Planets
the last planet in the story.
What is earth
This project focuses on the hero's journey
What is the video game story board or pop-up book
One of the Mrs. W told this character to protect Meg
Calvin
This character can't see and she fed, bathed, and dressed Meg like Meg was a baby while she was suffering from the effects of IT and tessering
Aunt Beast
A Wrinkle in Time is fiction or nonfiction
What is both because the story is made up many aspects apply to our lives. Also, many scientific ideas in the book are non-fiction or unknown. "Meg, just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist." Keep an open mind to what could be real.
A bright, harmonious planet with green foliage, blue skies, water, and singing centaur-like creatures
Uriel
The significance of the hero's journey in our lives (3 parts)
What is 1. striving to overcome obstacles and 2. becoming better, then 3. bringing home those attributes.
to be this is an anomaly in the gene pool of one's family
sport
She usually takes the form of a quirky, eccentric old woman on Earth, though she can transform into a winged centaur-like creature on planets like Uriel.
Mrs. WhatsIt
Which literary idea relates to structure
Hero's journey
A foggy, gray planet where the Happy Medium resides and shows the children visions of the universe and the Dark Thing
What is the Happy Medium's planet (in Orion's belt)
This project focuses on symbols in the story and how they affect the plot and characters
What is Museum Display
three traits of Charles Wallace
1. 5 years old.
2. Can sense what people need.
3. Gave in to IT because he thought e hcould withstand IT. Wasn't wise enough to know that individualism is valuable.
4. Able to use advanced English, remember quotes and understand languages.
5. Brave, inexperienced in life
The gift of his natural ability to communicate and reach all kinds of people.
Who is Calvin O'Keefe
objectives during different plot points
What are:
the childrens', the 3 Mrs. W's, the Happy Medium, and Aunt Beast and her people's objective is to find father and fight the black thing.
Aunt Beast's Objective is to make Meg well.
After meeting IT: The objective is to get Charles Wallace back.
author's: Hit points in a hero's journey.
A dark, menacing planet controlled by a giant, disembodied evil brain called IT, where everyone and everything is forced into strict conformity. This is where Meg's father is held captive and where Charles Wallace falls under IT's control.
Camazotz
This project focuses on shaping events of the plot, and how the setting affects the characters. It also requires three quotes to back up your interpretation of the setting.
What is diorama
This character used to be a star. She gave up being a star to fight the dark thing.
Mrs. Whatsit
A warning quotation from Goethe reminding him that he does not know everything.
What is one of the gifts given to Charles Wallace to overcome IT.
5 points in a hero's journey
A call to adventure
A supernatural power
A special weapon or power or a protective device is given
The hero leaves the familiar world and starts a journey
The hero succeeds through trials
The hero achieves the goal of the journey
The hero is reconciled with a father figure
The hero returns home
A cold, gray, fragrant planet without light, inhabited by friendly, multi-tentacled, sightless creatures (such as "Aunt Beast") who nurse Meg back to health after she is injured escaping Camazotz
Ixchel
4 symbols and meanings in the story include:
Spectacles-meaning sight vs. blindness either partial or not being able to see multiple perspectives.
Tesseract-being able to bend time and space for travel, it can parallel changes in the characters and plot.
The sightless planet represents human's tendencies toward being myopic. We think it's better to see. Aunt Beast thought sight is limiting because she can sense things. It didn't matter that her planet was grey or if it was light out.
Sonnet: Represents writing out own story with the circumstances we have.
Love: represented the power to overcome evil and realize ones own potential and value.
Father: changed over the book based on Meg's view. Father meant safety. Later, disillusionment.
Calvin: friendship, protection for Meg, validation of her worth, help, keeping a level head.
school: status quo
This character needed help to overcome IT and had a sort of rebirth that helped relinquish anger.
Meg
When the Happy Medium shows Calvin's mom yelling at his siblings, this person's anger helps motivate to fight IT and the black thing
Meg's
5 plot points in A Wrinkle in Time and how setting affected them.
What are:
1. Meg is sad and feels bad about herself and the fact her father is gone and she has problems at school.
2. She meets the 3 Mrs. W and later Calvin
3. The three Mrs. W's Tesser her, Calvin, and Charles to Uriel to get ready to find their father and fight the dark thing.
Meg returns to Camazotz, tells Charles Wallace she loves him. He comes out of IT's influence.
They return home safely and see their mom, the twins, and the dog.