Estimated Time Necessary: One to two hours (can be done over multiple sessions)
Lesson Plan
Objectives:
Explore A Wrinkle in Time's Philosophical Themes
Students will be introduced to and have the opportunity to explore some of the book's philosophical themes and learn to identify metaphysical questions raised by the text.
Explore the nature of time.
Plot Summary:
Meg Murry, her youngest brother Charles Wallace, and their new friend Calvin join forces with three intergalactic beings – Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who — to rescue Mr. Murry, Meg’s and Charles’ father, from IT, a source of evil and total mental control that devours individuality and self-perception.
Discussion Questions:
What is a tesseract? How can we understand the concept of the fifth dimension?
Is time what you see when you look at a clock?
Do we need time?
What does it mean to waste time?
What is infinity? Is it an eternal present? What does that mean?
What is the past? Does it exist? What about the future?
How do you know you are in the present?
What does it feel like when time passes? Does time feel different at different times?
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