We will fishbowl on Wednesday! Here are your questions:
7A: 1) How do you think Meg's disadvantages will become advantages throughout the story? Identify her disadvantages, and then use foreshadowing to support your answer.
2) Now that we know more about dimensions, reevaluate our previous question: What are the Mrs. W's? Why do you think the Mrs. W's need the children? What could 3-dimensional creatures possible offer that the Mrs. W's can't do themselves? Use the informational texts and the book to support your answer.
3) More than just evil, what do you think the Dark Thing actually is in scientific terms? Use the informational texts and our understanding of tesseracts, space, and dimensions to support your answer.
7B: 1) More than just evil, what do you think the Black Thing is? Why do you think Meg's father made the decision to fight the Black Thing? What might the consequences be if he didn't decide to fight the Black Thing? Use the informational texts, notes, and the book to support your answer.
2) How is the tesseract related to A Wrinkle in Time? Explain its relationship to the main characters (the Murrys, the children, and the Mrs. W's), as well as its relationship to the setting of the story.
3) What symbolism is featured in the book? How does the symbolism affect the story? What message is Madeleine L'Engle communicating by using these symbols?
7C: 1) How are the six dimensions related to the book? Use the book, the informational texts, and your notes to support your answer. (Manuel, Mariela, Diego, Fabrizio, and Michelle)
2) More than just evil, what do you think the Dark Thing actually is in scientific terms? Use the informational texts and our understanding of tesseracts, space, and dimensions to support your answer. (Manuel G., Jose Manuel, Juan Diego, Francisco, and Dana)
3) Why do you think we are learning about the tesseract? How does it relate to A Wrinkle in Time so far? (Maria Laura, Jorge, Ronaldo, Valeria, Axel, Omar, and Juan Emilio)
Monday, April 18: Prepare for your fishbowl discussion over chapters 1-6 by completing your Citation Hunt worksheet (the questions are above). Remember that a completed worksheet will result in a 6/6 for preparation!
Tuesday, April 19: No school! However, be prepared for your fishbowl discussion tomorrow. You may want to reread chapters 5 and 6. Remember that this is a summative!
Wednesday, April 20: Tomorrow, you will have 20 minutes of class time to finish your tesseract, and then you will present it to the class! Tonight, prepare any scenes from A Wrinkle in Time to glue or tape onto your tesseract tomorrow.
Thursday, April 21: Finish your reflection. Be sure you have your books tomorrow so you can read aloud and act out chapter 7 in class.
Friday, April 22: 1) Finish your tesseract models and 2 paragraphs of writing for the gallery walk on Monday. Remember that your writing is the most important grade. Your writing must be two paragraphs. One paragraph should explain tesseracts and space travel. The second paragraph should explain your scenes in AWIT and include at least one piece of textual evidence. Spelling and grammar will be part of the grade, so spellcheck and proofread!
2) Read and annotate chapter 7. Be prepared for a quiz over chapters 6 and 7 on Monday.
7A: 1) How do you think Meg's disadvantages will become advantages throughout the story? Identify her disadvantages, and then use foreshadowing to support your answer.
2) Now that we know more about dimensions, reevaluate our previous question: What are the Mrs. W's? Why do you think the Mrs. W's need the children? What could 3-dimensional creatures possible offer that the Mrs. W's can't do themselves? Use the informational texts and the book to support your answer.
3) More than just evil, what do you think the Dark Thing actually is in scientific terms? Use the informational texts and our understanding of tesseracts, space, and dimensions to support your answer.
7B: 1) More than just evil, what do you think the Black Thing is? Why do you think Meg's father made the decision to fight the Black Thing? What might the consequences be if he didn't decide to fight the Black Thing? Use the informational texts, notes, and the book to support your answer.
2) How is the tesseract related to A Wrinkle in Time? Explain its relationship to the main characters (the Murrys, the children, and the Mrs. W's), as well as its relationship to the setting of the story.
3) What symbolism is featured in the book? How does the symbolism affect the story? What message is Madeleine L'Engle communicating by using these symbols?
7C: 1) How are the six dimensions related to the book? Use the book, the informational texts, and your notes to support your answer. (Manuel, Mariela, Diego, Fabrizio, and Michelle)
2) More than just evil, what do you think the Dark Thing actually is in scientific terms? Use the informational texts and our understanding of tesseracts, space, and dimensions to support your answer. (Manuel G., Jose Manuel, Juan Diego, Francisco, and Dana)
3) Why do you think we are learning about the tesseract? How does it relate to A Wrinkle in Time so far? (Maria Laura, Jorge, Ronaldo, Valeria, Axel, Omar, and Juan Emilio)
Monday, April 18: Prepare for your fishbowl discussion over chapters 1-6 by completing your Citation Hunt worksheet (the questions are above). Remember that a completed worksheet will result in a 6/6 for preparation!
Tuesday, April 19: No school! However, be prepared for your fishbowl discussion tomorrow. You may want to reread chapters 5 and 6. Remember that this is a summative!
Wednesday, April 20: Tomorrow, you will have 20 minutes of class time to finish your tesseract, and then you will present it to the class! Tonight, prepare any scenes from A Wrinkle in Time to glue or tape onto your tesseract tomorrow.
Thursday, April 21: Finish your reflection. Be sure you have your books tomorrow so you can read aloud and act out chapter 7 in class.
Friday, April 22: 1) Finish your tesseract models and 2 paragraphs of writing for the gallery walk on Monday. Remember that your writing is the most important grade. Your writing must be two paragraphs. One paragraph should explain tesseracts and space travel. The second paragraph should explain your scenes in AWIT and include at least one piece of textual evidence. Spelling and grammar will be part of the grade, so spellcheck and proofread!
2) Read and annotate chapter 7. Be prepared for a quiz over chapters 6 and 7 on Monday.