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The Portrait Painter's Problem | Grade 11 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics
The Portrait Painter's Problem | Grade 11 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics
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The Portrait Painter's Problem — Adriaan van Houten has been painting portraits of Amsterdam's merchant families for nineteen years and has learned many things — how to flatter a man's confidence, how to make children sit still. In 1668 he has painted five families and five dogs, and somewhere in the delivery of the portraits he has put the wrong dogs in the wrong pictures. All five families have received a portrait. None of them has received their dog.
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 11. Suitable for Grades 10–12 with guidance. This packet is available as a digital download only.
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