___ vs ___ ... 
___ of ____ ... 
___ leads to ____ ... ]]> 2021-10-10 18:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805860530 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805861531
Must be Defensible, Interpretive, DO something

CLAIM, Overview of Eveidence, Verb for Literary Analysis

Through ______ (title or character) VERB + CLAIM.

]]> 2021-10-10 18:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/1805861531 sussman1 https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/2355723082 Critical Disability Lens

Ecocritical Lens

Psychological Lens]]> 2022-10-25 15:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sussman1/bu20d9vpooa00331/wish/2355723082