{"product_id":"the-wool-merchant-s-scales-grade-12-classical-literature-packet-cornerstone-academics","title":"The Wool Merchant’s Scales | Grade 12 Classical Literature Packet | Cornerstone Academics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wool Merchant’s Scales\u003c\/em\u003e — A widow comes to the Bruges wool market on a slow Thursday in 1380 with a cart, a boy of twelve, and a quantity of clip she wrapped herself. The merchant has been reading wool behind the scales for twenty-three years. He reads the widow's clip. He cannot afterward explain what he decides in language that would satisfy a man demanding an explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach packet includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal classical short story (complete text)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on historical setting and literary tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarration prompts (oral and written)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehension questions — literal and inferential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter Constellation graphic organizer (including Character Change Axis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory Arc study (five movements, with attention to subtler turning points)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme \u0026amp; Meaning questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocratic discussion questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary Analysis (tone, diction, imagery, symbolism, contrast, motif, irony, structure, turning points, foreshadowing, allusion, narrative lens, narrative distance, narrative restraint)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopywork and memory work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional writing prompts (reflective, explanatory, creative, analytical)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete parent answer key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for Grade 12. Suitable for Grades 11–12 with guidance. This packet is available as a digital download only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone Academics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49922260992229,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3845\/6805\/files\/The_Wool_Merchant_s_Scales.png?v=1782955976","url":"https:\/\/cornerstoneacademics.co\/products\/the-wool-merchant-s-scales-grade-12-classical-literature-packet-cornerstone-academics","provider":"Cornerstone Academics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}