{"id":1535,"date":"2020-11-14T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=1535"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:04:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:04:56","slug":"wave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/wave\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wave by Morton Rhue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Plot<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ben Ross is trying to teach his class about the Holocaust, the time when the Nazis tried to destroy Jewish people and other groups they hated. Most students are unconcerned: it&#8217;s all in the past and not much to do with them; one is even asleep. But others are upset and ask questions Mr Ross can&#8217;t answer so he sets up an experiment to help the class understand. It seems to be working brilliantly, until it goes too far.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Author &#8211; Morton Rhue<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddstrasser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Todd Strasser&#8217;s website<\/a> (Morton Rhue is the pen name of Todd Strasser).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bCRXJ5nPboM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">Discover more about Todd Strasser<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">and his work in the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Themes &#8211; universal ideas<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Belonging and alienation, empathy, intimidation and violence, peer pressure, perspective.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>More to explore &#8211; motifs, symbols, context, setting\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>American Football, anti-Semitism, bullying, charisma, discipline, fascism, hand gestures, Hitler Youth, Holocaust, misinformation, Nazi Germany, press freedom, slogans, teamwork.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The Wave<\/em> is based on real events in 1967 at Cubberley High School,\u00a0 California. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddstrasser.com\/2017-wave-presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can read about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Y1_Rc9PDnQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[This video about Cubberley High School may not be available on the NLC schools network].<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Further reading<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Discover these titles and more<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">through the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/o\/once\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Once<\/em><\/a> and its sequels is a series by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisgleitzman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morris Gleitzman<\/a> telling the story of Felix and Zelda in occupied Poland and their lives during and after the Holocaust. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=8430&amp;brKey=1842645093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library copies available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/a\/auslander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Auslander<\/em> <\/a>by <a href=\"https:\/\/pauldowswell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Dowswell<\/a>. A Polish boy is adopted by a German family to be brought up as a perfect Nazi, but he has other ideas. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=7511&amp;brKey=1272412519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/t\/the-book-thief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The book thief<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/authors\/59222\/markus-zusak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus Zusak<\/a>. A book narrated by Death, who finds himself quite busy in Nazi Germany. Liesl&#8217;s parents have been sent to a concentration camp so she is living with foster parents. Oh, and she steals books, all the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Monkey<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walker.co.uk\/contributors\/Veronica-Bennett-6591.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veronica Bennett<\/a>. Harry&#8217;s being bullied and the girl he fancies isn&#8217;t interested. Simon is in a wheelchair and relies on other people to help him with almost everything. Harry is about to discover his point of view isn&#8217;t the only one. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=7390&amp;brKey=619265131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/t\/the-fox-girl-and-the-white-gazelle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle<\/a><\/em> by Victoria Williamson. Caylin is a bully, stealing and threatening other students. Reema is a refugee from Syria. There are misunderstandings and lack of confidence and heartbreak and a fox that needs their help. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=11939&amp;brKey=422083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UKyFL389qe8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Challenge the Echo Chamber<\/em><\/a> by Adam Greenwood [10 minute Ted Talk]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Literacy and Language<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The members of <em>The Wave<\/em> use a gesture to symbolise that they belong. There are many ways to communicate just using your hands, even without sign language.<\/p>\n<p>How many signs can you make with your hands\u00a0 &#8211; without being rude \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 ?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Information Literacy\u00a0&#8211; finding, analysing and using sources<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He hadn&#8217;t heard anything about anyone threatening or hurting anyone and for all he knew, she and her staff had made it all up&#8221; The Wave, p91<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>David is Laurie&#8217;s boyfriend. Why is he prepared to believe she would invent a story? Has David become part of an echo chamber?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se20RoB331w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>How could you prevent yourself from being fooled by the social media echo chambers?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Numeracy<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The USA continues to use imperial measurements: gallons, miles, feet and inches, pounds. In Britain we learn in metric but many measurements are still imperial e.g. road signs.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the UK should change to all metric, go back to all imperial measures, or stick with the mix we have just now?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Health and Wellbeing<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>One of the characters who changes most in <em>The Wave<\/em> is Robert Billings. To begin with he&#8217;s scruffy, asleep in class, bullied and doesn&#8217;t care if he fails. <em>The Wave<\/em> gives him a sense of belonging and\u00a0 he is devastated when Mr Ross reveals everything at the end.<\/p>\n<p>What support would you suggest for Robert?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Rights Respecting Schools<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?attachment_id=2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"113,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rrsa4squarelogo.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2138 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt just wasn&#8217;t fair that one person could ruin it for everyone else. He had to convince her.<\/p>\n<p>The Wave, <span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-size: 16px\">p99<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cypcs.org.uk\/rights\/uncrc\/articles\/article-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 12<\/a><\/strong> says young people have the right to their own opinions, and to have those opinions taken seriously. David and Laurie develop different\u00a0 points of view about <em>The Wave<\/em>, and end up arguing about it.<\/p>\n<p>What would you do if a friend completely disagreed with you about something important?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Developing the Young Workforce<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/dracula\/dyw2logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"134,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DYW2logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2141 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Mr Ross thinks his class needs more <strong>discipline<\/strong> for their work to improve. When <em>The Wave<\/em> provides the discipline he notices that his students are better <strong>prepared<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>participate more<\/strong> in class &#8211; it&#8217;s even <strong>tidier<\/strong> &#8211; but there is less <strong>analysis<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>critical thinking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Discipline, preparation, participation, tidiness, analytical skills,\u00a0 and critical thinking are all excellent employability skills. Are some of these skills are more important than others?<\/p>\n<p>Which of these skills would be most helpful at an interview?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plot Ben Ross is trying to teach his class about the Holocaust, the time when the Nazis tried to destroy Jewish people and other groups they hated. Most students are unconcerned: it&#8217;s all in the past and not much to do with them; one is even asleep. But others are upset and ask questions Mr &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/wave\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Wave by Morton Rhue<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3691,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions\/3691"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}