1. A Wrinkle in Time By Madeleine L'Engle

2. Webquest
Today you are going to be learning more about the author and the setting of A Wrinkle in Time. Follow the directions on this document and answer the questions as completely as you can. To open a site, simply place your mouse over the address, hold the control button down and left click the mouse.

3. About the Author
1) How old was Ms. L’Engle when she wrote her first stories?
2) When did she write A Wrinkle in Time?
3) Where did she go to college and what did she study?
4) What were her first two novels?

4. About the Author 5) When did she write A Wrinkle in Time?
5) When did she write A Wrinkle in Time?
6) What award did she win the next year after writing the book?
7) What are the other books in the series?
8)When did she die?
9) When she had died, how many books did she leave behind?
10) What was the last book she wrote?

5. Background Information: THE UNIVERSE!
11) What is a black hole? 12) How is a black hole formed? (Scroll down to section titled “Wormholes”) 13) What is a wormhole? 14) Where do scientists think wormholes might exist? 15) Is time travel even possible?

6. Background Information: THE UNIVERSE! Continued…..
15) Why is travelling through a wormhole considered impossible? myths/time-travel6.htm A paradox is a statement that seems like it goes against common sense, but yet it might be true… 16) What is the “grandfather paradox”? 17) In your own words, describe the “post-selected model of time travel”.

7. PLANET BUILDING BLOCKS
In A Wrinkle in Time, the characters travel to a variety of different planets, each with its own geography and creatures. The planets in our solar system are also unique. Create the chart and questions below to research the characteristics of Earth and another planet that you select.
Characteristics
Earth
Planet____________________
Most common element
(Oxygen, Hydrogen, etc)
Type of atmosphere
Landforms
Orbit
Number of moons

8. Prediction
Write a paragraph (at least 6 sentences) predicting what the story, “A Wrinkle in Time” will be about.