Madeleine L'Engle is the author of the book, A Wrinkle in Time. This year she celebrated her 82nd birthday and the 37th year since A Wrinkle in Time received the Newbery Award. You have been selected to be a member of the Publicity Committee to honor Madeleine L'Engle.

You will be working on a specific subcommittee to gather information from the various Web sites provided, and to complete a specific product delegated by the Publicity Committee chairperson.

Biographical Information

• "Madeleine L'Engle: Faith During Adversity" by Shel Horowitz
• Interview with Amazon.com
• Biographical Sketch from the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
• Biographical Sketch and Audio Message from Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Information from Women's History Project

Other Related Information

• The John Newbery Medal
• Newbery Award List
• Margaret A. Edwards Awards
• Margaret A. Edwards Awards Winners
• "Madeleine L'Engle Named Edwards Award Winner" Press Release
• Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
• All-Time Bestselling Paperback Children's Books from Publishers Weekly
• Addresses and Speaking Schedule

1. Determine the responsibility of each person on your subcommittee. Three duties required by the Publicity Committee chairperson include:
   • Recorder. Keep a journal of all activities (assignments and progress) of each of its members. This can be set up in chart form.
   • Presenter. Present the subcommittee's report to the full Publicity Committee at its scheduled meetings. This will include an update on what has been accomplished by your subcommittee as a whole.
   • Contact Person. The contact between the Publicity Committee chairperson and the subcommittee.

   Other duties will be decided by your subcommittee as it relates to your specific product. This Rubric will be used to evaluate your participation in your subcommittee.

2. Research and answer all the questions using the links provided in the Resources section.
3. Determine what information will be appropriate for your product. Information (from these links) beyond these questions is encouraged.
4. Decide on the format for your particular product.
5. Arrange the information in a way appropriate for your product.
6. Make a rough draft and submit it to the Publicity Committee chairperson.
7. Upon approval, complete the product and submit it to the Publicity Committee chairperson.
8. This Rubric will be used to evaluate your use of this process and your finished product.

Your full source of information for this project will be the Internet from the links provided. Each site listed contains information that the other sites do not. Make sure you note what information came from what site in case you need to go back later.

Use the back button on the top menu bar to return to this WebQuest page from other Web sites. The pages of this WebQuest have their own back buttons to this page.

You will have acquired a prodigious amount of information about Madeleine L'Engle by the time you have completed this WebQuest. At 81, Madeleine L'Engle hasn't stopped learning or being curious. Nor should we. She is an example to us of a true life-long learner. What are you curious about?