This is a story of personal tragedy and achievement. Hatchet is the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's ordeal in the rugged Canadian North Country. While en-route to visit his father, the pilot of the single-engine plane in which he is flying suffers a heart attack and Brian successfully crash lands the plane in a remote northern lake. With only a hatchet, the clothes he is wearing, and his incredibly strong will to live, Brian was able to survive his adventure in the wilderness for fifty-four days. The character, Brian, should serve as an example of perseverance and believing in one's own abilities.

Overall Expectations:

• To introduce students to the writings of Gary Paulsen, an American author.

• To make students aware of the dangers there are in Canada’s rugged northern areas.

• To make students aware that many problems can be overcome with a strong will to live.

• To increase students’ knowledge of the Canadian North and its natural resources.

Reading Skill Expectations: 

Students will: 

• recognize and understand the main elements of a novel.

• increase their knowledge of vocabulary, their meanings, how they are formed and connected.

• develop their abilities to express their answers and opinions in many ways.

• use various reading skills to improve their ability to understand the text.

• will improve their abilities to express their opinions through writing by using them in personal writing.

• practise a variety of reading skills needed to become a strong reader.

Introduction includes:

• Learning Expectations and Skill List

• Teacher Suggestions

• Author Biography

• Summary of the Story

• Glossary of Difficult Words

• Answer Key

Novel Activities:

Each includes one page listing 4 to 6 activities.

• Creative Activities

• Research Activities

• Literary Skill Activities

• Word Study Activities

Chapter Questions

• Chapter One

  • Student Booklet Cover

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Activities

• Chapter Two

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Questions

• Chapter Three

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Questions

• Chapter Four 

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Five

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills  

• Chapter Six

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Seven

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Eight

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Nine

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Ten

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

• Chapter Eleven

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills

• Chapter Twelve

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills

• Chapter Thirteen 

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills

• Chapter Fourteen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills 

• Chapter Fifteen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills

• Chapter Sixteen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills 

• Chapter Seventeen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills 

• Chapter Eighteen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills 

• Chapter Nineteen

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills 

• Epilogue

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Vocabulary Skills 

  • Language Skills

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