The Wave : Chapter Prompts

Answer all the questions (except the ones in grey) in full sentences in your workbook after you have read the chapter. Please note that the page numbers given are for a different edition of the novel.

The tone is set quickly and effectively. With the book and the movie you “are not being invited into fictional believe and deaths, into the imagination, but into the absorbing reality of flesh and blood”. (McCabe 561).

1.) What is the author's main thesis (argument) in setting up his book? Why/how are

1). List and explain one concept from each chapter reviewed and how they connect to the facts of this case.

Three specific examples of how setting influenced the actions and attitudes of the characters are: The isolation from a civilized world, the mysteries of an unfamiliar place, and different social types being forced to live with one another. How these examples are to be proven will be developed in the following paragraphs.

1. READING OUTCOME: COMPREHENSION PROCESS WORK: Demonstrate your understanding of the novel by answering the following questions in your journal. Where possible support your ideas with references from the text. Include page numbers for future use.

Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions for Part Three in complete sentences and use a different colored font.

The stories would not have the same effect if they were from anyone else’s perspective as they put the reader in place of people who are uneducated. The seven players lack of education serves as their downfall, while the reader learns with Sylvia through Miss Moore’s lesson.

            2) Before even reading Chapter 2 I already knew about movie reading. I remember doing these types of assignments for history. At the end of the year our history teacher would allow us to watch a few movies if they were connected to history and we had to fill out a “follow along” sheet. In my class, I would still do this process just do it more complex. I would have parts where we would pause to fill out thought-provoking questions, vocabulary, and fill in the blank to make sure the students are following along. The problem I do see though is some teachers put too many question on the paper, and the students would fall behind or be too worried about the questions then pay attention to the movie.

3. Explain in your own words why ignorance is NOT bliss, having read what the author has to say about this. Give specific examples from the reading and relate them to your own life. (You are here getting an education, so I have to imagine this should be important to you as a student!)

7. What is the purpose of Miller’s comments and explanations throughout the play? If these were omitted, would your understanding of the play been affected? How?

What are the main ideas or key concepts that the reader must understand in order to understand the author’s argument? (100-150

2.      Identify the author’s main idea(s). In other words, what is the main point the author is attempting to make about the book?

(Preview these questions before you watch the film. Take notes as you watch the film, then answer on a separate paper.)

Part one, consisting of eight chapters, starts from the understanding of the text. The response, the research, and the questions on the text is crucial