A Guide For Using Hatchet In The Classroom

Teaching literature unit based on the popular children's story, Hatchet.

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Use this guide to explore this Newbery Honor Book about a boy who must learn to survive in the wilderness with only the help of his hatchet. Hatchet: An Instructional Guide for Literature is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Are you thinking of having your class read Gary Paulsen's novel, HATCHET? Do you need worksheets to assess students' comprehension for each chapter? If yes, the mega 225-page novel study may be of help to you! As a teacher, I was reluctant to read Hatchet to my class, but changed my mind after reading the novel. Some students may love to read about characters having daring adventures in a wilderness setting. HATCHET is a real page-turner and will keep students wanting to read more when their other work is done! It is a Canadian story about a thirteen year-old boy who flies north to visit his father for the summer. He has a big secret and it affects him deeply. During the flight north, something happens inside the bush plane and the protagonist is challenged to make a life defying decision. HATCHET is truly a "Coming-of-age" and Bildungsroman novel. What happens to the main character will stir and stay with readers long after they finish the last page. This novel study carefully deconstructs each chapter and pulls from the text information that will cause students to think about their own lives in comparison. There are various types of questions that utilize Howard Gardner's Intelligences, prompt online internet research, stimulate classroom discussions and encourage higher-level learning. Students learn to analyze, synthesize and sift data by filling in the blanks, circling true or false questions, selecting from a multiple choice, or providing his/her personal opinion. It is an excellent novel study for your upcoming term!

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