Figured World: (Introduction)

Elena Gilbert is a typical small town girl from Mystic Falls. Elena however finds that for such a
small town it sure does have some huge secrets its been hiding for hundreds of years. The
Vampire Diaries is a figured world where not only do Vampires and Werewolves exist, they
walk among us and blend in with every day society. After Elena and her brother suffer through a
tragic event, a mysterious new guy shows up to Elenas high school. When Elena becomes
interested in this new guy named Stefan, she begins to uncover secrets about the town she lives
in, her best friend Bonnie, and even her own family. The purpose of this figured world is to show
how two completely different people can fall in love and face reality together. Whether that be
the reality Elena has known her whole life or the one she is about to discover. In this figured
world it is considered normal to be social and out and about. Eventually the new normal with be
to see vampires out in the sun when supposedly vampires will burn is sunlight. Most people
Elenas age hang out at a little restaurant called Mystic Grill. There friends hang out, chatter,
play pool. Elena and her brother Jeremy, who are now orphans due to a tragic car crash, are
living with their young aunt who doesnt have any set rules for them. The rules for the vampires
are a little different. For example, if they do not have daylight rings they cant walk in the sun.



Observation One
Tuesday, September 8, 2014
The Vampire Diaries Season 1, Episode 1

Background Information: Elena Gilbert is going through a transition period in her life. After
struggling through a tragic accident she plans to continue her life. As we glimpse into her life,
we see how she tackles high school and a social life with still dealing with the loss of her parents.
Though this show is place in a fictional town called Mystic Falls, Mystic falls itself is placed in
Virginia in the present day. Though it seems they live very normal lives, the people of Mystic
Falls are about to have every idea they have ever had of what is true and false challenged.

Actors: a person that plays to fit a specific cameo. He or she changes their attitude or
emotions to fit a specific character. Someone who molds their actions and attitude to
conform into someone else.

- Stefan Salvator: Stefan is the new mysterious guy in town. Hes very good looking and all the
girls are looking at him as new meat. However he has been hiding in the shadows on the Earth
for almost 100 years until finally he came out of hiding. Mystic Falls is his home and has been
since 1864. Stefan would be considered the good guy of his kind. In other words he is the
protagonist in comparison to his brother.
- Elena Gilbert: Elena is an orphan who's parents died in a tragic car wreck. She was in the
back seat of the car and was the only one to make it out alive. With that having a lasting
impact on her she tries to start her Junior year of High School the way any normal 17-year-old
girl should. She wants to overcome the label she has put on herself as a sad little girl who lost
her parents.
- Aunt Jenna: Aunt Jenna is Elenas mom sister. She took Elena and her brother Jeremy in after
their parents died.
Comment [1]:
The introduction to the behaviors of the figured
world gave great background information.
However, the figured world should not be the
title of the show, it should be the place in the
show where all the characters live. I would try to
revise the intro to the figured world to include a
little more detail about the normal behaviors for
all the characters involved in the show, instead
of just focusing on Elena and her surroundings.
(Jessica Mudd)

Comment [RLD2]: I like the way that you
break your observations down into smaller
time frames, this way the viewer can get a
better idea of when all of the events are
happening in the given time frame. You make
sure to touch on all the major points in the
episodes and give the reader a precise
understanding of what is going on. I think
breaking the times down was a very strategic
move.

Comment [RLD3]: On the contrary, I think
that the way you broke down the
observations leaves out a lot of detail that
happens in the show. Some of your
observations are less than two sentences. I
would have liked to see a lot more detail
when I was reading through the observations,
the details were short and simple making it
very hard to visualize what was going on.

Comment [RLD4]: In the practices of
community, just make sure you clarify who
Vicky is. I have never seen Vampire Diaries
so Im confused as to who Vicky is. Is Vicky
a friend to Elena? Her mother? I would add
a description of her in the actors section.

Comment [RLD5]: Your descriptions for your
actors were very concise but it did help with
knowing who they are. I like how you added
short background information to each actor. I
do want you to add more details to the actors
that only have like 1-3 sentences of their
description. For example, Aunt Jenna. Tell me
more about this character other than her being
Elena's aunt.

- Jeremy Gilbert: Jeremy is Elenas little brother. He is kind of a punk and a pothead. Hes
really lost in the world and doesnt really respect anyone who tries to help him. Especially
when Elena tries to lecture him about smoke pot and drinking excessively.
- Bonnie Bennett: Bonnie is Elenas best friend. She thinks she may be psychic or a which. Her
grandmother has told her that her ancestors come from Salem. She helps Elena get through all
her emotions.
- Damon Salvator: Damon is Stefans older brother. He is the antagonist and goes against
everything Stefan believes in. He and Stefan got in a huge fight in 1864 over a girl who
destroyed their relationship for over a 100 years. He is also the guy/creature who attacks the
couple and Vicky in this episode.

Artifacts: a tangible entity, sentiment, or concept in a civilization. An item that has a
significance to someone.
- The Crow: The crow always comes out when the fog and mysterious being, who we later find
out is Damon, is around. Also, the crow seems to always be where Elena is or when something
bad is about to happen.
- Stefans ring: Stefans ring is first pointed out when he and Elena bump into each other at the
cemetery. She tells him that she likes it and he proceeds to tell her that it has been passed down
in his family for generations. Then it is very apparent that the ring has some sort of
significance when Damon and Stefan got in a fight and Stefan started to panic when he didnt
know where his ring was.
- The Diaries: Elena and Stefan both have journals that they write all of their thoughts and
memories in. The show displays many scenes of both of them writing and expressing their
thoughts and worries.

