Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The wave quizzes the wave by todd strasser this is a cumulative quiz for after the reading of todd strasser s novel, the wave. Ross comes up with an idea to help his students learn about the holocaust. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue it is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins for the movie the. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue.
Answer key the plot diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, which is u. During project week, high school teacher rainer wenger jurgen vogel comes up with an experiment in order to explain to. He creates a fictional group called the wave where students are expected to. He is a writer, known for drive me crazy 1999, ich knall euch ab and guiding light 1952. In 1967, ron jones, a young teacher at cubberley high school, decided to try an innovative method to teach his students about fascism. In this tense, riveting novel, awardwinning ya author todd strasser reveals what really goes on in highly secretive and notoriously dangerous. This is a cumulative quiz for after the reading of todd strasser s novel, the wave. In total, there are 90 multiple choice questions and 14 additional short response bonus questions. The wave is a young adult novel by todd strasser, originally published in 1981 under the pen name morton rhue. He introduced them to a movement he called the third wave, based on discipline and community. Todd strasser is an american author of more than novels for adults, youngadults, and middle graders. Free comprehensive summary of the wave by todd strasser. Based on the teleplay for the tv movie by the same name and later adapted into novel form, it is loosely based on real events that happened at.
Todd strasser writes about a side of life that many people dont get to see, and the struggles and choices of a boy named deshawn. There is a quiz for each chapter, including 1 for the introduction and vocabulary. Cubberley high school history class in palo alto, california. Todd strasser s the wave fictionalizes the true story of a high school history classs social experiment gone wrong. How on earth did todd strasser come up with all this stuff. The wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in palo alto, california, in 1969.
He wrote it as a fictional account of an actual experiment in california. It was successful in german cinemas, and after ten weeks, 2. The film was produced by christian becker for rat pack filmproduktion. Strasser seems to accept bullying as an inevitability of high school life that individuals must stand up against. That teacher, ron jones, was a celebrated instructor at a palo alto high school and his attempt to teach the students about nazi germany resulted in a truly singular life lesson that cannot be replicated. In fact, the title of the wave is just the title of the movie its adapting. It is based on a reallife experiment performed by highschool teacher ron jones in 1967 for more information, see the true story behind the wave. When ben ross struggles to explain to his students, perturbed by their studies of the holocaust, how ordinary germans could have allowed themselves to be swept up in the violence and hatred of the nazi party, he decides to show his seniors firsthand just how powerful. This movie was wonderful, but it to me, was extremely terrifying, because it shows based on actual events that anybody, anytime, can become machinistic. The wave by todd strasser is based on a true story of a high school in california.
No one was as disturbed by the movie as laurie was. About the author todd strasser is the author of more than 120 novels for young adults and middle graders. Introduction the wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue. Based on a true story, the wave deals with how a person must trust his beliefs but in a way that will not harm others, and how a good cause can lead to a disaster. Interactive notebook plot diagram foldable and answer key. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by american author todd strasser, first published under the pen name morton rhue. It expresses how humans can be so easily influenced by their surroundings, and how that could lead to terrible consequences. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The wave study guide contains a biography of morton rhue, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The book is based on a peabody awardwinning teleplay of the same name by johnny dawkins, which depicts a classroom experiment in which a teacher uses indoctrination techniques to show his students how the third reich achieved. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. And before long the wave, with its rules of strength through discipline.
This was a fairly enjoyable and chilling story by todd strasser, and a thoroughly heart rending ya novel. Joness ideas are the same as the ones strasser describes in the. The wave by todd strasser adapted by paul stebbings and phil smith final rehearsal draft, september 2014 cast. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher burt ross introduces a new. They are both really great though, and todd strasser is an amazing author. It began as a way for reallife teacher ron jones to try to teach his history class about one of the most. Todd strasser books list of books by author todd strasser.
Okay, but that title had to come from somewhere, right. The wave was todd strasser s third novel, written while he spent days working as the owner of a fortune cookie manufacturer. Watch the wave online a real life student experiment watch. The wave the true story behind the wave gradesaver. Todd strasser wrote the wave to provide an account based on the true story of the plot. Anastasia school stuff my books pdf waves education history random school supplies. The wave movie novel by todd strasser youtube waves. Todd strasser was born in 1950 in new york city, new york, usa. The novel by strasser won the 1981 massachusetts book award for childrensyoung adult literature. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher burt ross introduces a new system to his students. The wave by todd strasser is a fiction novel that is based on the true story of a high school experiment to help students understand the holocaust.
Dennis gansels take on novelist todd strassers novel, the wave. Todd strassers the wave posted on december 27, 2011 by skullsinthestars i havent had the opportunity to talk about any weird fiction for a while, and i thought id get back on the horse by discussing a short novel that technically isnt weird fiction, but it definitely is weird and fiction. The experimentgonewrong detailed in the wave was originally called the third wave. It is based on ron jones social experiment the third wave and todd strassers novel, the wave. Need help with chapter 12 in todd strasser s the wave. Hollens online wave quiz this is an online quiz to assess comprehension of todd strasser s. You cant expect anything different from todd strasser. Feb 12, 2015 the wave movie novel by todd strasser youtube. Strasser portrays two different kinds of peer pressure in the wave. Ben ross seeks to show his students how the german people accepted the nazi regime during world war ii. Todd strassers 1981 novel the wave didnt start off as a book. This file format is viewable in your word processor without requiring a special viewer. The quiz contains multiple choice questions, along with a few short answer questions.
Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. The wave by todd strasser in doc, fb3, txt download ebook. And as most of the students join the movement, laurie saunders and david collins recognize the frightening momentum of the wave and realize they must stop it before its too late. It is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins for the movie the wave, a fictionalized account of the third wave teaching experiment by ron jones that took place in a ellwood p. Drugs, sex, and rock n roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but theres so much more.
Ben ross teacher, his wife christie, students robert, laurie, david, eric, deutsch a middle class, comfortable suburban community. Norm schiller talked about the wave and how it was a bad idea and that it didnt even help the football team. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. The wave by todd strassman full pdf waves, pdf, elementary. The movie the wave is based on a novel by morton rhue and is based on a true. The wave is not the only movie to convert a social experiment conducted in. See all books authored by todd strasser, including the wave, and give a boy a gun, and more on. The characters are well dressed and affluent white middle class. Todd strasser s novel, the wave, addresses the dangers of facism and group mob mentality. It is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins for the movie the wave, a fictionalized account of the third wave teaching experiment by ron jones that took place in an ellwood p. It began as a way for reallife teacher ron jones to try to teach his history class about one of the most hideous events in human history. The wave is a short madefortv movie directed by alex grasshoff, based.
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