Seeking Truth: A Wrinkle in Time

Lesson 9
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ELA

Alternate Unit 5

5th Grade

Lesson 9 of 26

Objective


Analyze why Madeleine L'Engle included the scene with the Medium.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle  pp. 84 – 101

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Analyze why Madeleine L'Engle included the scene with the Medium. How does it help the reader better understand the characters and the sequence of events?

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • Describe what happens when Meg tessers through a two-dimensional planet. 

  • How does Madeleine L'Engle use sentence structure to help the reader better understand the experience of tessering through a two-dimensional planet? 

  • What events in the chapter are examples of science fiction? Identify at least two and explain what makes them science fiction.

  • Describe "Orion's belt". Include two to three specific details that describe the setting.

  • Why did Mrs Whatsit show Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin the Dark Thing on Uriel first?

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Vocabulary


dimension

n.

an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing (p. 86)

frantic

adj.

overcome with fear and worry (p. 92)

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.5.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
  • 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).
  • RL.5.5 — Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
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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