Wrinkle in Time
Chapter Two:
Mrs. Who, pages 28-44
Thinking Globally: Chapter 2 – Mrs. Who
When you finish your reading, vocabulary and questions about the story, DO NOT GO
AHEAD IN YOUR READING. Instead work on these “Thinking Globally” activities.
Complete these on a separate sheet of paper.
Jeopardy Questions
Write 6 questions for a Jeopardy game. Make them interesting and challenging and must be
related to the novel. Use Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Cues to help you think of the “Jeopardy”
style answers.
Literary Analysis: Characterization
Characterization is the way an author informs readers about what characters are like. Direct
characterization is when the author describes the character. Indirect characterization is when the
reader figures out what a character is like based on what the character thinks, says, or does. Fill
in the character web on the next page for Meg using examples from the book. Please don’t
forget to cite the page number where you found the information.
Art:
Some characters in this book are very unusual. Find descriptions of Mrs. Whatsit or Mrs. Who.
Choose one of them and make a realistic or abstract drawing, painting or collage showing how
you think the character looks and something about the personality of the character as well as
their physical characteristics.
Extra Credit:
Imagine what Mrs. Who tells Mrs. Whatsit about the children’s visit? Use your imagination to
write a dialogue scene between Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit. What do they think about the
children? What is their plan to help them find their father? Make it up and imagine what the
dialogue would sound like between these two characters.
Attribute Web
This attribute web is designed to help you gather the clues the author provides about what a
character, in this case Meg, is like. Fill in the lines with words, phrases, and direct quotes from
chapters one and two of A Wrinkle in Time that show how Meg acts, what she says, how she
feels, and how she looks. Cite the page number where you find the information.
Acts
Says
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Meg
Looks
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Feels
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MONDAY: Read pages 28 – 32 (Stop at the last sentence on the page); do the following:
Vocabulary: Please define the following vocabulary in your own words; the page number
where you can find each word is given in parenthesis. Reread the sentence so you know
how the word was used. You may use a dictionary if needed, but write a simple definition
that you can understand. I’m not looking for a dictionary definition.
unceremoniously (28)
piteous (28)
flounced (30)
avid (32)
Questions: Please answer each question in a complete sentence.
What do you think Mrs. Murry means when she says, “…you don’t have to understand things for
them to be?” Give some examples of things you can think of that are even though we may not
understand them.
On page 30 Sandy says, “Use a happy medium for heaven’s sake.” What do you think this
means?
Who is Mr. Jenkins? Is he important to Meg?
Do you think Meg deserves to be treated the way she is treated at school? Why or why not?
Defend your answer.
DO NOT READ ON. Now start the Thinking Globally Assignments: Jeopardy Questions,
Literary Analysis, Setting and Extra Credit.
TUESDAY: Read pages 32 – 34 (Stop at the last sentence on the page), do the following:
Vocabulary: Please define the following vocabulary in your own words; the page number
where you can find each word is given in parenthesis. Reread the sentence so you know
how the word was used. You may use a dictionary if needed, but write a simple definition
that you can understand. I’m not looking for a dictionary definition.
belligerent (32)
antagonistic (33)
tractable (33)
Questions: Please answer each question in a complete sentence.
How long has Mr. Murry been gone? When did the family last hear from him?
What do you think the principal means when he says, “…you’d make a better adjustment to life
if you faced facts?”
Why does Charles Wallace want to go see Mrs. Whatsit again?
Why do people think Charles Wallace is strange?
What do you think of Charles Wallace? Be specific
DO NOT READ ON. Now start the Thinking Globally Assignments: Jeopardy Questions,
Literary Analysis, Setting and Extra Credit
WEDNESDAY: Read pages 35 – 39 (Stop at the sentence on the page), do the following:
Vocabulary: Please define the following vocabulary in your own words; the page number
where you can find each word is given in parenthesis. Reread the sentence so you know
how the word was used. You may use a dictionary if needed, but write a simple definition
that you can understand. I’m not looking for a dictionary definition.
sagely (35)
inadvertently (36)
indignation (37)
placidly (38)
sport (38)
compulsion (39)
Questions: Please answer each question in a complete sentence.
Do you believe in ESP or mental telepathy? How does Charles say he does it?
How are Charles Wallace and Calvin O’Keefe alike?
Why does Calvin go to the haunted house? What does he say?
How old is Calvin? What grade is he in? What do these two pieces of information tell you about
him?
Predict what you think will happen with Calvin and Meg and Charles Wallace. What will they do
in the book together?
DO NOT READ ON. Now start the Thinking Globally Assignments: Jeopardy Questions,
Literary Analysis, Setting and Extra Credit
THURSDAY: Read pages 39 – 44 (Stop at the end of the chapter) then do the following:
Vocabulary: Please define the following vocabulary in your own words; the page number
where you can find each word is given in parenthesis. Reread the sentence so you know
how the word was used. You may use a dictionary if needed, but write a simple definition
that you can understand. I’m not looking for a dictionary definition.
dilapidated (40)
peremptory (43)
assimilate (44)
Questions: Please answer each question in a complete sentence.
What words or phrases would you use to describe Mrs. Who?
Why does Mrs. Who say she took the sheets?
Mrs. Who uses a lot of quotes in a lot of languages. What do you think this means or why do you
think she does this?
Who is the good man who needs their help?
Who are these strange women? Predict how Charles, Calvin and Meg are going to work with
them.
DO NOT READ ON. Now start the Thinking Globally Assignments: Jeopardy Questions,
Literary Analysis, Setting and Extra Credit