📖 Part 1: Text Analysis and Annotation

1. Read the excerpt from Chapter 10 where Laurie confronts David about The Wave. Annotate the text by highlighting or underlining:

• Words showing Laurie's emotions (use red pen/highlighter)

• Words showing David's conflict (use blue pen/highlighter)

• Evidence of peer pressure (use yellow pen/highlighter)

2. What motivates Laurie to resist The Wave? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

3. How does David's reaction to The Wave change throughout Chapters 9-12?

He becomes more committed to The Wave

He starts to question The Wave's methods

He remains completely unchanged

He immediately rejects The Wave

4. Identify the types of conflict experienced by both characters. Check all that apply:

Internal conflict (within themselves)

External conflict with peers

External conflict with authority figures

Conflict between personal values and group pressure

✍️ Part 2: Grammar Focus - Complex Sentences and Modality

5. Rewrite these simple sentences as complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (although, because, while, if, when). The first one is done for you:

Example: David supports The Wave. He has doubts.

Complex sentence: Although David supports The Wave, he has doubts.

a) Laurie questions The Wave. Her friends disagree with her.

b) The students follow rules. They lose their individuality.

6. Add modal verbs (might, could, should, must, may) to show different levels of certainty or obligation:

a) Laurie _______ be right about The Wave being dangerous.

b) David _______ choose between Laurie and The Wave.

c) Students _______ think more critically about group pressure.

7. Complete this paragraph using complex sentences and modality. Use the sentence starters provided:

Sentence starters: Although..., Because..., While..., might..., should..., could...

Peer pressure affects Laurie and David differently. _________________ Laurie resists The Wave, she _________________ face isolation from her peers. David, on the other hand, _________________ he wants to belong, he _________________ be losing his individual identity...

🤔 Part 3: Critical Analysis

8. Compare and contrast Laurie and David's reactions using the table below:

	Laurie	David
Initial reaction to The Wave
Main motivation
Response to peer pressure

9. Reflection: Write a paragraph analysing how peer pressure impacts Laurie and David differently. Use complex sentences and modality in your response. Include specific textual evidence.

Vocabulary support: peer pressure, conformity, individuality, resistance, motivation, internal conflict, external conflict

10. Extension: What advice would you give to teenagers facing similar peer pressure situations? Use modality to express your recommendations.