A Wrinkle in Time Activity - Descriptive Writing Assignment - Wrinkled Writing

A Wrinkle in Time Activity - Descriptive Writing Assignment - Wrinkled Writing: Get students writing and laughing with this collaborative descriptive writing challenge called Wrinkled Writing! In Chapter 7 of A Wrinkle in Time, the children enjoy a beautiful turkey dinner, and L’Engle uses descriptive language and imagery to describe some of the food. In this playful activity, students will write their own descriptive paragraphs based on a specific sense (sight, smell, touch, etc.) for different foods. They will then “tesser” their writing across the room by crumpling and tossing their pages! It is then retrieved by another student who continues the descriptive writing with a different sense. This continues until it is returned to the original writer to complete the final paragraph created by a team of authors.

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Included in the A Wrinkle in Time Wrinkled Writing Activity:

➡️ Wrinkled Writing Teacher Instructions: These clear, step-by-step teacher instructions explain exactly how to run the Wrinkled Writing activity. You’ll find tips for setting up the room, guiding students through each round of writing and tossing, and facilitating the final editing process — ensuring the activity stays fun, organized, and productive from start to finish.

➡️ 35 Food-Themed Descriptive Writing Graphic Organizers: Spark student creativity with this set of 35 engaging food-themed graphic organizers. Designed to complement the Wrinkled Writing activity or stand alone, these organizers guide students in crafting vivid, sensory-rich descriptions based on different foods and senses — helping them build stronger descriptive writing skills in an imaginative and fun way.

How the A Wrinkle in Time Wrinkled Writing Activity works:

1. Begin by assigning each student a food-themed prompt and asking them to write a sensory description focused on sight, then have them crumple and “tesser” their paper to the front of the room by tossing it. 
2. Next, students pick up a new page and continue the description using smell or touch, then toss it again. A third student adds taste and sound before returning the paper to the original writer.
3. Finally, the first student edits and combines all sensory details into a polished paragraph that captures the full experience—mirroring the vivid scene in the novel.

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