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A Wrinkle in Time Vocabulary

Write the page number where you found this word.delinquent sparse antagonistic frenzied intoned

diction avid dubiously indignantly morass

belligerent placidly serenity dilapidated resentment

prodigious assimilate vulnerable warily ruffled

Put the vocabulary words in alphabetical order.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

. !. ". #. 1$.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

1. 1!. 1". 1#. 2$.

%eep trac& of the vocabulary words in your everyday life. 'dd a tally each time you heor see these words being or use.

delinquent sparse antagonistic frenzied intoned

diction avid dubiously indignantly morass

belligerent placidly serenity dilapidated resentment

prodigious assimilate vulnerable warily ruffled

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Questions to Keep in Mind:

1. (escribe )rs. Whatsit* )rs. Who* and )rs. Which. +se lots of ad,ectives so thatsomeone who has not read the story can picture the characters.

2. 're you more li&e )eg* (ennys* -harles Wallace* -alvin* )r. )urry* )rs. )urry* )r.en&ins* or the postmistress/ 0plain who and why.

3. -harles Wallace )urry is not a typical veyearold. -ompare -harles with other veyear olds that you &now. 0plain how he is dierent and how he is similar.

4. )eg has a selfesteem problem. he is greatly aected by what others thin& and sayabout her and her family. 6f you were )eg7s friends and try to help her build a positiveselfimage what could you do to help her/ 8ame three good things about )eg and whyyou thin& she should be proud of them.

5. 9o the best of your ability* eplain what a tesseract is.

. What does the :appy )edium show the children about 0arth that frightens them/

!. Who are the ghters from 0arth/ (o you agree with the children7s choices/ Whatghters would you add to their list/ 0plain your answers.

". 0plain what you might do if you were told that someone else would be controllingyour mind for the rest of your life.

#. )rs. Whatsit gives each of the children a special talisman to help them confront the(ar& 9hing. 0ach talisman is based on a quality that already eists in the child7spersonality. What were the talisman7s and what did they each represent/

1$. What happens to change -harles Wallace/

11. ;ist two things that eist on 0arth that do not eist on -ama

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