A Wrinkle in Time Lesson Plan

Adapting a Scene (Day 1)

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to engage the text in a different form

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1

Structure:

Divide students into small groups (no more than 5 students per group, preferably fewer). Each group should discuss one scene—one in which several characters speak, interact, and are active—that they find particularly interesting or exciting. Students should discuss until their group has settled on one important scene, taking notes on the scene they choose. What makes it exciting? What makes it unique?

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