Communities of Practice is where people with the same interest come together and
participate in the same activities and have discussions to inform each other on their shared
interest.
Communities of Practice:
- Mystic Falls High School: This is the name of Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, Stefan, and Jeremys
high school. They all go to school together. This is where most of the episode took place.
- Mystic Grill: A bar/pub type place where teenagers hang out and play pool.
- Elenas House: This is Elenas sanctuary where she finds peace and write in her journal
- Stefans House: This too is where Stefan finds peace and writes in his journal

In a community of practice the people have the same domain of interest. Which means they
all have some sort of commitment to the domain of interest.
Domain:
- Gaining Elenas Friendship: Both Damon and Stefan want to gain Elenas friendship and
trust. She looks like a girl they both were in love with at on point in time.

The practices is when a group of people work together to accomplish the same goals. It is
the act of doing something that accomplishes that goal.
Practices of the Community:
Comment [RLD6]: Great descriptions of the
actors in the show. In the Damon Salvator
description, explain more who the couple is
and who is Vicky. Its not completely clear as
to who these people are. Just expanding on
that little part in your actors section will help
make everything clear and understandable
Comment [RLD7]: The crow always
comes out of the fog and mysterious being,
who we later find out is Damon, is around,
something doesnt sound right with this
sentence. Try to reword it because its a little
difficult to understand. The other descriptions
of the artifacts are great.

Comment [RLD8]: - In your communities of
practice in all three of your observations, the
communities you added under this section are
more of settings rather than a community. For
example, Elenas house and Stefans house
dont really fit in under this section since it only
involves one person. Remember that
Communities of Practice are smaller groups (3
or more people) in a figured world. When you
add your communities, I would like for you to
add their shared interests, goals, etc.

- Elena Jeremy, Bonnie and Matt trying to figure out what happened to Vicky: When Vicky
was attacked in the woods, Elena and everyone else tries to get her to safety and figure what it
was that attacked her.

Literacy practices are forms of communications and how the actors of the community
communicate with each other. It can be in all forms of communication.
Literacy Practices:
- Damon and Caroline stare down: At the end of the episode Caroline is shown sitting at the
Mystic Grill by herself. She obviously looks lonely and a little sad as she just looks down at her
shoes. She then senses someone looking at her and looks up to see Damon looking at her with
wonder. Damon and Carolina then have an intense stare down. Caroline quickly breaks her looks
and starts to look down and around and back to Damon, all the while Damon never taking his
eyes off Caroline. People sometime engage in interactions like these when they find themselves
attracted to someone they have never met. For Caroline it was almost like she was nervous by the
way she kept looking around and then occasionally back at Damon. For Damon it was that he
was clearly interested and motivated by lust.


The Observation:
1:03: A couple hits a mysterious figure after driving through very heavy fog. The couple is
startled. The woman tries to call for help while the man steps out of the car to check on the
person they hit. The mysterious person plays dead in the road and lies there lifelessly. As soon as
the male from the car bends down to help the man, the guy then attacks the man with super
human speed and strength. The woman then gets out of the car and yells that there is no signal.
She doesnt realize yet that her husband has been attacked. She then too is attacked by the same
guy who played dead in the road.

2:11: The first main actor is introduced. His name is Stefan Salvator. As he is explaining in his
monolog why he had to come back to Mystic Falls, he is shown jumping off a roof. That means
that he has super human abilities that normal people dont have.

2:18: Elena Gilbert is now introduced. She is pouring her thoughts and emotions into her diary.

3:51: Bonnie Bennett is introduced as she drives Elena and herself to school. She is telling Elena
how her Grams says that she is a witch and her ancestors are from Salem.

5:50: Elenas other friend Caroline is comes into the picture when Elena gets to school. Caroline
runs up to her and ask her a million questions about how she has been doing. Caroline is super
over the top and dramatic.

6:55: Elena and Bonnie see Stefan for the first time. He is talking to the school secretary. He
does some weird hypnotic eye trick to convince her that he has all the paper work he needs to go
to school there. At this same time Elena sees Jeremy go into the mens bathroom. She follows
him in there and catches him trying to put clear eyes eyedrops in and tries to search him for his
other drugs. She then lectures him about smoking pot.

Comment [RLD9]: -Your literary practice
descriptions were very good and original. I liked
that you used a more abstract view of what
literary practice meant. The Damon and
Caroline staredown was a really in depth and
insightful literary practice to include and I think it
gave some good perspective on the intensity of
the series.
Comment [RLD10]: -I think it might be helpful
to regulate the timestamps of when you actually
observe. Some of your observations are 10
seconds apart and some are 2 minutes apart,
and in a time period of only 30-45 minutes those
2 minutes that you miss could be really
important. If you are going to keep your
timestamps how they are I just suggest going
back and adding a little more detail to the
periods farther away just to keep your reader
filled in on any details that may have been
missed.

Comment [RLD11]: In observations one,
some of the observations are very short. Try to
go back and add more detail to these
observations. The observation that takes place
at 2:11, definitely add more to this
observation. Does it show/tell you exactly what
Elena is writing? If so, include that.
9:03: Elena accidentally bumps into Stefan walking out of the mens restroom. This is when I
notice a obvious attraction between Stefan and Elena.

