BUNDLE A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel & Film Study Unit (editable)
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About this Unit & Novel
This is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 Newberry-winner by Hope Larson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary building and literary analysis, to creative writing and argument building to side trips into some of the STEM concepts that surface in the novel. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose which elements and prompts will work best for you.
From Goodreads: Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murry, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract — a wrinkle that transports one across space and time — to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murry is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murry but the safety of the whole universe.
Never before illustrated, A Wrinkle in Time is now available in a spellbinding graphic novel adaptation. Hope Larson takes the classic story to a new level with her vividly imagined interpretations of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, the Happy Medium, Aunt Beast, and the many other characters that readers have loved for the past fifty years. Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet.
Unit Components & Features
Click the links to preview included resources. This bundle is one single Google doc with links to individual resources. Nothing to unzip. Everything you need in one place.
A Wrinkle in Time The Graphic Novel | Hope Larson | Discussion Questions & Vocabulary Activities (Click to preview)
A WRINKLE IN TIME FILM STUDY QUESTIONS (Click to preview)
Questions here explore themes unique to the film with a focus on a comparative analysis.
IN-DEPTH MENTOR TEXT MINI- UNITS & POETRY EXTENSION PROJECTS
- MENTOR TEXT MINI-UNIT: Science Fiction
- MENTOR TEXT MINI-UNIT: Character & Conflict
- POETRY EXTENSION: Growing Metaphor with "Seeds" & "Branches"
- POETRY EXTENSION: The Texture of Vengeance, the Flavor of Fury
Designed to spark and scaffold new creative writing projects, in-depth revisions to one in progress, and/or build on concepts introduced in this unit’s mentor text exercises, each mini-unit is a detailed, 1-2 week lesson plan that includes:
- Introductions to each day’s reading, discussion, and/or writing session
- Excerpts of the mentor texts under consideration.
- Questions to guide discussions.
- Prompts, graphic organizers, and word banks to get students started.
- A series of editable Revision Workshop HyperDocs to guide students through the revision process.
Along with excerpts from A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, these mini-units also include the excerpts from the original novel by Madeleine L’Engle as well as student examples that model the approaches under consideration.
READ ONLINE OPTION
To accommodate students who do not have access to a copy of the graphic novel, each literature response includes a link to a read-aloud screencast of the pages prompts cover.
To find the screencasts, look for the icon above at the top of each literature response. Students can click to open then listen to a teacher read, or mute to read on their own. Links to all of the screencasts also appear in a single Google doc here.
STEM EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
- STEM EXTENSION • THE TELEGRAPH, TELEGRAMS & MORSE CODE (Click to preview)
- STEM EXTENSION • MESSIER 101
- STEM EXTENSION • THE ORION CONSTELLATION
- STEM EXTENSION • DIMENSIONS & TESSERACTS (Click to preview)
- STEM EXTENSION • TESSERING AND WORMHOLES (Click to preview)
MENTOR TEXT STUDIES & MINI-UNIT BUNDLE (Click to preview)
Sensory Details|Writing Light (Click to preview)
Designed to integrate into a writing workshop and built around a specific writing strategy, each mentor text exercise asks students to read as writers—to pay close attention to elements of craft—and apply the mentor author’s writing techniques to their own works in progress.
Passages from both A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel as well as the original novel by Madeleine L'Engle serve as springboards for these exercises which also include:
- Graphic organizers and sentence-frames.
- Slideshows, Quizizz games and/or explainer videos.
- Links to student writing samples that model approaches to applying the mentor author techniques under consideration.
EDITABLE CONTENT & FLEXIBLE FORMATTING
This unit is a Google document, so you can easily modify anything here to fit your own needs.
If you are new to Google docs, check the quick tips for navigating and editing this unit here. NOTE: This unit includes many links to other documents. To edit those, make your own copy first then edit your copy. If you want students to click your edited version, make sure to replace the old link with your new one in the doc students will access.
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