the wave

• Godsdienst
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, b, k
• Leerjaar 3

Today's plan

Part 1:

Reading: The Wave & answer questions. 

Lesson goal: you can read a book and discuss it in class.

Part 2:

Write about the Wave.

What do you remember about the Wave?

The Wave

In 1981, Morton Rhue published the book "The Wave" (De Golf). The story is about a history teacher named Ross who conducts an experiment on his class following a slideshow about World War II. In disbelief, his students claim that such situations are unthinkable nowadays. Ross promptly decides to establish a movement: 'The Wave'.

It is based on a true story. The experiment took place in 1969.

Summary 1-4

1) Ben Ross (teacher) shows his students a film about ..... (1) The students ask him questions about it that he cannot answer. Example of such a question?

2) Ben Ross makes a plan. He introduces the slogan 'Winners need ... (2) to his class. The students like his lesson about ... and Mr Ross is surprised.

3) Mr Ross continues his experiment and tells the students they are now part of a team called 'the Wave'. He teaches them how to do a special ... (3)

4) Laurie Saunders tells her parents about the Wave. Her ... (4) doesn't like it. Ben Ross's wife is not happy about the experiment either, but most of the students think the Wave is great.

How is it possible that such a party became so powerful in a civilised country?

Summary 1-4

1) Nazis and Hitler

How is it possible that such a party became so powerful in a civilised country?

2) discipline

3) salute

4) mother

How is it possible that such a party became so powerful in a civilised country?

We read the next part (chapter 5

One by one, using 

Magister's Magic Wheel

No sounds from your Chromebooks!

Listen to each other & Respect each other!

Answer the questions

Answer questions 7, 8 & 9 on the worksheet. 

Do 1-6 as well if you haven't done so, yet.

(This book will be part of the test as well. So you can use this worksheet to study for the test in June.)

Check your answers in pairs or small groups.
 

Summary 5-8

5)  .....  decides to write an article about the Wave in the school newspaper. The principal of the school tells ... to be careful with his experiment.

6) Laurie receives a ... from a worried student and two boys have a fight over the Wave.

7) Laurie refuses to give the Wave ... 

8) Laurie's story appears in ... Many students don't like it because ....

How is it possible that such a party became so powerful in a civilised country?

Summary 5-8

1) Laurie, Ben Ross

2) letter

3) salute

4) school newspaper, it says bad things about the Wave.

How is it possible that such a party became so powerful in a civilised country?

We read the final part (9-12)

One by one, using 

Magister's Magic Wheel

No sounds from your Chromebooks!

Listen to each other & Respect each other!

Answer the questions

Are these people happy or unhappy about the Wave? And why?

• Robert Billings
• Laurie Saunders
• Laurie's mother
• Laurie's father
• Christy Ross

Students in the Wave want to stop Laurie. Hitler closed many newspapers too. And so do many other dictators. Why are newspapers important?

Answer the questions

Were you surprised by the end of the story?

Did the Wave teach Mr Ross's students about the Nazis?

Why did some students like the Wave?

Would you be part of such an experiment at Stanislas?

Finish the Activity Worksheet

Answer questions 10-13 on the activity worksheet. 

Do 1-9 as well if you haven't done so, yet.

(This book will be part of the test as well. So you can use this worksheet to study for the test in June.)

Do the Progress test as well.

Check your answers in pairs or small groups.

 

Writing. Choose one of these:

1. Write a letter to the school newspaper, The Grapevine, after the rally. What do you think about Mr Ross and the Wave?
2. You are the leader of a sports team. Write ten rules for your team members. What must they do? What mustn't they do?
3. Give the story a different ending. Mr Ross doesn't stop the Wave. It gets stronger. What happens? Write about it. 
4. Write about one of the people in the story. What do you know about this person? What do you feel about him/her and why?

Part 2: Vocabulary

1. Study the word list for Unit 8 (in Classroom)
2. Make your own practice set in:
   Quizlet or StudyGo or make a quiz in Blooket with these words.

What have you learned today?