10:27: Elena walks to the cemetery after school to see her parents graves. Again, the crow
appears on top of one of the head stones. Elena is sitting across from their graves while she
writes into her journal talking about her day. Shortly after that the crow starts to caws more and
the fog starts to slowly creep in. Elena starts to notice and soon becomes very aware that
something is wrong. She gets up abruptly and starts to walk fast to get out of the cemetery. She
becomes more anxious and starts to run. She then falls down and drops her journal. When she
stands up Stefan is standing right in front of her and it startles her.

13:45: While Elena and Stefan are talk his face becomes distorted and he ask if she had hurt
herself when she had fell. When she bent down to look she was surprised to see that she had cut
her ankle. As soon as Stefan sees the blood he turns away and I caught a glimpse of his face and
how it turns into something monster like. While she is talking saying that everything is alright
she rolls her pants leg down. When she looks up Stefan was gone and had completely
disappeared.

14:28: Stefan is writing in his diary and talking about how he lost control around Elena today,
but he just simply can resist her.

16:04: Elena is going to the Mystic grill to hang out with Bonnie and Caroline. When she goes to
open the front door Stefan is on her front steps. He had came by to apologize for disappearing in
the woods earlier because he assumed Elena would think that that was weird and strange. He also
returns her journal to her that she had dropped and failed to realize was missing. She then invites
him to go to the Mystic Grill with her.

18:10: Elena and Stefan walk into Mystic Grill together and everyone is starring at them
including her two best friends one of which has a crush on Stefan. Also Elenas ex-boyfriend,
Matt, is starring at them too.

19:18: Stefans uncle that he lives with comes into his room with a news paper with the faces
of the couple from the beginning of the episode and accused him of having something to with it.
Stefan claims he has his problem under control and doesnt know who is responsible for the
disappearances of the couple.

20:21: Stefan pulls out an old book that has been dated from 1864. Inside the book is a picture of
a women who looks exactly like Elena. The name under the picture was Katherine.

23:34: Elena and Bonnie are at a party and Bonnie ask Elena where Stefan is at. They were
kidding around and Elena says Youre the psychic, why dont you tell me? Then she proceeds
to hand Bonnie a empty glass bottle to use as her crystal ball. While Elena was handing her the
bottle they brushed hands and Bonnie caught a vision of a crow and fog. Bonnie tells Elena and
Elena becomes startled. Bonnie then blames it on the alcohol and that she was drunk.

25:48: Elena and Stefan walk away from everyone at the party. They soon are involved in a deep
conversation and Stefan ask why she was so unhappy. She was surprised by this question
because she though that she hid her unhappiness well but he saw right through it. She tells him
about her parents dying and how they wrecked into a lake and she was in the backseat and
survived. Stefan then tells her that she wont be sad forever.

28:11: A girl from the party is walking alone in the woods and the fog once again starts to creep
in. She sons becomes aware that something or someone is following her and she feels like
whatever it was or who it was was watching her. All of a sudden a male figure who is dressed in
all black appears over the shoulders of this girl. Then she is quickly attacked.

30:32: Jeremy stumbles off into the woods and Elena is behind him trying to give him a lecture
about drinking excessively and smoking pot. Suddenly he trips and falls. He tripped over
Vickys, the girl who stumbled into the woods, body. Vicky is also the girl that Jeremy that has
been fooling around with.

31:55: The screen flashes to Stefan and he runs home and tells his uncle that another person
was attacked and it wasnt him then he runs up to his room and realizes that his balcony doors
are open and that same crow flies into his room and lands on a beam up in his ceiling. The same
male figure appears in the door way and Stefan looks at the man and says Damon. Damon then
gives Stefan a really intense look and say Hello brother.

32:53: Stefan ask Damon why he is in Mystic falls and the Damn then ask Stefan the same
question. Before Stefan could answer Damon answers for him and points out that it was because
of Elena.

40:01: It flashes back and forth between Elena and Stefan who are both writing in their journals.

40:29: Damon and Caroline have an intense stare down.

Observation Two
Saturday, September 13, 2014
The Vampire Diaries Season 1, Episode 2

Background Information: At this point in the season the attraction between Elena and Stefan is
very obvious by the way they look at each other. The looks are almost a half a second too long
and filled with burning desire. Damon, Stefans brother, has now come into the picture. He has a
goal of becoming close to Caroline for an unknown reason. In the first episode Vicky was
attacked by an unknown person and the questions about her attack were never answered. Bonnie
has also been experiencing weird things such as being able to see visions when she touches
someone or something.

Actors:
- Matt: Matt is Elenas childhood friend who grew up with her. He is also her ex-boyfriend
whom she broke up with after her parents died. He still has a lot of feelings for Elena and doesnt
want to see her get hurt. He makes this very clear to Stefan once Matt realizes that Elena is
Comment [RLD12]: Your observations in
Observation Two are very well written and
detailed. Ive noticed that some of them are
shorter than others, with only one sentence. I
would like you to add more details to the times
34:26, 37:11, 41:03, and 41:33. The
events going on during those specific times are
brief so I would suggest to explain the events so
readers can understand it a little better.
Comment [RLD13]: I love the little details
you added in the Background Information of
the second observation. The way you said,
The looks are almost half a second too long,
and filled with burning desire. I can visualize
this look that Elena and Stefan shared by the
way you included that detail. Details like this
in your paper make it very enjoyable to read
because I can visualize how the characters
are reacting to one another.

