English Year 9, weeks 40-47 The Wave

We are going to read the novel "The Wave" by Morton Rhue. "The Wave" is based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school, when a teacher wanted to demonstrate the dangers of propoganda and group-think.

The story takes place primarily in the fictional Gordon High School, which is set in a small suburban community. It is based on a true story. The plot is about a history teacher named Ben Ross and his students. The students can't understand how something like the holocaust could happen and think that it could never happen to them. Ben Ross wants to show his students that it’s not as simple as they think. 

Detta ska du kunna när arbetsområdet är slut för att nå godtagbara resultat:

- Jag kan formulera mig på begriplig engelska (muntligt)
- Jag kan formulera mig på begriplig engelska (skriftligt)
- Jag kan redogöra för vad boken handlar om (genom att svara på frågorna till boken och delta i diskussioner) 
- Jag kan använda mig av olika strategier när jag, till exempel, inte vet hur man säger ett ord kan jag förklara det med andra ord

Tidsplan

Week 40 Reading Comprehension Test + Speaking

Week 41 Chapter 1-4, p. 1-34 Listen, read and answer the questions Reading log 1

Week 42 Chapter 5-8, p. 35-70 Reading log 2

Week 43 Chapter 9-12, p. 71-89 Reading log 3

Week 45 Chapter 13-17, p. 100-143 Reading log 4

OBS! Kom ihåg att det är ditt eget ansvar att ta igen det du missat! Du kan behöva jobba med frågorna hemma om du inte blir klar på lektionstid. Men frågorna ska främst besvaras i klassrummet.

Arbetssätt

• genomgångar 
• läsa och lyssna tillsammans
• muntliga och skriftliga uppgifter enskilt eller i grupp (bokcirkel)
• eget arbete med texten

Material

• Boken "The Wave"
• iPad
• skrivhäfte

Utvärdering

Deltagande på lektionerna, bokcirkel, läsloggar, skriftligt prov 

Centralt innehåll 

Samtal, diskussion, skrivande.

Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion, även i talad och filmatiserad form.

Strategier för att uppfatta detaljer och förstå sammanhang samt att anpassa läsning till framställningens form, innehåll och syfte.

Betygskriterier

(se Läroplanen för Engelska)

Uppgifter

Reading logs: The Wave

Reading log 1: Chapters 1-4, p. 1-34

1. Write about a reaction and/or connection to the part of the book you have just read.

That means not simply write about what happened but write how you reacted to what you read. Did it make you sad, angry or confused? Perhaps you can connect what happened to something you have experienced yourself, to a person you know, a book you have read or film you have seen?

2. Who are the characters in the book? Describe them and their relationships to each other.

3. Which of the characters do you find most interesting? Why?

4. What were the reactions from the class when Ben Ross showed the film about World War II?

5. What was it that bothered Ben Ross that night after showing the film?

Extra:

Write a chapter summary for each chapter.

Reading log 2: Chapters 5-8, p. 35-74

1. What is the point of the experiment that Ben Ross is doing?

2. Why was Ben Ross surprised when he came to school the day after his first experiment lesson?

3. What is it that David wants to do with the football team?

4. How does Laurie’s parents react to the experiment?

Reading log 3: Chapters 9-12, p. 75-108

Chapter 11 (read in the book)

1. Describe Laurie’s feelings towards ‘The Wave’ and how they change during these chapters.

2. Describe how Robert is responding to ‘The Wave’.

3. At the end of chapter 12, Laurie is talking to her dad about something. Why is he worried?

Reading log 4: Chapters 13-17, p. 109-161

1. How has the relationship between Laurie and Amy changed?

2. After The Grapevine has published the story about ‘The Wave’, Ben Ross is sitting in the faculty lounge and thinking about what has happened. Describe his thoughts and feelings.

3. What does Ben Ross wife think about what has happened?

4. Why is David and Laurie knocking on Ben Ross door one night? What happened before? What are they asking Ben to do?

5. Why was Laurie and David taken to the principal's office the next day?

6. Describe the message of Ben’s speech in the auditorium at the end of the book (p. 134-136).

7. Why is Robert taking it so hard?