Seeking Truth: A Wrinkle in Time

Lesson 7
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ELA

Alternate Unit 5

5th Grade

Lesson 7 of 26

Objective


Describe the setting of Uriel and explain how the setting influences the mood of the story.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle  pp. 75 – 83

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Describe Uriel. How does the setting influence the mood of the story? 

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • Explain the importance of the flowers. What would have happened without the flowers? Why? 

  • Based on what the reader knows at this point in the story, why might Calvin have been brought along? What role does he play?

  • Compare and contrast the influence the shadow has on each of the characters. For each character, identify a powerful sentence from the text that describes the shadow's influence on them.

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Vocabulary


anguished

adj.

describes extreme suffering, grief, or pain  (p. 76)

incomprehensible

adj.

impossible to understand  (p. 77)

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.5.3 — Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
L.5.4.b
L.5.5
RF.5.3
RF.5.4
RL.5.1
RL.5.4
RL.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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