"The Wave" - Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser - Pre-Reading Activity

This is a ready-to-teach worksheet / handout and pre-reading activity for “The Wave” by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser. The handout includes:

1. A set of carefully selected quotations designed as pair work or group work, accompanied by questions to facilitate a critical discussion of the central issues addressed.

2. Many of the central concerns of the novel can be discussed in a thought-provoking, memorable manner.

3. The quotes can also be used to gauge prior knowledge of the historical context of the novel (e.g. Nazi Germany, Hitler’s rise to power, World War II, propaganda, the Holocaust etc.)

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