A Wrinkle in Time- by Madeleine L Engle

Name:______Date:______Hour: ______

A Wrinkle in Time- by Madeleine L’Engle

Chapter 5 Research

How many of these people can you identify? Write what you know about each person. Feel free to use any other type of resource you would like. We will talk about these “Light Bearers” in class together.

1.) Jesus-______

2.) Leonardo da Vinci-______

3.) Michelangelo- ______

4.) Shakespeare- ______

5.) Bach- ______

6.) Pasteur- ______

7.) Madame Curie- ______

8.) Einstein- ______

9.) Schweitzer- ______

10.) Gandhi- ______

11.) Buddha- ______

12.) Beethoven- ______

13.) Rembrandt- ______

14.) St. Francis- ______

15.) Euclid- ______

16.) Copernicus- ______

What do all of these people have in common?

Why do you think they were all mentioned together in the story?

Who would you add to the list? Why?

A Wrinkle in Time, Chapter 5: The Tesseract

"All through the universe it's being fought [the battle against Evil], all through the cosmos, and my, but it's a grand and exciting battle. . . . some of our best fighters have come right from your own planet, and it's a little planet, dears, out on the edge of a little galaxy. You can be proud that it's done so well."

"Who have our fighters been?" Calvin asked

“All your great artists. They’ve been lights for us to see by.”

"Leonardo da Vinci?" Calvin suggested tentatively, “And Michelangelo?"

"And Shakespeare," Charles Wallace called out, "and Bach! And Pasteur and Madame Curie and Einstein!"

Now Calvin's voice rang with confidence. "And Schweitzer and Gandhi and Buddha and Beethoven and Rembrandt and St. Francis!"

"Now you, Meg," Mrs. Whatsit ordered.

"Oh, Euclid, I suppose." Meg was in such an agony of impatience that her voice grated irritably. "And Copernicus. . . . . "

ASSIGNMENT

You are to research biographical information about the person to whom you will be assigned. Find out who the person was/is, when he/she lived, what his/her contributions were to the world, and all basic information about their life.

WHO: ______

WHEN THEY LIVED: ______

WHERE THEY LIVED: ______

EDUCATION: ______

OCCUPATION (JOB): ______

CONTRIBUTIONS: ______

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SOURCES USED TO FIND INFORMATION:

Burleson, Carolyn O. “Light Bearers Historical Figures.” Dr. B's On-line Lessons & Resources. March 16, 2009. < http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/Wrinkle/index.htm > Date Accessed February 29, 2012.

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Leonardo da Vinci-

Michelangelo-

William Shakespeare-

Johann Sebastian Bach-

Luis Pasteur-

Madame Curie-

Albert Einstein-

Albert Schweitzer-

Mohandas Gandhi-

Buddha-

Ludwig van Beethoven-

Rembrandt-

St. Francis-

Euclid of Alexandria -

Nicolaus Copernicus-