Final Wave Post!

#1

“For the rest of your lives…never, ever, allow a group’s will to usurp your individual rights.” (pg.135, The Wave) I think this quote means that you will always have your rights and nobody can change that. If you fell uncomfortable with what a group is doing or if their treating you bad then you should stand up for yourself.

I can apply this quote to my life if I was in some club that doesn't like people with blue eyes and they forced me to join. If I knew what they were doing was bad then I could quit the club or try to make them stop treating other people so badly.



#2

I think that in the beginning Robert was very shy and never thought much of himself. He also didn't have very much confidence in his work and every thing he did. But then when he joins The Wave he gets more confidence and he feels like he is equal to everyone. He started caring more about his grades. At the end of the book The Wave ends, so Robert starts to get very sad like how he was before The Wave he lost all the self confidence that he gained from The Wave.

I think that Mr. Ross will take care of Robert so that he will feel better about himself and so that he doesn't go back to the way he was before The Wave started. I also think that he will make sure he doesn't get picked in so much any more. So that he will have a better grade then before.



#3

a. I think that there are quite a few pieces of fascism. First off Mr. Ross is basically like a dictator what ever he wants or says the members of The Wave follow even if he was joking. He also shows fascism by having kids be rated out by each other because they aren't following the rules. For example when Laurie was protesting The Wave by writing what is really going on with The Wave and then David waited for her after school and he got into a big fight with her about The Wave until the point where he through her onto the ground.

b. Well the first one that came to me was the Holocaust. I think that this event in history was very fascist because Hitler hated the Jews so much that he became the Dictator of Germany and he started a group called the Nazis the Nazis were soldiers that would go around and take all the Jews away to prison camps just because they were Jewish and different. I think that it is wrong to treat people that way only cause they are different or they have different beliefs about things.



#4

AVOIDING MOB MENTALITY

Some ways that you could stay away from mob mentality is to always think before you join a club. Think if it is going to hurt someone or if it will upset someone. Think about how you would feel if you were the one who was being attacked or picked on. Another way is to listen to your parents because they probably know what is right to do. I think that you should try to be nice to someone who is weaker or younger than you. If someone or a group of people are making you uncomfortable then you should tell a teacher or your parents what is going on because they can help you.

Project Reflection

Project Reflection
Project Title: Family History Project
Class: AB Date: September

PURPOSE

The purpose of this project was to learn about our family's history and just basic history of that event. In order to learn about the Great Depression, I had to write notes from web sites and make the notes in or own words the notes had to be at least four pages long. Then we had to type up a historical narrative using our notes. The historical narrative that told the story of our historical event. Then we had to make a personal narrative that was from our notebook that we write in every Tuesday and Thursday. We had to add to our story from our notebook to make it one page and more detailed. Then we had to get some artifacts I asked my Grandpa
if he has any pictures from that time. My uncle has a pocket watch that is from my Great-Grandpa. The we had an exhibition for the parents.

WHAT I LEARNED
I learned about my Grandpa more and how people lived during the Great Depression. I explored the Great Depression I found out a lot of facts about the Great Depression. I learned that many people invested in the stock market and when it crashed many people had huge loans to pay off so when they couldn't they lost every thing. People lived in shacks made from scraps that they found. I learned how to research, take notes, and type better.

REFLECTION
I enjoyed this project because it taught me about a historical event that was important to my family. Also it helped me learn more about my Grandpa. Next time I would have ordered the way I put my scrap book together because it doesn't tell what I am talking about first.

ARTIFACTS
I am going to put a picture of my scrapbook on my DP.

Wave op#5

#1 I couldn't find the question for op#5 on Mrs. I's blog so sorry.

#2 The quote that stood out to me was " I'm not used to seeing you alone. Where are your troops?" (pg.112) I liked this quote because it shows that David is like a soldier and just follows orders from his leader.

#3 Did you expect this ending for the book? If not then what did you expect?

Wave op#4

#1 I think that Ben thinks that The Wave is all his fault. Also that if he would have never started The Wave this all would never have happened.

#2 The quote that stood out to me was " But Laurie, the boy is Jewish." (pg.92) I liked this quote because it made me think that The Wave was making kids turn into Nazis. Kids would get harassed just for not wanting to join The Wave.

#3 How do you think that people will react to the article about The Wave?

Wave op#3

#1 People are sort of obsessing over The Wave. Some kids are living by The Wave. Students are using their free periods to listen in on Mr. Ross's lessons about The Wave. When The Wave experiment is over I think that some students are not going to be able to quit because they are taking The Wave too seriously.

#2 The quote that stands out to me the most is " No, Mom. That's the only thing that bothers me, and that isn't much. I promise you, Mom, this is a molehill and you're looking for a mountain. Really trust me."(pg. 74) I liked this quote because I like the metaphor that was used in it to describe the way Laurie's mom is taking The Wave too seriously.

#3 How do you think the Grape vine will be effected by The Wave?

Wave op#2

#1 David and Brad are saying that they want to bring The Waves motto in to their foot ball team. He starts by introducing the motto "Strength through discipline,strength through community." and their salute. Once the foot ball team is part of The Wave the whole school starts to become a part of the WAVE.

#2 I liked the quote " Maybe you're becoming a Guinea Pig in your own experiment" Christy said. I liked this quote because I thought it was funny and it was sort of true also. I liked the way she said he was becoming a "Guinea Pig" because it was original. (Bottom of pg. 54)

#3 How long do you think The Wave is going to last, and why?