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The Ferryman — Gerhardt Kessler has been reading the Rhine for thirty-one years — reading passengers the way he reads weather and current, before he decides whether to push off. The monk who appears on the eastern bank in 1348 is not the usual hour for crossings and not the usual kind of traveler, and Gerhardt puts his pole in the water and pushes off anyway. What happens on the water between the two banks is the story.
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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