A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is a science fiction chapter book good for ages ten and up. This book is an adventurous piece of work written by Madeleine L'Engle which tells a story of the fight between good and evil. The theme of this book is how love can conquer all!

 

A few motivational activities I would include after reading this novel would be sonnets and character webs. Character webs are great for helping students keep track of the characters and roles in the novel. This book's theme is the power of love so students would be able to write sonnets to tell about A Wrinkle in Time. The students should be provided with example of sonnets for students to study.

 

Questions I would ask are:

- How do you think the group is going to fight evil?

- Why does the dark thing seem evil?

- Why is love the only thing that IT could not control?

 

Some of the events in the book is somewhat hard to imagine. Students should be encourage to use their imagination and create their own illustrations that other classmates could view to help bring the characters to life!

 

This book is a part of the series about the Murry family called Time Fantasy series, including A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Titling Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

 

This book is a great science fiction book for grades 6th and up! There are many activities that could be included in the classroom after reading each chapter and offers readers a chance to show how creative and engaging they could be after reading it.

 

 

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is such a phenomenal author that is well known in the classroom. In her book chapter book Shiloh, the author writes about an eleven- year-old boy name Marty who finds an abused dog. The beagle follows Marty home, and he names it Shiloh only to find that his parents doesn't approve of him keeping it and instructs him to return it to his abusive owner.

 

This story encourages readers to think about right and wrong and the power of kindness and love. The genre of this novel is realistic fiction and offers several themes including courage, bravery, and abuse.

 

There are a few motivational activities that could be included during and after reading this book. One activity would be to create a personal journal to use throughout the readings. Students would pretend that they are Marty and would write how they think he would feel after each chapter is read. Another activity would be a pet report. Students would provide a picture of their pets and write about how they got them, how they care for their pets, and what their pets mean to them. If the students didn't have a pet , they could write about a pet that is a member of the family.

 

Questions I would include during and after the readings are:

 

- Why does Marty think Shiloh is abused?

- How would you feel if you were Marty?

- What do you feel is wrong or right about this situation?

 

This author has written many books including Do Feed the Bears and Night Cry.

 

This book a great book for grades 3-5 and would be great for comprehension and recall activities and higher level thinking skills in the classroom. This book is a wonderful read and is recommended by many teachers.