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HatchetBy Gary PaulsenL-I-T GuideLiterature In TeachingA Study Guide for Grades 6 and UpPrepared by Charlotte S. Jaffe & Barbara T. DohertyName:Period: 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.1
Hatchet Anticipation GuideNext to each statement, write an “A” if you agree or a “D” if you disagreewith it next to the “YOU” column. When you are finished, discuss withyour group.After reading the novel, write an “A” if you agree or a “D” if you disagreebased on how you think Brian, the main character, would react to eachstatement. Place your answers next to the “BRIAN” column.YOUBRIANIf your parents do something to make you angry, youshould talk to them about it.Secrets should not be told.A wild animal will not bother you unless you bother it.Feeling sorry for yourself doesn’t help anything.The best way to learn is from your mistakes.It is better to wait and have patience than to rush intothings.To keep on top of things, stay positive.We control what happens in our lives based on ouractions.Only the strong survive, not the weak.Crying or releasing your emotions makes you astronger person. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.2
Pre-Reading ActivityParts of an AirplaneThere are many vocabulary words in this story that refer to the parts of an airplane.Locate and label each part (as best as possible) on the picture of the airplane below.1. Rudder2. Engine3. Cockpit4. Control wheel5. Dashboard6. Altimeter7. Transmitter8. Throttlewww.aliexpress.com9. Propeller10. Windshield11. Fuselage12. Wingswww.calhounaircenter.com 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.3
VocabularyChapters One and TwoUse the words in the box to complete the sentences below. You may need to useyour dictionaryaudible pg. 9compass pg. 16embarrassing pg. 6extension pg. 3grimacing pg. 9horizon pg. 15legal pg. 6lurched pg. 14massive pg. 12rigid pg. 10panic pg. 18spasm pg. 9tenderness pg. 9tundra pg. 6turbulence pg. 13vague pg. 221. The voice on the long distance call was barely .2. I used my to find the correct direction.3. The mother lovingly touched her newborn child with .4. The boulder was difficult for the workmen to move.5. When fire broke out, the crowd didn’t ; they walked to theexits.6. Mr. Scott needed help to draw his will.7. If you travel to parts of Alaska, you will see vast areas of treeless.8. In the haze, we could see only a(n) outline of the city9. John couldn’t bend the rod; it was too .10. Looking out toward the , we saw the rising sun.11. It was a(n) moment when she discovered her foolishmistake.12. Father added a(n) cord so that the plug would reach thereceptacle. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.4
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter OneAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Why was Brian traveling in abushplane?Answer2. Brian was having an especially difficulttime accepting his parents’ divorce.Explain the reason.3. Why did Brian’s mother give him ahatchet? How did Brian feel about the gift?What does the fact that he wore it tell usabout his feelings towards her?4. Summarize the reason Brian was“stricken with a white-flash of horror.” 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.5
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter TwoAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Evaluate Brian’s first reaction after thepilot’s attack. Was his a normal response?How would you have reacted in a similarsituation?Answer2. How did Brian know a little about howto fly the plane?3. Judge Brian’s decision to wait for theplane to run out of gas.4. What plan did Brian envision that wouldhelp him to land safely? What did he do toprepare for the landing? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.6
EXTRA CREDITAccording to details provided in Chapter 2, what was the totalamount of time that Brian was flying in the plane? Show yourwork in the space below. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.7
VocabularyChapters Three and FourUse your dictionary to define the following words as they were used in the chapter.1. abating pg. 362. agony pg. 353. coarse pg. 284. desperately pg. 255. frustration pg. 356. glittering pg. 257. hordes pg. 348. hummocks pg. 379. incredible pg. 2910. naturalist pg. 3511. remnants pg. 3312. spiraling pg. 2813. squint pg. 3614. vampires pg. 3515. wallow pg.26 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.8
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter ThreeAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Why did Brian want to find a lakedirectly in front of him?Answer2. Evaluate Brian’s ability to handle thecontrols of the plane. Do you think that aboy his age could realistically land a planeunder these circumstances? Explain youropinion.3. The author provides a sensorydescription of the crash landing. Make alist of the sensory details that were used;for example, sights and sounds. Oneexample would be the screams of fear andpain.4. Explain what happened to Brian at theend of this chapter. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.9
