Characters
The leader of the Wave
Ben Ross
This prompts Ben Ross to start the Wave
The video over WWII, being unable to answer his students' questions, students' inability to understand why people would follow Hitler
What the Wave was viewed as at first
A game
"The Wave was spreading like a disease"
Simile
The time and place in which a story occurs
Setting
The popular girl and editor of the Grapevine
Laurie Saunders
The drills Mr. Ross had the students do when he first started The Wave
Quickly and quietly moving around their room and getting back to their seats, sitting up straight, answering questions with "Mr. Ross" and being quick and concise
What did all Wave members have to do when they saw each other?
The Wave salute
"The Wave is a powerful force that is controlling the students"
Metaphor
The perspective from which a story is told
Point of View (POV)
She taught music at Gordon High School and is the wife of the history teacher
Christy Ross
Why did David want the football team to start using the Wave?
So they could get better and work better as a team
What the students of the Wave were encouraged to do
Spread the Wave to other students
"The Wave demands loyalty"
Personification
The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot forward
Conflict
Laurie's boyfriend and football player
David Collins
What the red "X" on the membership card means
Those individuals were the monitors who reported Wave members to Mr. Ross
What did all Wave members have to carry?
A membership card
This symbolizes fascism, conformity, and blind obedience
The Wave
The central message or life lesson an author wants the reader to understand
Theme
The outcast turned bodyguard
Robert Billings
Three "positives" about the Wave
On time, completing homework, Robert being more social/accepted, etc.
What was the Wave motto?
Strength through Discipline, Strength through Action, Strength through Community
Language that creates a clear picture of students moving and responding in unison
Imagery
The sequence of events in a story, including the introduction, rising action, climax, and resolution
Plot