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The Garden at the Edge of the Empire — Marcus Aurelius Priscus is fifty-seven years old and has been farming the same land in Roman Britain for twenty-two years when riders come from the south with news that the garrison at Eboracum is being reduced. The pears are not yet ripe in 380 AD, and he is not certain he will be here when they are — but a man who intended to leave did not reset walls before the ground froze.
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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