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter FourAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Describe the secret that was ”like aknife cutting into Brian.” Why was thisthought so upsetting to him?Answer2. What new menace plagued Brian withthe rising of the sun? How was theproblem resolved?3. Explain why Brian thought he had bothgood and bad luck.4. Predict what Brian might do to savehimself. What would be your first priority? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.10
VocabularyChapters Five and SixMatch the vocabulary words on the left to the definitions on the right. Place the correctletter on each line.1. amphibious pg. 44A. swelling of surface of skin2. asset pg. 47B. wildly excited3. blister pg. 40C. like ice; very cold4. device pg. 56D. woven together5. diminish pg. 53E. narrow shelf6. frantic pg. 43F. able to operate on land or water7. glacial pg. 53G. wickedly; intensely8. interlaced pg. 61H. arousing sorrow9. jumble pg. 43I. something having value10. ledge pg. 53J. grind down; demolish11. pitiful pg. 46K. sudden, sharp pain12. pulverize pg. 53L. mix; confuse13. twinge pg. 61M. something constructed for a purpose14. viciously pg. 40N. lessen 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.11
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter FiveAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Brian suffered from great thirst. Whywas he reluctant to drink the water? Judgehis decision to drink it.Answer2. What tool did Brian have with him?3. What thought haunted Brian and causedhim to panic?4. Relate the lesson that Brian learnedfrom his former English teacher. How didhe apply this lesson to his situation? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.12
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter SixAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Brian chose to locate his shelter close tothe lake. Explain his reasoning.Answer2. Brian was so used to the readyavailability of food that he was notprepared to seek it in the wilderness. Whatdid he finally do?3. Whom did Brian blame for hispredicament? Evaluate his thinking.4. Create a word picture of Brian’s shelter. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.13
VocabularyChapters Seven and EightAn antonym is a word that has a meaning opposite to a meaning of another word. Foreach of the following words, write an antonym.WordAntonym1. apparent pg. 722. crude pg. 673. doze pg. 774. fierce pg. 685. gorge pg. 696. imbedded pg. 807. indicated pg. 718. receded pg. 669. slit pg. 6510. survival pg. 77 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.14
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter SevenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. What effect did eating so many berrieshave upon Brian?Answer2. Describe the memory that was painfulfor Brian? Have you ever had a memorythat was painful to you? Tell about it.3. What sight caused Brian to “do nothing,think nothing”? In your opinion, whywasn’t Brian harmed?4. Brian thought that the danger in a citypark at night was worse than the danger hefaced in the woods. Do you agree ordisagree? Explain. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.15
Hatchet - Five Types of ConflictsTypeDescription of ConflictMan vs.Man vs.Man vs.Man vs.Man vs. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.16
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter EightAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. What caused Brian to cry until he wasall cried out? Have you ever felt this way?Tell about it.Answer2. Brian discovered what he believed to bethe most important rule of survival.Explain it.3. What mistake did Brian make in the useof his hatchet? Why might this have been acostly error?4. Brian finally realized a way to make afire. How did he get his idea? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.17
VocabularyChapters Nine and TenA synonym is a word that has a meaning similar to a meaning of another word. For eachvocabulary word, circle the synonym—the word that is most like the first word inmeaning.1. blaze pg. 92:smokeburnredshine2. convulse pg. 96: rattlejumblechattershake3. depression pg. 84:spottributarybasin4. dormant pg. 94: activeimmaturelatentlive5. enormous pg. 90: hugeserioustinyheavy6. focus pg. 85:arrangewatchconcentrate7. gratified pg. 86: pleasedirritatedconsoledindulged8. ignite pg. 82:snuffinflamequenchlighten9. precious pg. edburnedplateauphotograph10. smoldered pg. 84:erupted 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.18
