Due April 29, 2015

Discussion Day! Whoowhoo!

A Wrinkle in Time

with Mrs. Cotham

Due April 22 (Wrinkle in Time Qs)

Questions to Answer

1) In your opinion, why do the three children accept the three Mrs. Ws rather than fear them?

2) What are some of the things in the story that are based on real science? What are the things that are entirely made up?

3) What is the Thing and which historical figures have opposed it?

4) What is life like for the residents of Camazotz? What questions would you like to ask the author about this place?

5) What has happened to Meg’s father?

6) The people on planet Camazotz have no crime, no responsibility, and no decisions to make. What is so wrong with their society?

7) Mrs. Whatsit and the children name well-known figures from our civilization who have fought against the darkness. Whom would you add to that list?

8) After Meg releases her father, why is she so disappointed in him?

9) How is Charles Wallace finally freed?

10) Do you believe IT is finally defeated at the end of the book? Why or why not?

Vocab from the book - Hint: be familiar with these words

1. brusquely (roughly, impatiently)
2. emanate (to flow out, to radiate)
3. omnipotent (all powerful)
4. trepidation (anxiety, fear)
5. aberration (change from the normal)
6. myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted)
7. wheedle (to plead, to coax)
8. ephemeral (short-lived, temporary)
9. tractable (manageable; obedient) 
10.  tesseract
    In mathematics, a tesseract is a four-dimensional shape (hypercube) that, when represented in three dimensions, looks, e.g., like a cube inside a cube with spokes connecting the corners of the two cubes together. In the novel, the tesseract functions more or less like what in modern science-fiction is called a space warp or a wormhole, a portal from one area of space to another which is possible through the bending of the structure of the space-time continuum.