Comment [RLD14]: -The information you
have leading up to the actual observations is
very in depth. Although at first I thought it was a
little redundant to have all the background
information, actors, artifacts, etc for each
observation I dont think its bad as long as its
relevant (which it seems to be). Just make sure
when you go back through and read over it you
make sure all the information is relevant to the
actual observation you are conducting for that
actual segment.
Comment [RLD15]: Great description of
the actors in observations two. The
descriptions are very detail and easily
understandable as to who each actor
is. There is nothing I would personally
change on this section. Great job!

interested in Stefan. Matt is also Vickys younger brother. He tries to look out for Vicky because
their mother doesnt really care for them. So he is the parental figure for their family.
- Tyler: Tyler is Matts best friend and plays football with him. He is alsos Vickys boyfriend.
He is a player though and while Vicky is in the hospital he never goes and visits her or worries
about her well being. Him and Jeremy get into it a little bit because Tyler knows that Jeremy
likes Vicky but doesnt realize that Vicky has been going behind his back to be with Jeremy.
- Mr. Tanner: Mr. Tanner is Elenas and Jeremys history teacher. He calls Aunt Jenna in to
have a parent teacher conference about Jeremy. He basically tells her that she is an unfit care
giver to Elena and Jeremy.

Artifacts:
- The Comet: Bonnie explains to Caroline and Elena how the comet is a sign that evil is coming
soon. Her grandmother told her that every time that comet has came to Mystic Falls evil has
followed it.
- Blood: In the first episode Stefans face turned into a monster when he saw the blood on
Elenas leg from when she cut it. In this episode The something happens over and over from
when he sees the blood bags in the hospital to when he saw the blood on Vickys neck.

Communities of Practice:
- The Hospital: The hospital is where Vicky is at for a majority of the episode. She was put
there after she was attacked to make sure she was going to be okay. Matt and Jeremy come to
visit her a lot in the hospital. Stefan comes to see her to do the persuasion trick to make her think
that she saw something else than what she really saw when she was attacked.
- The Square in Town: This is where people from the town came together to observe the comet
that comes every 147 years.
- The Salvatore Residence: This is Damon and Stefans home. It has been in their family for
many many years. This is where Elena first meets Damon. Also this is where Elenas and
Stefans first kiss takes place.

Domain:
- Damon getting closer to Caroline: Damon and Caroline have been eyeing each other for a
while now. Towards to end of the episode Damon approaches her and makes a move. She ends
up taking Damon back to her house and becoming really intimate with him. He then bites her and
you hear her scream in pain. This has an alterer motive behind it we just dont know what
exactly.
- Stefan showing his interest in Elena: Stefan is trying to slowly show Elena his interest in her.
After she bluntly confronts him about his ex he doesnt know what to say and is baffled and left
speechless. Later his tells her that he is living for the moment and in that moment he kissed her.

Practices of the Community:
- Observing the comet: The Community of Mystic Falls gathered in the Town Square to watch
the comet. They light candles and stand together on the grass and watch is as it passes because it
only comes around every 147 years.

Literacy Practices:
- The Persuasion Trick: The Persuasion Trick is a trick that Stefan and Damon use on people.
Stefan has used in on the school secretary to convince her that he had all the required paperwork
to go to school there. He also used it on Vicky to convince her that what attacked her was an
animal. Damon used it on Vicky to convince her that Stefan had attacked her and that he was a
vicious vampire. He then told her a different story to keep his and Stefans secret safe.

The Observations:
2:31: A couple is camping out in the woods because they are planning to see a passing comet.
They become very intimate in the tent. The man of the couples tells the lady that he needs to run
back to the car to grab something. The lady thinks that it is about to rain so she tells him to make
sure that he stays dry. He then proceeds to the the tent. A few seconds later the lady hears drips
on the top of the tent and automatically assumes that it is starting to rain. She hops out of the tent
and begins to talk to the man and tease him about the rain. When she gets no response back she
becomes nervous. As she continues to hear the dripping noise she looks back around to the tent
to see where it is coming from. She shines her flashlight onto the tent and sees a pool of blood.
Then she flashes the light up to follow where the blood is coming from and she sees her
significant other hanging from the tree draining of blood. She becomes frightened and starts to
scream and run away. She makes back to the car but the car door is unlocked. She begins to cry
and try to become aware of her surroundings. Then the same person that attacked her lover
attacks her as well.

4:41: Jeremy is visiting Vicky in the hospital. A nurse walks in tells Jeremy that he cant be
there and needs to come back during visiting hours. Jeremy asks the nurse has Vicky is doing.
She nurse says that Vicky has lost a lot of blood. She also says that she needs her rest and that he
should come back later and walks him out of the room.

5:02: Stefan and Elena are in history class and continue to pass each other smiles and flirtatious
looks. They both look very smitten with each other. Meanwhile the history teacher is talking
about a comet that passes through every 100 years or so. He notices the connection between
Stefan and Elena and calls Stefan out for it.

