The quiz contains multiple choice questions, along with a few short answer questions. She is the editorinchief of the school magazine the gordon grapevine. In the wave, we can regard the way that a simple class test can finish in such a dramatically way. The book recounts a true incident that took place in a california high school in. For my book report i chose the novel the wave written by morton rhue in 1931 and published 1932. The story takes place during the late nineties in usa. I read the german version of the wave by morton rhue, translated into english. The wave is loosely based on an essay by ron jones that appeared in a whole earth catalogue some time in the early 1970s. The wave dot com this is the official wave website, and is loaded with info some of it rather strange. The real experiment the wave is based on isnt well documented and its hard to know exactly how it went down.
The wave, by todd strasser, aka morton rhue, is a novel that is set in the spring of 1969 at gordon high school in california. The novel was originally published in 1981 as a novelisation of a teleplay. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by morton rhue. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue. Lauries classmates were changing from normal teenagers into. In fact, the wave was published in europe under the name morton rhue, and its taught in german public schools source. Hollens online wave quiz this is an online quiz to assess comprehension of todd strassers novel. Morton rhue has 34 books on goodreads with 17474 ratings. Natalie platten is the assistant manager and childrens book buyer at readings doncaster. When giving background about the wave, he writes, to me, one of the most rewarding aspects of the wave is knowing that it is required reading not only in your class, but. See all 39 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Asked in movies, books and literature why does laurie try to stop the wave in the book the wave by todd strasser. The book the wave by todd strasser writing as morton rhue the novel won the 1981 massachusetts book award for childrensyoung adult literature.
Have you ever finished a book and thought, wait, wheres the rest of it. Jul, 2017 now, i finished a book recently called the wave by morton rhue. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are david collins, laurie saunders. Wave 97801422605 by morton rhue and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Todd strasser has won numerous awards and recognition for his books, and continues to write prolifically. Mar 22, 2017 the wave morton rhue laurie isnt sure what to make of the wave. She is angry about that fact, that the school paper always appeared too late. In the book the teacher is played by ben ross and his high school history class. The movie the wave is based on a novel by morton rhue and is based on a true story that happend in 1967 at gordon high school in palo alto. Elaine billings the mother of jeff and robert billings. 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. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their world war ii studies and had become a craze that was.
One student, david collins, thinks the wave can help gordon highs losing football team, and he starts teaching his teammates about the rules of the group. As the bell rings, their history teacher ben ross starts the lesson. Arriving at the classroom she meets her best friend, amy smith. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the wave by morton rhue. The story of this experiment was first detailed by jones in a short story called the third wave. The wave study guide contains a biography of morton rhue, literature essays, quiz questions. Born in new york in 1950, todd has had more than 140 childrens and young adult books published. In germany and in the united kingdom, however, morton rhue is alive and well. The teacher ben ross soon comes up with an experiment called the wave to show the. Both the novel and the television movie are fictionalized accounts of the third wave teaching experiment by ron jones in a cubberley high school history class in palo alto, california.
The teacher turned the students curiosity about how german citizens allowed holocaust atrocities to occur to a whole other level by conducting an experiment that ultimately brainwashed a majority of the kids to become a fascist group called the wave, with the teacher as their leader. The teacher starts an experiment with his students trying to show them how the nazi regime was able to invluence so many people and why no one stopped them he created his own symbol the wave, a dressing code, behaviour rules and a motto. Its based on an incident that happened in a school in california which a teacher, informally known as ben in the book, created this group called the wave in which everyone was equal, strong and united or something like that, anyway. Pdf the wave book by morton rhue free download 8 pages. Watch the wave online a real life student experiment. The teacher ben ross gave his experiment this name, because it is like a wave which drags along everything. The wave was written by morton rhue and published in 1982. He was born in new york city in 1950 and he grew up on long island n. The wave by morton rhue todd strasser is a novel from a students perspective, as an authoritarian right wing movement called the wave changes her school.
It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their world war ii studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives. The wave penguin longman penguin readers rhue, morton on. In the beginning it made students feel a part of something, and feel equal to everyone else. The wave by todd strasser chapter 1 summary answers. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. The wave is set at gordon high school over a period of nine days. Free download or read online the wave pdf epub book. Ben ross, one of the teachers in the school, created it to try to show his class the reasons for the inexplicable behavior of the germans when the nazi movement spread through germany. Obrien, the wave morton rhue, the red pony john steinbeck, the pearl john. 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 ellwood p.
This book, written under the pen name of morton rhue in the united states, is a novelisation of the telemovie of the same name, which was based on a short story by ron jones about a real event. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue though it has been reprinted under todd strassers real name. History teacher ron jones started the wave in one of his lessons, and it turned into one of the most frightening things he ever saw in a school. The wave by todd strasser the novel the film esl resources. 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 teacher invented a game that he called the wave.
