A Wrinkle in Time Lesson Plan

Camazotz and Conformity

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to use the depiction of Camazotz to explore the context in which the book was written

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.5

Structure:

Begin by having students conduct a close read of the section of Chapter 6 that begins "Below them the town was laid out in harsh angular patterns"—the description of the identical houses, up through the interaction with the mother. Students might look for unfamiliar vocabulary words; highlight verbs, nouns, and adjectives and look for patterns in their use; consider and mark...