The Wave Unit

Standard 9: Making Connections

☺ 9.5: Relate a literary work to artifacts, creations, or historical sites of the period of its setting.

☺ How are Hitler, Nazi officers, & Hitlerâs youth (real characters) similar to members of the ãWaveä (characters in the book)

1. Identify novel charactersâ qualities

2. Identify qualities & structure of Nazi regime

3. Identify qualities & structure of ãWaveä

4. Create a visual showing structure of organizations

5. Identify charactersâ role(s) w/in the organization

6. Read about Hitler, Nazi officers, & Hitlerâs youth

7. Examine letters, poetry, documents, music, &/or art of the Holocaust era that relate setting (camps, etc.)

8. Identify qualities of people within the Nazi regime

9. Create a visual showing qualities of novelâs characters

10. Create a visual comparing qualities of characters to real people from Nazi regime/ WWII era

☺ What are the bookâs setting & the time period it relates to?

1. Identify novelâs setting (time & place)

2. Read about Hitler, Nazi regime, & Hitlerâs youth

3. Read about WWII era events (holocaust, concentration camps, US involvement, etc.)

Organize Information Using Graphic Organizers
Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
Using word bank, fill in graphic organizer *template w/words	Fill in graphic organizer *template/partial template	Create graphic organizer *create from scratch
Qualities of characters Key people in Nazi regime Wave/Nazi Org. Structure Compare Wavers/Nazis	Qualities of characters Key people in Nazi regime Wave/Nazi Org. Structure Compare Wavers /Nazis	Qualities of characters Key people in Nazi regime Wave/Nazi Org. structure Wave/Nazi Org. structure

*Technology : Use Inspirationú program

*Write letters from Wave member & Nazi youth**
Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
Using template & wd bank Write 2 basic letters (1 from ea/point of view)	Write 2 letters (1 from ea/point of view) that compare & contrast	Write letters from each point of view w/ historical details & examples/quotes

*Technology: Use word processing program

Photo Essay / Visual Display
Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
Given formatted posters/template Paste pictures provided or collected online/ drawn	Write caption describing each & Paste pictures collected online & copied from texts, or drawn	Create display & copied from texts, or drawn documents, & captions & a scripted ãtourä through the display

*Technology: Use Power Pointú, audio recording of ãtourä

Radio Program / Press Conference
Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
Given partially scripted Info & program format Present information on Nazi regime & the Wave	Given program format samples Present information comparing Nazi regime & the Wave	Create program that Presents info comparing Nazi regime & the Wave incl. scenario of Hitlerâs w/ modern technology/ communication (internet)

*Technology: Videotape or recording audio of ãprogramä, air on school radio/TV or public access, create as an online video / real-time display