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The Merchant's Translator — Dawud ibn Yusuf is twenty-four years old and three days into a successful negotiation in Samarkand in 900 AD when he is washing his face on the morning of the fourth day and the full shape of what he did assembles itself. He has been translating between Arabic and Sogdian long enough to be competent and not quite long enough to have developed the habit of checking his work — and the contract has not yet been signed, which is the only reason he still has a choice.
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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