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The Ambassador's Hat — The Florentine envoy Niccolo Gavari has conducted negotiations in Milan, Rome, and Ferrara, but the audience with the Doge in Venice in 1490 is now three hours away and the hat that signals his rank was sat on by a dog at seven in the morning. Whether the outcome of a negotiation can hinge on a hat is a question Gavari would rather not have to answer.
Each packet includes:
Original classical short story (complete text)
Notes on historical setting and literary tradition
Narration prompts (oral and written)
Comprehension questions — literal and inferential
Vocabulary exercises
Character Constellation graphic organizer (including Character Change Axis)
Story Arc study (five movements, with attention to subtler turning points)
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