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter NineAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Describe Brian’s first attempts to makefire. Why were they unsuccessful?Answer2. How did Brian use his hatchet?3. In what way did Brian’s past sciencelessons come in handy? How did he applythis knowledge to his pursuit of fire?4. What was Brian’s reaction when hefinally achieved his goal? Why did thisaccomplishment make him feel lonely? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.19
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter TenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Fire brought with it many newadvantages for Brian. There was, however,a disadvantage. Explain.Answer2. How did Brian’s attempts to read thetracks in the sand culminate in an importantdiscovery?3. Why did Brian think that “he had neverfelt so rich somehow”?4. Brian chided himself for not focusing onhis rescue. Judge his reasoning. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.20
VocabularyChapters Eleven and TwelveFor each sentence circle the most appropriate definition for the word printed in bold as itis used in the sentence. Use your dictionary to help you.1. The car came to an abrupt (pg. 111)screechingsuddenslidingstop.2. The tree was so gnarled (pg. 102) thathardbaretwistedit could not be used for lumber.3. We walked to the bluff (pg. 101) for awallgruffcliffquicklyat firstat lastnearlymore thanjabbedrushedbetter view.4. Initially (pg. 101), we thought it was agood idea.5. He was literally (pg. 102) seven feetreallytall.6. The rams lunged (pg. 105) at eachbreathedother.7. The sound became fainter (pg. 111) aspalerweakerrecordedwe listened.8. The boy was depressed (pg. 98)disheartenedangryafraidbecause of his bad grades.9. Brian needed a staggering (pg. 99)overwhelmingcrookedmoderateamount of wood for the fire.10. The pathway tapered (pg. 106) toward narrowedcombedcrowdedthe top.11. Flailing (pg. 105) at the mosquitosjumping uppushingswinging armswas not very effective.12. With persistent (pg. 109) effort,littleunsteadysteadfastAndrew finally reached his goal. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.21
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter ElevenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Brian’s mind and body had changed.Describe these changes.Answer2. Explain Brian’s plan for a signal fire.3. How did Brian get the idea to catchfish? Evaluate his plan for catching fish.4. Many times in this chapter the authorwrites that “there were things to do.”Judge the importance of Brian’s havingthings to keep him occupied. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.22
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter TwelveAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. How did Brian make his fishing spear?Why didn’t it work for him? Do you thinkhe did a good job?Answer2. Analyze Brian’s statement: “Maybe itwas always that way, discoveries happenedbecause they needed to happen.”3. Brian’s eating habits had changed.What did he notice about himself?4. The mood at the end of this chapter waspessimistic and hopeless. Why? Howwould you have felt if you had been inBrian’s situation? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.23
VocabularyChapters Thirteen and FourteenDefine the following words based upon their use in the story. You may need to use yourdictionary.Word1. biology (pg. 119)Definition2. corrosive (pg. 123)3. exulted (pg. 119)4. carp (pg. 124)5. impaired (pg. 123)6. rectify (pg. 121)7. refract (pg. 118)8. sear (pg. 123)9. sulfurous (pg. 123)10. vital (pg. 122) 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.24
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter ThirteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Brian felt like he was a new person.Where and how did this take place?Answer2. Explain refraction. How did theunderstanding of this phenomenon helpBrian catch his first fish?3. Brian showed ingenuity in this chapter.Cite examples.4. What, do you think, did Brian meanwhen he said that he was full of toughhope? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.25
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter FourteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Judge Brian’s conclusion that mistakeswere more serious in his situation than inthe city.Answer2. According to Brian, what was the“great, single driving influence in nature”?3. What lessons did the skunk teach Brian?4. Explain Brian’s solution for storing fish. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.26