In only a few days shes seen her classmates change from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics, caught up in a new organization called the wave. The wave puffin books by morton rhue and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cubberley high school history class in palo alto, california. A senior at gordon high school and editorinchief of the school newspaper. Natalie platten is the assistant manager and childrens book buyer at. Introduction the wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser. The critic about boot camp by morton rhue chapters summary.
Morton rhue is the pen name of successful american childrens writer todd strasser. In 1969 a high school history teacher, ben ross, was working in a small allamerican town teaching his class of grade 12 students about the second world war. The wave by morton rhue morton rhue is a pseudonym and his real name is todd strasser. Tells the story of a high school history class experiment that frighteningly demonstrated the power of fascism. 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 groupthink. Pearson english readers level 2 the wave book level 2. The setting of the book is gordon high school in 1969.
This book was based on a true story of an incident in a high school history class in palo alto in california in 1969 lead by the teacher ron jones who says it was the most frightening event he had ever seen in a classroom. His most wellknown book is the wave which is a fictionalized account of a fascinating. At the beginning of the first chapter, laurie saunders, one of the main characters, is introduced. Todd strassers 1981 novel the wave didnt start off as a book. The result was the establishment of an organisation called the wave that actively recruited members via a model of reward and punishment that encouraged allegiance to the group and penalised dissenters. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as nazism are recreated in the. The result was the establishment of an organisation called the wave that actively recruited members via a model of reward and punishment. The result was the establishment of an organisation called the wave. Alan v35n2 how todd strasser became morton rhue virginia. Todd strasser was born in 1950 in america who wrote more than 140 youngadult novels and many short stories and works of nonfiction, some under the pen name morthon rhue and t. The wave book pearson english readers level 2 the wave book media books nonfiction education books available now click to enlarge authors. The wave was written under the pen name morton rhue in 1994, it has 112 pages. Todd strassers the wave is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins based on a short story by ron jones. Connor, the son of rich parents,is sent to one of these boot camps.
The story takes place in palo alto, california in 1969 and is based on a true story. The wave chapter summary 117 abstractinhaltsangabe. Penguin readers, level 2 rhue, morton, mcgovern, kieran on. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by american author todd strasser, first published under the pen name morton rhue. For my bookreport i chose the novel the wave written by morton rhue in 1931 and published 1932. This book is based on a true story of an experiment carried out by ben ross, a history teacher in a high school in california. 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. His most wellknown book is the wave which is a fictionalized account of a fascinating teaching experiment in a california high school in 1967. The book the wave by morton rhue is a fiction story but is based on an incident that occurred in a high school in palo alto, california. The wave morton rhue laurie isnt sure what to make of the wave. The wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in palo alto, california, in 1969. Lauries classmates were changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. Unnamed jewish boy harassed by members of the wave and called a dirty jew. The novel by strasser won the 1981 massachusetts book award for childrensyoung adult literature.
Laurie saunders sits in the publications office of the school paper the gordon grapevine. Bens students want more of what went down the day before, so he goes along with it. The wave novelguide free study guide answers, book and. The wave by morton rhue is in the top ten childrens books about weighty subjects. The other version of the wave is written in german and is by morton rhue. In the book, history teacher ben ross shows a movie to his high school class about germany while studying world war two. Rhue, morton the wave referat, hausaufgabe, hausarbeit. If you want to find out how the wave unfolded, then watch the movie of tv special. The wave by todd strasser this is a cumulative quiz for after the reading of todd strassers novel, the wave. Then laurie fetches up her best friend amy smith, who is sitting in the french lesson of mr. His novel the wave, written under the pen name morton rhue, is a novelization of the teleplay by johnny dawkins for the 1981 television movie the wave.
Unnamed rabbi the rabbi for the unnamed jewish boy. The wave study guide contains a biography of morton rhue, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Boot camp give a boy a gun nightmare inn the wave is a novelization of a social experiment. But this isnt your average high school drama story.
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. Although she is very pretty and gets good grades just like laurie. Ben ross shows his students a documentary on the holocaust. He creates a group called the wave, complete with a logo, mottos, and a salute. Now, i finished a book recently called the wave by morton rhue. It also promises to separate fact from fiction but we arent so sure it does that. The wave was the first book he had published under his pseudonym morton rhue. He upset when he realizes that his students have questions about the holocaust that he cant answer he wishes he could give them more. It is one of the originals from penguin iconic, outspoken, first. He wrote movie novelizations, too, for example free willy, jumanji or home alone. This can be a tough one to stomach, but its totally worth it.
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