Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle. 1963.
Reading & instructional resources
Information for text and movie
Both
- Video of a rotating Tesseract (.34) - Wild!
Notice how the sides of the figures in the shapes seem to suddenlty jump from one position to another. How would you relate this to Mrs. Whatsit's explanation with Mrs. Who's skirt in chapter 5?
Text:
- Prereading questions
- Reader's Theater for chapter 2
- Anticipating outcomes - questions for after chapter 2 & 3.
Movie
- Resonance experiment video (8:19)
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse (2:30)
- Science question, bouncing balls sounds and sight in unison. Possible or not? See - Explosion and shockwave vide0 (1:12) notice difference in visual and sound time lapse.
- Slate - Differences between the book and movie
- Use a Doube Bubble Maps to map similarities and differences.
Prereading Questions for A Wrinkle in Time
What does it feel like to be the smartest, average,
or dumbest?
How far should you go or not go to change yourself?
How can you help your parents?
What is worth risking your life?
Anticipating Outcomes questions for after chapter 2 or 3?
What do believe will happen next?
To whom or what does each refer.
Meg
Calvin
Mr. Murray
Mrs. Murray
Charles Wallace
Mrs. Who
Mrs. Which
Mrs. What
Mousy brown hair.
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