Arbeitsblatt: The Wave - Activitiessheet

The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel Teacher notes BEFORE READING THE BOOK Put students into pairs. Ask them to look up the word ‘wave in their dictionary. They will find more than one meaning of the word. Ask them to answer: Which meaning do you think this story is about? Why ACTIVITIES AFTER READING SECTION Chapters 1-4 1) Put students into pairs and ask them to discuss: Why is Robert Billings important at the beginning of the story? Then have class discussion. 2) In Chapter 2, Ben Ross says, ‘I have plan. Put students into pairs. Ask them to look up imagine in their dictionaries. Tell them to imagine that Christy asks, ‘What is your plan? They then have conversation. Ben tells her his plan and Christy asks, ‘Why? Students then write out the conversation. 3) Put students into small groups. They talk about the importance of discipline in team, in school, in family. In which of these is discipline most important? Chapters 5-8 1) Put students into pairs. They role-play conversation between Laurie and Principal Owens. They are discussing the Wave. 2) In their pairs, students then role-play conversation between David and Brian. They are discussing why they think the Wave is good. 3) Ask students to work in small groups. They write notes on Lauries story for The Grapevine. What does she write? Then one group joins another group. They compare information. 4) Put students into small groups. Ask them to think about this question: How could Ben Ross end the Wave? Chapters 9-12 1) Put students into pairs. They are Laurie and David. It is the end of Chapter 9, when David pushed Laurie over. He is sorry and surprised. What do they say? Do they now feel the same about the Wave? 2) Put students into small groups. On page 35, Laurie says, ‘Do you remember that film about the Nazis, David? Ask students to look at page 1 again. What things in the film is she thinking about? The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel 3) Ask students to look back at their answers to question 4) above, about how Ben Ross could end the Wave. Were any of their ideas better than Mr Rosss idea? ACTIVITIES AFTER READING THE BOOK 1) Students discuss these questions in small groups. Is The Wave good title for this story. Why/Why not? The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel Student activities: Before you read 1) Look at the pictures on the front of the book and page 10. a) Who is the man? Who are the other people? Where are they? b) What do you know about Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? Tell another student. 2) Find these words in your dictionary. They are all words about football and teams. member/team football/rule leader/discipline a) Now write three sentences to show the meaning of the words. b) Do you know any other words about football and teams? Tell another student. 3) Find these words in your dictionary. believe, lead, need, wave Write four sentences to show the meaning of these words. 4) Find these words in your dictionary card, experiment, history, salute, strange, surprised Now use these words to finish these sentences. a) liked lessons at school because the teacher was good. b) Nazis carried and gave awhen they saw Hitler. c) Something .happened and everybody was very d) They used animals in theto try to help ill people. 5) Read the introduction at the front of the book. Then close the book and put the names on the left with the words on the right below. a)Ben Ross b) Christy c) Laurie 1. is one of Mr Rosss students 2. is history teacher. 3. is Mr Rosss wife. 6) Now answer these questions. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Is The Wave true story? Where did it happen? Near which big city, in which country? In what year did it happen? Who is Ron Jones? What did Mr Jones teach? The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel (f) Was ‘the Wave good for the school? (g) For how many years didnt anyone talk about it? Chapters 1 2 7) Match the names in (a) (g) with the descriptions 1 to 7. (1) (a) Amy Smith (b) Laurie Saunders (c) Robert Billings (d) David Collins (e) Brian Amman (f) Eric (g) Brad (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) is in Mr Rosss history class. He agrees with Brian the lesson was great. is Lauries boyfriend. is boy in the history class. He says ‘I dont like this about the Wave. is girl in Mr Rosss class, and Lauries friend. is strange boy in the class. He has no friends. is girl in the history class. She asks Mr Ross alot of questions. She writes for the school newspaper. is boy in the history class, and on the football team. In Chapter One, he sits next to David in the school restaurant. 8) Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences. (a) Mr Ross says that the Nazis killed about four million people. (b) The students see film about the Nazis and Auschwitz. (c) Mr Ross says he doesnt know why most Germans didnt try to stop the Nazis. (d) Everyone likes Robert Billings. (e) Laurie thinks lot about the film. (f) David thinks lot about it too. (g) Christy is not surprised when the students stayed at the end of the class. (h) The school football team is very good. (i) Robert is very good at Mr Rosss new discipline. (j) lot of the students like Mr Rosss discipline. Chapter 3 The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel 9) Which thing happened first? Which thing happened second? Put numbers 1-6 next to these sentences. (a) Mr Ross says, ‘Class, give our salute. (b) David says, ‘We must be more disciplined. (c) The class gives the salute again and again. (d) Mr