A Wrinkle in Time
Blog post #7 March 5, 2012
A Wrinkle in Time
was a pretty good book overall in my opinion. I thought that it would be good
to use in a classroom because of how students, especially in middle school can
relate to the insecurities that Meg faces as a character. Because middle school
is a time when so many people are in an awkward stage or at least they feel
this way, I feel like middle grades students would enjoy reading about someone
that is experiencing the same type of struggle that they can relate to.
The story line of
this book was similar but also different to the previous adventurous books that
we have read the past few weeks. Meg was on an adventure through different
un-familiar lands, which was much like the previous books. However, instead of
just adventure from the boredom of life itself, Meg is on an adventure to
search for her father who has been missing. Meg faces many obstacles and
uncertainties including having to discover on her own what her weapon against
evil would be. After discovering that it is her ability to love, Meg is able to
be successful and her journey ends with her in the garden with her brother and
father.
I liked this book
for the use in schools because it has the theme of hope. For so many students
in the school systems today, there is little hope in their minds that they will
ever either better their lifestyle or succeed in something that they wish to
accomplish. This story shows that Meg was determined to find her father and
when she put her mind to it, she was able to make it happen. With that theme
being brought up in the middle grades to students, you never know who you might
influence, just by having them read the book and see the story of someone else
who was faced with poor odds of accomplishing what they wanted but found a way
to succeed. I enjoyed reading this book and would definitely use it in a
classroom for students as it provides good themes that can relate to the curriculum
and is an easy read with an interesting story.
L'Engle, M. (2007). A wrinkle in time. New York, NY:
Square Fish.
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