6:01: Bonnie and Caroline are walking through the halls. Caroline tells Bonnie that she is
confused and doesnt know if Bonnie is psychic or clairvoyant. Bonnie tells her that technically
she is a witch, at least that is what her Grams tells her. Caroline mentions the guy she saw in the
bar which we know as Damon. Bonnie ask her why she didnt talk to him and Caroline just
shrugs it off and tells her that she was just drunk.

7:39: Stefan is using super human hearing abilities to eaves drop on Elena and Matts
conversation about Vickys well-being. Elena asks Matt what if Vicky knew what attacked her.
Matt tells Elena that Vicky keeps saying that it was a vampire. Matt just kinda laughs it off and
blames it on the trauma that has happened. Elena becomes confused and uneasy.

8:50: Aunt Jenna is having a parent teacher conference with Jeremys history teacher. He makes
sly remarks on her ability to take care of Elena and Jeremy. He tells her about his suspicions of
Jeremy being on drugs. He points out all of the characteristics that drug users have that Jeremy
has shown. The teacher says that Jeremy may be using drugs to cope with the lose of his parents.

9:42: Stefan is shown walking through the halls of the hospital. When he sees Matt there too he
goes into the shadows the hide. Matt walks into his sisters room and finds her missing. Then
when he turns around she is standing right behind him kind of in a trance or something. When he
touches her she starts to spas out and scream and try to fight him off. Matt runs out of the room
to look for a nurse to help him. As soon as he does Stefan runs really really fast into the room
and looks Vicky deep in her eyes and tells her that she was attacked by an animal and nothing
else. He sort of put her under hypnosis.

10:45: Matt catches a glimpse of Stefan walking around the corner of the hospital. He tries to
follow him. Stefan tries to lose him by going into a different room. He walks into a room that is
doing a blood drive and he becomes nervous and looking all over the place. His face starts to
turn into a monster like he did in the first episode when Elena cut her ankle. Stefan walks behind
a curtain so Matt wont see him. Matt sees the Stefans figure behind the curtain and goes to
push the curtain back and when he does nobody is there but the window is open.

12:55: Aunt Jenna sits Jeremy down and tries to have a conversation with him about getting
high. She confided in him that when she was a freshman is high school she too also got high.
While she is talking she is moving around the kitchen. She turns her back to get something out of
the refrigerator. Jeremy then walks quietly out of the house without Aunt Jenna realizing it.

13:58: Vicky is up and away. She looks over to see Matt sleeping in the chair beside her bed.
She throws an apple at him to wake him up. He starts to stir and she tells him that she knew he
wasnt really asleep. Matt proceeds to ask Vicky what exactly attacked her in the woods the
other night. Vicky just stares at the ground and says an animal and that after that she blacked out.
The Jeremy walks in. He ask Vicky how she is feeling and she tells him that she is doing okay.
Matt excuses himself from the room to let Vicky and Jeremy talk.

15:26: Elena is at the Salvatore residence. She rings the doorbell and no one answers. So she
decides to knock on the door. When she does the door opens. She slowly walks in and calls out
to Stefan. She calls out a couple more times as she makes her way to the living room area. She
looks around the house and takes in its beauty. She then hears the front door creek open. She
takes a step closer back towards the door and the crow comes flying in. It startles her and she
steps back. She runs into Damon who was right behind her. She starts to apologize for just
walking into the house and she says the door was open. She turns around to point at the door but
she sees that it is closed now. Damon introduces himself to her as Stefans brother. He also
invites her in.

17:36: Stefan appears as Damon is talking to Elena about Stefans ex-girlfriend Katherine.
Stefan dismisses Elena and she gets the feeling that she needs to leave. After she does Damon is
antagonizing Stefan. Stefan told him that he was trying to clean up the mess that Damon had
made.

20:52: Vicky is in the hospital and is having a bad dream. She wakes up in a panic and quickly
looks over to see Matt sitting in a chair sleeping near her bed. She gets out of bed to go to the
bathroom and while she is washing her hands she looks up to see Damon stand behind her in the
mirror. She quickly turns around and doest see him standing there anymore. She then goes to try
to wake Matt up and Damons face pops up and scares her. Then she really wakes up and
realizes it was all a dream.

22:13: Caroline, Elena, and Bonnie are all at a festival that is celebrating the comet that is
passing. Bonnie and Elena are talking about how Stefan never called or texted Elena after the
awkward run in with him and Damon. Caroline sees Damon from a far and reaches the courage
and confidence to go speak to him. She is walking across a courtyard and has her eyes on him.
People pass in between them and suddenly he vanishes.

23:58: Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, and Matt are about to watch the comet. They are lighting each
others candles. Elena starts to light someone elses candle when she looks up she realizes its
Stefan. It surprises her because of how things were left the last time they saw each other. They
start talking about the comet. Stefan tells Elena that the comet has been traveling through space
for thousands of years. Elena tells Stefan how Bonnie says its a sign that lots of evil is coming
to Mystic Falls. Stefan also apologizes for how he was acting the day before when Elena was at
his house. Elena confronts Stefan about his ex and explains that she understands how it is. She
then blows out her candle and walks away.

27:50: Damon is sitting at the bar at Mystic grill. Vicky sees him and stares for a while then
speaks to him. She says that she knows him from somewhere but doesnt know how. Damon just
tells her that that was unfortunate for her. She then excuses hereof and walks away. Damon
follows her to the bathroom and attacks her again.

