A Wrinkle in Time By Madeleine LEngle

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A Wrinkle in TimeBy Madeleine LEngle

• Lessons Prepared By
• Tasha Bowlin

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Book Overview

• A Wrinkle in Time is a fictional novel filled
  with magical, creative imagination that can take
  the reader where no man has ever gone
  before.tessering through time to faraway planets
  to see things no one has ever dreamed of. The
  fun, imaginative characters are sure to enhance
  the readers in a journey they will never forget
  as they travel through the pages of this story.
  When used in the classroom, this book is sure to
  get the students imagination brewing. In this
  presentation I have included several possible
  lesson plans to go along with this novel. These
  include activities for pre-reading, during
  reading, and post-reading, with elements applying
  to the students metacognitive abilities and
  schemata.

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Pre-Reading Activities

• About the AuthorClass discussion about her
  background
• Journal Entry---Predict what you think this book
  will be about.
• Discussion---Take turns reading aloud some
  journal entries. Compare and contrast beginning
  ideas.
• Vocabulary---Study and familiarize yourself with
  new words by constructing Frayer Models.

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Vocabulary List

• Indignantly ?Dilapidated
• Relinquished ?Corona
• Frivoling ?Annihilate
• Tesseract ?Misconception
• Belligerent ?Primitive
• Transmissible ?Emanate
• Sinister ?Tangible

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During Reading Activities

• On-going journal entries----After each chapter,
  briefly record what has happened and if it was to
  your surprise or not. Also, remember to predict
  what you think will happen in the next chapter.
• Think-aloud Discussions----Each person takes a
  turn in class to share their thoughts and ideas
  on the book so far

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During Reading Activities

• Study Guides---Students will complete questions
  pertaining to each chapter as they read. These
  questions will focus on characters, plot, events,
  and vocabulary.
• Pop Quizzes---After every five chapters, a pop
  quiz will be given with about 10 questions
  pertaining to the events that have happened in
  the chapters.
• Role-play Diaries---Each student will take on the
  persona of a certain character, and write a diary
  entry from that characters point of view about a
  certain event that has happened in the story.

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Post-Reading Activities

• Journal Entry Response Writing---Immediately
  after finishing the book, record your thoughts
  and feelings on it in your journals.
• Class Discussion---All students will be involved
  in orally reflecting their thoughts of the book.
• Metacognitive Abilities---You will each reflect
  on the way you read through the book. You will
  each answer and discuss such questions as Did
  you expect the next event to happen? Were you
  surprised when this character did this? Were
  some of the creative vocabulary words too
  confusing for you? How did you deal with this?
  While reading, did you ever think of the Black
  Thing or It as symbolizing something that
  actually exists?

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Post-Reading Activities

• Exploring Schemata---In a class discussion, you
  will each share how you related to this book.
  You will answer questions such as Could you
  identify with any of these characters? Do you
  have any prior experiences to relate to that
  helped you understand this book? What were your
  feelings about the way some characters were
  treated differently than others?

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Portfolio Options

• After reading such an imaginative book, you
  should be thinking creatively. Use this time to
  begin creative short stories to be added to
  portfolios. Sample Prompt After reading this
  novel, your creative sensors should have been
  alerted. Using your imagination, write a short
  story in which you travel on a journey to save
  something or someone. Be as creative as
  possible---anything goes!!
• Write a reflective critique of the book in the
  form of a letter to an editor, or simply an essay
  for a magazine. Tell whether you liked the book
  or not and why, and reflect on the different
  possibilities that the author could have been
  playing on with the Black Thing, It, and the
  neighborhood and people of Camazotz.

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Final Assessment

• The final exam to be given at the end of the book
  will be similar to the quizzes, and will include
  information from the study guides that you have
  completed for each chapter. All parts of a story
  will be addressed, along with the studied
  vocabulary, and highlighted events throughout the
  book. A short answer reflection question will
  conclude the exam.