Ross writes, ‘We are all in the same team. (e) (f) Eric says, ‘Tell them about the Wave. Mr Ross says, ‘Well call our team the Wave. Chapter 4 10) What do the different people in the story think about the Wave? Put the right name or words at the beginning of each sentence. Choose from: Lauries father, Lauries mother, David, Robert, Christy (a) . thinks that the Wave can help the football team. (b) . is not happy and thinks Ben must be very careful. (c) . thinks the discipline of the Wave is dangerous. (d) . thinks it is good for the students tolearn about discipline. (e) . thinks the Wave is great. Chapters 1 -4 11) Who said these words? Who to? a) Where all the Nazis bad people? b) All he thinks about is football. c) Discipline starts with how you sit d) How is your experiment going, Dr Frankenstein? e) Only the Wave members understand the Wave Too much discipline is dangerous. Why does Mrs Saunders say 12) this? Do you think she is right? Why/Why not? Chapters 5 6 Laurie talks to Robert and Alex. Her words show that she thinks 13) the Wave is good. What does she say? The Wave (a) (b) Activities Annika Dörfel to Robert to Alex 14) Principal Owens says two things to Mr Ross. His words show he thinks the Wave is bad. What does he say? 15) Later, Laurie thinks the Wave is bad. Two things make her think this. What are they? 16) Who do you think wrote the letter to Laurie? Chapters 7 8 17) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Who . wants Laurie to give the Wave salute before the football game? wins the football game? doesnt like the Wave experiment? thinks David is the best person to talk to Laurie? wants to stop Laurie writing bad things about the Wave? After reading Lauries story, who . isnt happy? is surprised? doesnt understand 18) (f) (g) (h) Chapters 5- 8 19) Who are these people? What do you know about them? a) Principle Owens b) Laurie c) David d) Ben e) Christy 20) Work with another student. Have conversation. Student A: You are member of the Wave and you like it. Tell another student why. Student B: You dont like the Wave. You think it is dangerous and dont want to be member. Tell Student why. The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel Chapter 9 Before reading: 21) Laurie and David are in love but they have different ideas about the Wave. What do you think is going to happen to them? Can they stay friends? After/While reading 22) Why doesnt Mr Ross want to end the Wave? 23) Why doesnt David want the Wave to end? 24) What is going to happen now? Are any of these things going to happen? Decide ‘yes, ‘no, or ‘perhaps. (a) David kills Laurie. (b) Robert becomes the head of the Wave. (c) The Wave starts in other schools too. (d) Laurie and some other students fight the Wave. (e) Laurie and some other students leave the school. (f) Mr Ross stops the Wave. (g) The police come to the school. They stop the Wave. Chapters 10-12 25) Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones. (a) Mr Rosss wife thinks hes bad teacher. (b) Now David thinks the same as Laurie about the Wave. (c) There really are Wave members all across thecountry. (d) At the end, Mr Ross is not sorry about the Wave. (e) At the end, Amy and Laurie are friends again. The Wave 26) Activities Annika Dörfel Join these beginnings and ends of sentences: Beginnings Endings (a) Mr Ross wants to stop the Wave (i) because they are afraid. (b) David says he pushed Laurie over (ii) when there are no pictures (c) Laurie and David think others stay in the on the televisions. Wave (iii) so they go and see Mr (d) At the rally, one student thinks there is Ross. no Wave (iv) but at first he doesnt leader know how. (e) Laurie and David are not happy about the (v) because everybody learned Wave lot. (f) Laurie thinks it is good that the Wave (vi) so Mr Ross talks to him. happened (vii) because of the Wave. (g) Robert cries when the last students leave Answer these questions: 27) a) What do the other teachers think about the Wave? b) Laurie, Im sorry! Why does David say this? c) Who goes to see Mr. Ross at his home? Why? d) Who do the students see on the television at the rally? e) Is Mr. Ross going to teach the Wave next year? 28) Mr. Ross says, We all learned something from the Wave. What did you learn? 29) Answer these questions. (a) Why are Mr and Mrs Ross afraid when they hear somebody at their door? (b) Why do Laurie and David go to the big rally? (c) Why does Mr Ross show picture of Hitler at the rally? (d) Who helps Mr Ross with the televisions at the rally? (e) Why does Mr Ross say its good that David and Laurie didnt believe him? (f) Why does Robert cry? 30) What do you think Mr Ross says to Robert after the end of the book? Write down what you think they say. Write 50-100 words. The Wave Activities Annika Dörfel After Reading the book 31) Talk with student or write your answers. a) What was bad about the Wave? b) In what ways was the Wave like Nazism? Think about these things: the Wave picture, the salute, words like ‘WINNERS NEED DISCIPLINE, fights between Wave students and others,Mr Ross, Robert, The Grapevine, football matches, the Principal. There are many other things too. 32) Was Mr Ross good teacher? Why?/Why not? Writing: Write letter from Laurie to friend. Tell the friend about the Wave and your problems with David. Write newspaper article about the Wave in the Grapevine. You can write about these things. When did the Wave start? What do the Wave members do? What are the Wave rules? Why is the Wave good or bad thing? Who did you like most in the story? Write everything you know about the person and why you like him/ her?