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Appendix D: Story Cover Page Site: Storyteller: (Number) Story ID: 1. Story Type (circle one) a. Of‹cial (“those that our boss, our government, our parents, or anyone in authority instructs us to tell”; stories that present a “public relations” view of the organization; tell how the organization would like to see itself or be seen) b. Firsthand experiential (narrator tells story about personal experience ) c. Secondhand (narrator tells story that someone else told him or her) d. Culturally common (common stories of the organization; no one person tells them, and no one person makes them up; clue is if more than one storyteller tells the same story) 2. Role of the Narrator a. Job: (detailed description of the job of the person telling the story) b. In story: (same as above, or as described in story, such as narrator , bystander, actor) 3. Social Identity of Storyteller (taken from ‹rst interview) 4. List of Characters with Descriptive Details (using the name or identi‹er from the story) 5. Time of Story a. Present (within 1 yr/ongoing) b. Near past (1–3 yrs) c. Past (More than 3 yrs) d. Indeterminate 189 6. Synopsis (one- or two-line summary of the story) 7. Meta Themes a. Triumph of goodwill b. Being reformed c. Who are the worthy? d. Getting the bad guys e. Justifying action, “Father Knows Best” f. Self-aggrandizement g. Street-level worker vs. management h. Other Cops, Teachers, Counselors 190 ...

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