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The Two Silversmiths — The commission from Bernardo Acciaioli arrives at Giovanni Amati's workshop on a Tuesday and at Luca Ferrini's workshop on a Thursday in Florence in 1402, and neither man knows about the other for three weeks. A patron who believes competition produces better work has hired two silversmiths for the same piece. What each man brings to what follows is the willingness to lose an argument if the argument is worth losing.
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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