The Wave chapters 1-3 - dialogue

Master dialogue analysis from The Wave!

What is a dialogue? A dialogue is a conversation which takes place between 2 characters in a literary work of narrative or drama and more rarely, in poetry.☀ When we read a dialogue, we imagine the conversation as if we see it in front of us. It is like a performance on stage.☀ We may not be told what the characters are feeling, but we can often inferit from their reactions.☀ We can also learn a lot about the characters and their relationship through the dialogue. Alice In Wonderland- The Cheshire Cat Watch the clip of this encounter. Think about the two characters you see. What do they contribute to the dialogue? Alice meets the Cheshire cat. 1. What does Alice want? to find the white rabbit to find her way home. to grow back to a human size all the answers are correct. 2. Infer:what does Alice feel about the conversation she had with the Cheshire cat? glad to get some answers.. frustrated and confused about the information she got. happy to walk as far away as possible from the cat. angry at the cat for not helping. 3. What other information about Alice can you learn from this dialogue? personal qualities? self-confidence? personal beliefs? Now let's get back to The Wave... At the end of chapter 2, Mr. Ross tries to help Robert Billings change. He thinks the reason Robert is neglecting himself is that his brother, Jeff, did extremely well at sports and schoolwork, and Robert just can't compete with Jeff's accomplishments. Even though he is not stupid, he doesn't even try:"Listen Robert," Ben said. "No one expects you to be another Jeff Billings."Robert glanced quickly at Ben and then started chewing nervously on his thumbnail."All we're asking is that you try," Ben said."I have to go," Robert said, looking down at the floor."I don't even care about sports, Robert," Ben said. But the boy had already begun to move slowly towards the door. 4. In this dialogue, who is the person who speaks a lot and who says very litle? Ben Ross Speaks his mind. Robert explains himself extensively. Robert participates very briefly. Answers A+C are correct. 5. Does Robert actually respond to the words that Ben is saying to him? What does his reply tell us about him? 6. What can we infer from Robert's body language? Let's look at Laurie's response to Ben Ross' lesson: Laurie says about the Natzis who claimed that they were following orders, "They could have fought back. They had their own eyes and their own minds. They could think for themselves. Nobody would just follow an order like that." 7. What does that tell us about Laurie's attitude to people? What are her expectations? After watching the movie at Ben Ross' class Laurie and David go to the cafeteria (beginning of chapter 3) Laurie seemed preoccupied."What is it?" David asked."That film," said Laurie. "It really bothers me. Doesn't it bother you?"David thought for a moment. Then he said "Yeah, sure, as something horrible that happened once, it bothers me. But that was a long time ago, Laurie. To me it’s like a piece of history. You can’t change what happened then... You can't go around being bummed out about it for the rest of you life either."” 8. What does this dialogue tell the readers about David? David doesn't like to think about bad things. He is a care gree kind of guy. David believes that society has learned its lesson and should try to move on. David like Laurie and wants her to like him too. David is afraid Laurie will break up with gim.