Novel Idea Guide A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Created by Heather Ellis, LIN Capstone, Spring 2018

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Citation and 2 Summary

Related 3 Books

Activities 4

Discussion 5 Questions

References 6 P A G E 2

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 1962.

 This is book 1 of the Time Quintet Series

 It’s the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal

Book Book Summary and Citation  A science fiction story about good versus evil

 The setting is the universe where the battle is raging  Official web site:  https://read.macmillan.com/mcpg/a-wrinkle-in-time/

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963. The story is about the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.

Age Range: 10 — 14 years

Grade Level: 6th and up

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by Madeleine L’Engle

“A Wind in the Door” Book #2 in the “A Wrinkle in Time” series When Charles Wallace falls ill, Meg, Calvin, and their teacher, Mr. Jenkins, must travel inside Charles Wallace to make him well, and save the

Related Books Related universe from the evil Echthros.

“A Swiftly Tilting Planet” Book #3 in the “A Wrinkle in Time” series The Murry and the O’Keefe families enlist the help of the Unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war.

“Many Waters” Book #4 in the “A Wrinkle in Time” series Meg Murry, now in college, travels with her twin brothers, Sandy and Dennys, to a desert oasis that is embroiled in war.

“An Acceptable Time” The final book in the “A Wrinkle in Time” series While Polly O’Keefe is spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, she wonders into a time 3,000 years before her own.

***All the above books are great for… Age Range: 10—14 years Grade Levels: 6 and up P A G E 4

Make your own fortune teller Meg has a paper “fortune teller” that she uses when she is anxious or scared. You can create your own using this handy little guide so you can discover your own fortune.

Activities

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Coloring Pages Find activities here: https://raveandreview.com/2018/03/9-awesome-a-

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Activities

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 What is the setting for the beginning of the story?

 Who are the three Mrs. W’s?

 Charles Wallace stared at Calvin and seems “to be

thinking at him.”

DiscussionQuestions  Then Charles Wallace says to Calvin, “She (Meg) is not

really one thing or the other. What does he mean?

 How did the flowers help the children?

 Explain what you think the dark thing is.

 To what does Meg compare her traveling in space?

 What seems to be unusual about the people of Camazotz?

 The children decide to go into the main building to get

more information. Where do they go?

 Why can't Charles Wallace taste the food but Meg and

Calvin can?

 Meg finally understands that she must return to save

Charles Wallace. Why must it be her?

P A G E 7 REFERENCES

Sullen, Antonette. A Wrinkle in Time Full Audiobook. YouTube, 25 Nov. 2017, https://youtu.be/H6oueDNUKPY.

Amazon.com. A Wrinkle in Time. https://www.amazon.com/Wrinkle -Time-Quintet/dp/0312367546/ref=la_B000APZXFW_1_1? s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523638849&sr=1-1.

L’Engle, Madeleine. Herself. Colorado Springs, CO: Shaw, 2001.

REFERENCES Newquist, Roy. Conservations. New York, NY: Rand McNally, 1967.

Madeleine L’Engle. Internet Public Library. https:// www.madeleinelengle.com/

Dare to Disturb the Universe: Madeleine L’Engle on Creativity, Censorship, Writing, and the Duty of Children’s Books. Brain- Pickings.org. https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/04/10/dare-to- be-creative-madeleine-l-engle/.