28:39: Jeremy and Matt are trying to find Vicky. Jeremy and Tyler have a little bit of a
confrontation. Then Jeremy proceeds to tell everyone at the table including his sister Bonnie,
Caroline, Tyler, and Matt that him and Vicky have been sleeping together. After they all break
apart to go look for her Elena tries to talk to Jeremy and take him home.

29:10: Matt is in the square looking for Vicky when he sees Stefan and ask him if he knows
where Vicky is. He replays and says no. Matt then ask him why he was at the hospital because he
had seen him there. Stefan tells him that he was there visiting. While this conversation is
happening Stefan hears Vicky pleading for her life and excuses himself from the conversation.
He sees her on a rooftop with Damon and rushes to get up there. Stefan tells Damon to let her go
so Damon throws Vicky to the ground new Stefans feet. He then tries to prove a point to Stefan
that his persuasion didnt work on her as well as he though. He ask Vicky what attacked her and
who was it. She says it was a vampire and that it was him. Damon then does the same persuasion
trick to Vicky and convinces her that it was Stefan who attacked her and that hes a vicious
vampire. Damon is trying to convince Stefan that his choice of diet which is feeding on animals
is making him week. He wants Stefan to start feeding on human blood again. Stefan refuses.

34:26: Bonnie gives Stefan Elenas phone number and email. As she hands him the piece of
paper she catches a vision. Stefan ask her if she was okay and Bonnie whispers and asks What
happened to you?

37:11: Caroline and Damon finally speak to each other as she is walking to her car.

38:49: Elena goes to the Salvatore residence to see Stefan. He invites her in but she actually tells
him to come outside to see the comet again. Elena confesses to Stefan that when she got home
that night she was going to do what she always does. She was going to write in her diary and let
go of everything that happened that day. She said that she came to the realization that everything
she was going to write she should probably be telling him. Stefan asks her what she was going to
write. Elena starts off by saying Dear diary then basically says she is really just hiding from
the truth and the truth is that she is scared to let herself be happy.

41:03: Stefan and Elena have their first kiss.

41:33: Damon and Caroline are being intimate when he bites her.

Observation Three
Monday, September 15, 2014
The Vampire Diaries Season 1, Episode 3
Background Information: Damon and Caroline are hooking up and Damon is using Caroline to
feed on. He using the persuasion trick to keep the fact that hes feeding on her a secret. She hides
the bite marks with a scarf. Bonnie is started to discover her powers more and more. Stefan and
Elena are becoming more serious with their relationship.

Actors:
- Katherine: Although we havent met her yet she is a big part of this episode. She is mention
periodically by Damon Stefan and Elena. She is Damon and Stefans ex-girlfriend who dies in
a tragic fire. Possibly the girl who Stefan and Damon fought over.

Artifacts:
- The Necklace: The necklace was given to Elena by Stefan. He said it was in his family for a
long time and she wanted her to have it. It is laced with vervain which prevents Damon from
doing the persuasion trick on her.

Communities of Practice:
- Elenas House: Stefan, Bonnie, Caroline, Damon, and Elena all have dinner at Elenas house
to try to get to know each other. Elena has a little bit of an insight on Damon and Stefans
relationship.
- The Bonfire: The Bonfire is where Mr. Tanner dies and Damon tries to prove to Stefan that he
has lost his humanity for good. Also Tyler and Jeremy get into a fight.

Domain:
- Damon interest in Elena: Damon tries to convince Elena that she really does want him. He
sneaks into her room at night to watch her sleep.

Practices of the Community:
- The Purpose of the Bonfire: The purpose of the bonfire was to get the school, football
players, and cheerleaders to get pepped up for the game they were about to play. At first that is
Comment [RLD16]: -Some of your
observation notes are significantly shorter than
others. For example, the one saying stefan and
elena have their first kiss. This seems like its
probably a significant event so maybe, even if
thats all that actually happens in that time
period, you can go into detail about why that
event matters in the grander scheme of things.
The same goes for any other observation notes
that doesn't have quite as much detail as
others. It may just help the reader get a better
grasp on the significance of the events
especially if they have never seen the show
before.

Comment [RLD17]: - Observation Three
seems to be shorter than all three of your
observations. I suggest that you add more
details and descriptions to your observations.
For example, add more to Bonnies Vision in
literacy practices, maybe explain what makes
this literacy practice is significant in your figured
world.
what it was doing but because of what took place other things were shown about Stefan and
Damon.

Literacy Practices:
- Bonnies Visions: Bonnies visions, though she doesnt understand them at the time, tell her
things like Mr. Tanners death and that Stefan and Damon are bad.

The Observations:
1:56: Caroline wakes up the next morning after her and Damon hook up. She sees herself in the
mirror across from her bed. She is frightened by the bloody bite mark that is on her neck. She
quietly gets out of the bed and tries to tip so out of her room. The floor squeaks and she looks
back to see that Damon is now out of the bed too. When she looks back to the door he is standing
in front of her. She screams and backs up he tells her to calm down and she picks up the lamp
that is on her night stand and hits him with it. When she sees that it doesnt effect him she jumps
onto her bed to get away from him. She yells at him and tells him to stay away from her. She
then throws a pillow at him and he smells the blood that was left on the pillow. That makes him
hungry and attacks her again.

