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| Hatchet E-Notes Lesson Plan A thorough unit plan, featuring activities, quizzes, tests, and more. Also includes the complete eNotes to the novel. |
CIMC Integrated Units: Hatchet
This file has a wealth of activities: reading/writing connections, vocabulary, science/math connections, social studies connections, English/language arts connections, arts connections. The first set is designed for grades 5 and 6; scroll down to find activities for grades 4 and 5. Requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Fiction Elements in Hatchet
Lesson includes reading a story, identifying elements of fiction, creating a project about survival, and making a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate student comprehension. It was designed for special education students using a block schedule; it includes suggestions for adapting it to other situations.
Focusing Activity to begin novel: Hatchet by Paulsen
Students will visualize how Brian feels when he crash lands on the deserted island at the beginning of the novel, Hatchet. This whole class period will be spent using prior knowledge of survival skills.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Students write a report on flight, present an oral report on orienteering, and write a report on Canadian wildlife and survival. These activities are intended for sixth graders to use after reading the novel.
Hatchet and DogSong
Discussion questions that incorporate both novels, followup activites and research.
Hatchet
Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions available in two formats: printable or online (interactive, self-correcting). Suggested activities accompany each chapter. Scroll down for vocabulary activities. An excellent site!
Description as Mind Control: Using Details to Help Readers Visualize Your Story
Students listen to passages from Hatchet, draw one of the images from the passage, and identify which details Paulsen uses to create these images.
Survival Kit
After reading Hatchet students investigate emergency kits and construct one of their own.
Survival as a Bridge to At-Risk Readers:
Applications of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet to an Integrated Curriculum
This article by Cynthia G. Unwin and Brian Palmer offers chapter-by-chapter discussion questions and interdisciplinary activities.
Survival of the Fittest
Students compare events in the novel with researched accounts of survivors. This extensive, standards-based unit is designed for 9th graders.
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Summary, discussion questions, and followup activities.
Nightjohn
A variety of ideas to support the novel, including thematic and cross-curricular connections.
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The River
Students examine online maps, then write a poem about Brian's journey.
Stop the Sun
Students conduct an author study and create a bookmark.
Stop the Sun
Students learn about the background of the Vietnam War and the sacrifice American soldiers made.
The Tortilla Factory
Guiding questions to help students understand the economic concept of productive resources.
Tucket's Gold
Summary and 12 discussion questions.
Alaska Podshow
The Iditarod begins the first Saturday in March, and your students can research the race and listen to podcasts using resources at this site.
A Geopoem about Alaska
Students gather information on the physical and human characteristics of Alaska. They organize this information on a concept map and then write a geopoem about Alaska. Downloadable handouts available at this site.
Where's the Boss? -- A Scripted Play About the Iditarod
This Readers Theater script tells the story of one musher and his loyal sled dog team.
Woodsong
Chapter-by-chapter questions and activities, an extensive collection of related links.
Woodsong
Chapter-by-chapter questions and activities, related links.
Woodsong Reading Guide
Vocabulary and journal prompts, map activity, guide and grading scale for an essay comparing the novel with the movie Balto.
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This page updated July 2, 2008.