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The Surgeon's Hour — The lantern was smashed in the shelling and replaced with a candle stuck in a bottle, which gives less light and moves with every draft through the tent, so that the shadows on the three men laid out on the ground move when the surgeon moves. He has been on his feet for eleven hours. He has one candle, one assistant trained as a farrier, and three men who will not all survive the night — and the first decision he has to make is which one to work on first.
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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