3:10: Elena and Bonnie are pulling up to school and Bonnie warns Elena to take things slow
with Stefan. This confuses Elena because Bonnie has been the one to tell her to go for it and let
herself be happy. Elena ask her why her opinion has changed. Bonnie tells her about how she
accidentally touched Stefan and she got a really bad feeling.

4:07: Vicky walks up to Jeremy and tells him that she got two tickets to a concert. She tells him
she wants him to go and Jeremy isnt having it. He wants to be more than just friends with her
but she wants to work on her relationship with Tyler.

5:21: Elena invites Stefan to her house to have dinner with her and Bonnie so Bonnie can get to
know Stefan better. Stefan knows that Bonnie isnt a big fan of him.

7:31: Mr. Tanner is asking the class about dates that happened in history. He sees Elena talking
to Stefan and calls her out. She doesnt know the date and Stefan says the date out loud. He then
tells Mr. Tanner that hes good with dates. Mr. Tanner is curious and then proceeds to ask him a
serious a historic events and Stefan gets every single one of them correct.

9:20: Elena is trying out for the cheerleading squad. Stefan is watching the football team and
ponders joining it. Elena had mention to him that he should join and stop being such a loner.
Elena tells Bonnie that she is coming to dinner that night to eat with her and Stefan. Bonnie gives
her an excuse as to why she cant come to dinner.

10:45: Elena and Bonnie see Caroline being dropped off at cheer try outs by Damon.

12:30: Elena is watching Stefan at football practice while she is suppose to be observing the
tryouts. Watching him makes her smile. Stefan shocks Tyler and Matt as he is a really good
Football player. Mr. Tanner is also the coach of the football team. He told Stefan he just wanted
to watch him fail at football which is why he is letting him try out. Mr. Tanner was embarrassed
because Stefan out smarted him in class the day before.

13:37: Tyler tackles Stefan after Matt passes him the ball. When he gets up and takes his glove
off his finger is broken. He puts it back in place and is instantly healed.

15:47: While Bonnie and Elena are preparing dinner Bonnie explains to Elena about the more
weird things that have been happening to her. She tells her how she can predict the commercials
that are gonna come on TV before they come on and how she has been thinking of specific
numbers all day and has been seeing them all day. Elena just laughs it off and tells Bonnie she
should talk to her grandmother. Elena starts looking for serving spoons and Bonnie knew exactly
where they were. Elena just assumed that because Bonnie had been over to her house so much
she knew where the serving spoons were at.

17:02: The dinner is very awkward and quiet. Elena is trying to find small talk so Stefan and
Bonnie can get to know each other. Elena ask Stefan about football and tries to tell Bonnie about
how good he is. Then Elena tells Bonnie to tell Stefan about her family. Elena tells Stefan that
Bonnie comes form a long line of witches. Stefan gets a very intense look on his face. Bonnie
tells him that she is from the Salem Witches. Stefan says that that is interesting and tells Bonnie
as too why he finds that interesting.

18:37: The doorbell rings while Bonnie Elena and Stefan are eating dinner and Elena gets up to
get the door. When she opens it its Caroline and Damon. Caroline explains that Bonnie had told
her that they were all having dinner so she though that she would bring desert. Stefan then comes
to the door and ask Damon why hes there. Elena is about to invite Damon in before Stefan stops
her. Stefan than says that Damon isnt staying and Caroline and Elena are confused.

21:37: Damon comes into the kitchen to help Elena clean up. Earlier during dinner he had
mention that Stefans last girlfriend had passed away. Elena asks Damon how she died and he
tells her it was in a tragic fire. Elena ask Damon what Katherine was like and Damon describes
her as beautiful, but selfish and not very kind, sexy and seductive.

23:44: Caroline is explaining the whole Elena and Matt relationship. Shes explaining that Matt
is just having a hard time seeing Elena with someone else. Stefan compliments Caroline on her
scarf. He ask if she will take it off so he can get a better look. She says she cant and when he ask
why she says she doesnt know why she just cant. The Damon walks back in the room and does
the persuasion trick to Caroline to go see if Elena needs help in the kitchen. After she leaves
Stefan scolds Damon about treated people like puppets.

26:26: Elena is having a dream about her Stefan. They are being really intimate. When Stefan
goes to take his shirt off his face changes to Damons face. It scares Elena and she wakes up
screaming. She gets up to go get a glass of water and as she passes the window the crow is sitting
there.

28:22: Stefan gives Elena a special necklace that has been in his family for a long time. It has a
special time of herb in it that smells like rose. He tells her he wants her to wear it for good luck.

31:00: Everyone is at the bonfire getting pepped up for the upcoming football game. Tyler walks
away upset about Stefan being really good and walks towards Vicky. He spots Jeremy in the
distance and approaches him talking trash about how Jeremy can have Vicky once he is done
with her. Jeremy punches Tyler in the face and Tyler comes back at him. Stefan stops Tyler from
punching Jeremy again and Tyler turns on Stefan and tries to punch him in the stomach. He does
and it doesnt effect Stefan at all. Jeremy reaches for a broken glass bottle and tries to hit Tyler
and Stefan pushes Tyler down. Jeremy than hit Stefans hand with the glass bottle and cuts him.
Matt tackles Tyler to the ground. Elena runs to Stefan to see if the cut is deep and Stefan tries to
hide his hand. Elena is very persistent so Stefan shows her and the cut is healed. Stefan tells
Elena that Jeremy missed his hand and that it was someone elses blood.

