Science Fiction: A Wrinkle in Time.
Publication Date: January 1, 1962
Number of Pages: 260
Artistic Medium: Drawing: pencil, pen and ink, crayon, chalk
Artistic Style: Expressionism.
Age Range: 9 and Up.
Plot Summary: Meg Murray and her brother, Charles Wallace set out on an adventure with their friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue their scientist father from the evil on another planet. With the help of Mrs.Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, they travel through the "tesseract" ( a "winkle" in space and time). On their journey, they learn about a giant cloud called "the dark thing" that has already taken over several planted, including the one where their father is, Camazotz. The group travels to Camazotz. There, Charles is overpowered and taken over by the dark thing. He leads the rest of the group to Mr. Murray where they too must fight the dark thing. Escaping (group plus Mr. Murray) at the last second to Ixchel, Charles is left prisoner to the dark force.
Once in Ixchel, Meg makes the decision to return to Camazots to rescue her brother, alone. When Meg returns, she realizes she has one power of the Dark thing, that power is love. She focuses on her love for her brother, Charles, and releases him for the dark forces control. They then tessers back to their realm on Earth.
This story is a great one to identify the details of good vs evil. This story is also easy to understand and comprehend for a wide range of ages.
Content Area:
14 ) Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause and effect, problem and solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. [RI.4.5]
- After reading this story as a whole (over the course of a few days), We will then determine the problems and the solutions in the story.
- We could also discuss the cause and effects of actions taken by the characters.
- What would have happened if Meg would not have found her hidden weapon?
I chose this book as well. It is a great book for children in my opinion. It has so much imagination for the children to explore! Such a great choice for this genre.
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