Book Review: The Wavelength

Many children are told growing up to always go with your gut instincts because if you feel in your heart that something is wrong, it most likely is. Similarly, Laurie a highschool student struggles to choose to go with their gut and follow her heart during crucial issues that occur in her high school life. In the novel, The Wave, Todd Strasser uses dialogue, revealing actions, and symbolism throughout the story to support the theme of trusting your gut and never being afraid to do the right thing. Through Laurie heated arguments, character revealing actions, and ability to understand the significance of the salute, Todd Strasser beautifully illustrates the theme of the story.

An important idea in The Wave is ‘words can be used for harm or for good’. This idea means that words can be used to hurt people mentally and create bad things, but, at the same time can cheer a person up and change their life in a good way. The confusing thing is, is that good words can also be bad. For example, if someone said that they won their basketball game and you said ‘good’, then that would be a good thing to say. It’s also quite the same with harmful words. In The Wave, this conundrum is used in a smart way. For example, Ben Ross is taking his first class with The Wave as a base when he introduces the line,

Knowing that this book is very "wordy", I was excited to determine the readability of the text. To determine this I used a website created by Brian Scott. The site allows users to copy and paste passages from the textbook to be analyzed. From my textbook, I copied and pasted two separate sections. I copied from the introduction of

The Wave is a story about a high school senior class that has been intrigued to join their teacher’s cult known as the Wave. Several people tried to prevent the denial of his movement. Laurie Saunders the main character in the wave, is a rebellious girl who is very ashamed of this movement and is not inspired by her history teacher. He shows them a very emotional video of what Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party did. Some of the students take it more personal than others do. Because of Laurie’s bravery, independence, and determination, Laurie denies the Wave.

Dean Maniuszko Mr. McKnight English 3-4H, pd. 2 15 May 2013 Decisions for the Future ! As high-school students (and their families) approach their junior year of high

I wouldn’t recommend this book to the average reader. It is a bit hard to read because the author goes into so much depth that the reader could very often forget the main idea. It is a good, informative book but a bit drawn out.

The book is simple and easy to read. The author has a good use of English language. He uses specific words, therefore making his book highly readable.

The book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse shows family. One way it shows family is Mattie helps Grandfather. Another is way is Grandfather helps Mattie. A third way is Mother helps Mattie.

The book starts out strong and extremely informational, slows down extremely in the middle chapters and ends in theory, which is somewhat thought provoking.

He somehow seems to think that they made handkerchiefs and went to an execution. “The Jew” has also been introduced. I found out that his name is Fagin. Oliver definitely didn’t know that they were thieves. Cause when he sees them steal, he is so shocked that he runs away and gets falsely accused of being the thief. :( His innocence is so sad and cute.

In the book perks of being a wallflower family issues are one of the main points of the novel Charlie the title character has family issues from his grandpa's past with his mom and his aunt helen's death “On december 24, 1983a policeman came to my door. My aunt

Author of Memory Wall and About Grace, Anthony Doerr in his novel All the Light We Cannot See suggests that the less fortunate Germans during the 1940’s had little access to radio entertainment. He develops this claim by first explaining the intrigued looks on the children’s faces when Werner brings in the radio he had found buried in the dirt, then stating the radio’s condition being broken and non operating, then finally illustrating the distinct shift in the air as Werner got the radio to play even the smallest of sounds- specifically music. Doerr’s purpose is to describe the lifestyle of Germans during Hitler’s reign in order to give the readers a better understanding of the time period in which All the Light We Cannot See is written about.

The author lets us experience the conflict and choose the sides of the family that best describe our own sense of belonging. We become accommodated with the protagonist early on, it is the one dreaming for a better life...fortunately, dreaming about success is the motivation that keeps this family sleeping at night and working during the day. Its a story of a dysfunctional family that works together for a common cause, and

For the third summary paper, the film being summarized is Butterfly directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film takes place in Galicia (north-western Spain) in the year 1936 as the Spanish civil war is looming over the country. The film follows a boy named Moncho and his teacher Don Gregorio as they develop a close relationship with one another. The film introduces Moncho wide awake in bed while everyone else is asleep. He is excited to go to school for the first time tomorrow and is too tired to sleep because of it. Moncho is introduced as a shy, innocent boy in the beginning of the film. The teacher Don Gregorio is introduced as an innocent, kind teacher who takes Moncho under his wing to teach him about life. The major theme of the film is loss

Although bloodlines seemed to dictate who raised whom in the 1830s, children could find guidance through those closest to them regardless of their non familial relationship. In Oliver Twist, Dickens provides numerous figures to guide poor Oliver, none of which are related to him by blood, excepting Rose. After falling ill and denounced as a thief, Mr. Brownlow and the housekeeper bestow great kindness and tender care upon Oliver and nurture him as though he was their child:“‘I have never forgotten them or his quiet smile, but have seen them every day, side by side with those of my own children’” (388). The housekeeper especially gives motherly attention to Oliver although she has no prior relation to him. She compares Oliver to her memories of her own progeny and therefore blatantly stands in as a mother figure in Oliver’s life. By