78 pages 2 hours read

Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle In Time

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1962

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Discussion/Analysis Prompt

Under IT’s control, Charles Wallace says the people of Camazotz are happy because they are all equal and alike. Are the people of Camazotz happy? One of Meg’s major internal and external conflicts is how she felt about being different from everyone else and how people treated her because of it. Would she have been happier on Camazotz? Based on these story elements and other evidence you find throughout the novel, what do you think is L’Engle’s message about equality in A Wrinkle in Time

Teaching Suggestion: Support students to answer this question through character analysis. Have them re-read Chapters 6 and 7 to draw textual support for their answers to the first two questions. 

Differentiation Suggestion: Support students with processing difficulties by having them answer one question at a time. For a more visual approach, graphic organizers can assist students in organizing their ideas and thoughts about character similarities and differences.

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