{"product_id":"the-ferryman-grade-9-classical-literature-packet-cornerstone-academics","title":"The Ferryman | Grade 9 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ferryman\u003c\/em\u003e — 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach packet includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal classical short story (complete text)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on historical setting and literary tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarration prompts (oral and written)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehension questions — literal and inferential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter Constellation graphic organizer (including Character Change Axis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory Arc study (five movements, with attention to subtler turning points)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme \u0026amp; Meaning questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocratic discussion questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary Analysis (tone, diction, imagery, symbolism, contrast, motif, irony, structure, turning points, foreshadowing, allusion, narrative lens, narrative distance, narrative restraint)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopywork and memory work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional writing prompts (reflective, explanatory, creative, analytical)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete parent answer key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for Grade 9. Suitable for Grades 8–10 with guidance. This packet is available as a digital download only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone Academics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49917779345637,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3845\/6805\/files\/THE_FERRYMAN.png?v=1782882680","url":"https:\/\/cornerstoneacademics.co\/products\/the-ferryman-grade-9-classical-literature-packet-cornerstone-academics","provider":"Cornerstone Academics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}