A Wrinkle in Time - Final Book Project
(teachers please adapt)

A - Using the information from Literary Concepts do a complete Plot Analysis of  A Wrinkle in Time  identifying each element as explained. (Required from all)

B - Groups select one project below to complete.

1. Use the Story Craft  guide to help you create your own science-fiction adventure story including what you learned about:

  • elements of a story
  • dimensions
  • space and our solar system
  • vocabulary words

2.  Create a board game that sequences the entire story. Include the following elements:

  • All the various settings
  • questions about characters, setting and plot of the story
  • vocabulary words
  • Math concepts
  • questions about historical figures mentioned in the book.
  • rules of the game

3. Use PowerPoint or Hyperstudio to create a virtual museum with rooms to display artifacts from each of the places the kids visited.

  • You create the artifacts
  • Write a paragraph explaining each artifact and its use or value.

4. Create a comic book that illustrates the story. Show the main events that occur on each planet. Use a draw program to create your own images, or draw them by hand and scan them into your document.

5. Make character puppets and perform a puppet show of the story. You must write the script in a word processor.

6. Gather some clipart from the Internet to help you create a shoebox diorama depicting four scenes form the story.

7. Use Puzzlemaker to create a giant crossword puzzle making use of the vocabulary, literary and scientific concepts you learned from reading this book.