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The Tide Runner | Grade 12 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics
The Tide Runner | Grade 12 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics
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The Tide Runner — Yannick Quéméner has the rudder damaged off the Pointe du Raz in Brittany in 1820 — the worst place in the channel to lose a rudder. He knows the passage between Sein Island and the mainland the way he knows his own kitchen, every depth at every state of the tide. He is going to navigate it with half a rudder. A man who navigated from memory navigated the passage he remembered. A man who navigated from the water navigated the passage that was there.
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)
- Theme & Meaning questions
- Socratic discussion questions
- Literary Analysis (tone, diction, imagery, symbolism, contrast, motif, irony, structure, turning points, foreshadowing, allusion, narrative lens, narrative distance, narrative restraint)
- Copywork and memory work
- Optional writing prompts (reflective, explanatory, creative, analytical)
- Complete parent answer key
- Standards alignment
Written for Grade 12. Suitable for Grades 11–12 with guidance. This packet is available as a digital download only.
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