The Wave Lesson Plan

If It Walks Like A Nazi...

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will draw analogous relationships between events in the novel and actual historical events.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

At this point in the novel, students should be able to start drawing connections between Mr. Ross's experiment and the rise of Nazism. To ensure that everyone is on the same page moving forward, this activity will create a definitive list of similarities shared between the two, and will be continuously updated as reading progresses.

Begin by dividing the class into small groups of 4-5 students each. Groups will create two columns: one...