32:43: Elena approaches Bonnie and ask her about the bad mojo she got from when Bonnie
touched Stefan. Bonnie described what she saw as something not clear like a picture it was a
feeling that vibrated through her. The feeling was cold and like death.

33:57: Damon scares Elena while she is packing her car up from the bonfire. She confronts him
and tells him that she knows he is trying to make her feel uncomfortable. He tells her that he
knows that she wants him and that he would bet that she even dreams about him. This scares
Elena because she did intact dream about him earlier. He tries to do the persuasion trick on her to
get her to kiss him. He leans in to kiss her and Elena smacks him. She is mad that she is dating
this brother and he tries to kiss her.

35:49: Damon confronts Stefan about the vervain that is in the necklace that keeps him from
using the persuasion trick. Damon threatens Stefan that he could just eat her and Stefan calls his
bluff. Stefan knows that Damon still has his humanity and also reveals his their real age. He says
that after 145 years Damon is still haunting him.

37:28: Damon challenges Stefans statement by killing Mr Tanner after he comes out there to get
Stefan to get ready for the game. Damon drinks Mr. Tanners blood right in front of Stefan and
Stefan tries to get him to stop.

38:24: Matt walks outside to find Mr. Tanners body.

39:14: All the numbers that Bonnie has been seeing the past few days are at the crime scene of
Mr. Tanners murder.

Interviews
The first participate I interviewed was a lady around the age of 43 who has watched all the
season available on Netflix. Her name is Donna White. I interviewed her Sunday,
September 14, 2014.
- Me: How were you introduced to the TV show The Vampire Diaries and what exactly about
the show kept you interested?
- Donna: My daughter introduced me to the show. The characters and story line kept me
interested. I found myself wanting to know what would happen next.
- Me: Describe a specific scene in which the show kept you on the edge of your seat.
Comment [RLD18]: Your interviews were
very well conducted, and all the questions were
good ones to ask to give the reader perspective
on why people watch the show. I also thought it
was a good idea to ask why they preferred The
Vampire Diaries over other vampire related
shows/movies such as Twilight. This gives the
reader important information and lets them
know why people who watch the show do so. I
think it might be beneficial to add in another
question or two just relating the show back to
the viewer, for example; asking them how they
can relate some of the experiences they witness
on the show back to their personal life, or
something of that nature just to give the reader
even more information about who views the
series.
Comment [RLD19]: The way that you
included the date, and a little background
information on the people that you interviewed
was a really great idea. It shows the readers
and the teacher when you talked to these
people, how you know them, and what
connection they have to the show. I think
including that information is important to
understanding why you chose to interview these
people opposed to others.
Comment [RLD20]: What I really like about
your interviews is how you interviewed
someone who isnt in our age range. Its really
rare for someone of age 43 to watch television
dramas that are usually watched by teens and
young adults. Otherwise, your interview
questions and their responses were really good.
- Donna: The scenes that involved Elena and Damon kept me most on the edge of my seat.
Especially when she gave into his desire for her.
- Me: Compare your likes and dislikes of The Vampire Diaries to a different Vampire saga
such as Twilight or Dracula.
- Donna: The vampire diaries vs Twilight was more realistic involving the nature of the romantic
relationships. There was also more interaction and relationships with people who were not
vampires.
- Me: Tell me about the first time you watched an episode of The Vampire Diaries. What were
some of the emotions you were feeling throughout the episode?
- Donna: I felt excitement and interest. The story line kept my attention and made me want to
watch the next episode. :
- Me: Describe your expectations for future seasons of this show.
- Donna: I would like to see the development of the relationship between Elena and Damon. I
am also curious how Elena copes with either becoming a vampire herself or maintains her
relationships and the effect on her family throughout the future seasons.

The second participant I interviewed was a student from UNC Charlotte. She is a Special
Education Major and is in her senior year of school. Her name is Jenna Price. I
interviewed her Monday, September 15, 2014.
- Me: How were you introduced to the TV show The Vampire Diaries and what exactly about
the show kept you interested?
- Jenna: I found out about the show by scrolling through netflix searching for a show to watch.
I chose vampire diaries because I loved twilight, so I knew I would be interested in the
vampire diaries. The love story along with the intensity kept the show interesting to me.
- Me: Describe a specific scene in which the show kept you on the edge of your seat.
- Jenna: The scenes involving Damon kept me the most interested. He was my favorite and of
course the most attractive!
- Me: Compare your likes and dislikes of The Vampire Diaries to a different Vampire saga
such as Twilight or Dracula.
- Jenna: I loved both twilight and the vampire diaries. I enjoyed how suspenseful the vampire
diaries were compared to twilight. I found the characters more interesting and easier to relate
too.
- Me: Tell me about the first time you watched an episode of The Vampire Diaries. What were
some of the emotions you were feeling throughout the episode?
- Jenna: The first time I watched the vampire diaries I was immediately addicted. I was excited
for each episode following the previous one. The vampire diaries always kept me on the edge
of my seat. I was never bored.
- Me: Describe your expectations for future seasons of this show.
- Jenna: I have yet to see season 5 of the vampire diaries. I expect to see Elena and Damon
still together as a couple. I also expect to see a family develop from Elena and Damon.
Hopefully they will have some baby vampires!