VocabularyChapters Fifteen and SixteenAlphabetize the words in the vocabulary box. Then use your dictionary to define them.sarcasm pg. 132clump pg. 131paused pg. 139dung pg. 135flurry pg. 140camouflage pg. 130boughs pg. 144tornado pg. 145 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.bellowed pg. 148incredibly pg. 143gusts pg. 146retrieved pg. 140Definitionstabilize pg. 133craved pg. 130unduly pg. 148bounded pg. 13027
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter FifteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Describe Brian’s method of keepingtrack of time.Answer2. What was it about the foolbirds thatdrove Brian crazy?3. Brian finally figured out the secret tofinding the foolbirds. Explain. FromBrian’s point of view, judge his First Meat.4. How, do you think, was it possible forBrian to do these things that he had neverdone without anyone teaching him? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.28
Cause & EffectSeveral of the decisions that Brian makes or actions he takes, leadto either good or bad consequences (effects).CauseEffectEX: Brian decided to hook hisEX: Brian had his hatchet in thehatchet onto his belt before he got on woods to help him survive. He usedthe plane.the sparks to make fire. He carved aspear, a bow and arrows. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.29
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter SixteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Explain why Brian said that dipping hishands in the water was nearly the last act ofhis life.Answer2. Brian was once again alone with just hishatchet. Why didn’t he feel the samehopelessness as when he first landed?3. After the devastation of the tornado,Brain was able to show some humor. Citethe example.4. What did Brian discover whilemeasuring the tornado’s damage? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.30
VocabularyChapters Seventeen and EighteenMatch the vocabulary words on the left to the definitions on the right. Place the correctletter on each line.1. capacity pg. 164A. unending; continuous2. eddy pg. 159B. nearly3. elevator pg. 161C. maximum amount held4. frenzied pg. 162D. consistently dependable5. hacks pg. 162E. blocked; thwarted6. incessant pg. 150F. headed pins and bolts7. instinctive pg. 168G. with sorrow8. pronounced pg. 158H. circular current of air or water9. rivets pg. 159I. rough irregular cuts10. ruefully pg. 155J. control surface on airplane11. stable pg. 155K. distinct12. stymied pg. 156L. form of mental image13. virtually pg. 150M. agitated14. visualize pg. 157N. spontaneous, arising from an impulse 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.31
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter SeventeenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Explain Brian’s remark: “I would berich, so rich of I could get at the pack.”Answer2. Why did Brian build a raft?3. What was Brushpile One?4. Summarize Brian’s problem at the endof this chapter. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.32
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter EighteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Think of all that happened from the timeBrian first landed to the time he droppedthe hatchet and explain this statement:“For all this time the hatchet had beeneverything the hatchet was, had beenhim.”Answer2. What important lesson did Brianquickly remember after dropping thehatchet?3. Why did Brian save the pieces ofaluminum from the fuselage?4. What sight made Brian scream inhorror? 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.33
VocabularyChapters Nineteen and EpilogueUse the words in the box to complete the sentences below. You may need to use yourdictionary.antiseptic pg. 172butane pg. 172consumed pg. 178freeze-dried pg. 175furor pg. 180game pg. 180grime pg. 174magazine pg. 172marveling pg. 173matted pg. 174numb pg. 171oblivious pg. 171predictions pg. 180rummaging pg. 174scarce pg. 180unwittingly pg. 1781. The doctor applied an ointment to the wound.2. The heater kept the ice off the trees in the orange grove.3. All of the wood was by the fire; only ashes remained.4. They ate quail and other wild to stay alive.5. The home team’s win cause a ; the crowd would not calmdown.6. The boys were in the attic when they found the old map.7. There was one cartridge left in the rifle’s .8. We were to the weather; we didn’t even notice the rain.9. Rain is in the desert.10. Susan hurt Jill’s feelings with her careless remark. 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc.34
Comprehension and Discussion QuestionsChapter NineteenAnswer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from thestory to support your answer.Question1. Rate the contents of the bag. List theitems in order of importance.Answer2. Brian felt changed by the rif
Hatchet By Gary Paulsen L-I-T Guide Literature In Teaching A Study Guide for Grades 6 and Up Prepared by Charlotte S. Jaffe & Barbara T. Doherty Name: _ Period: _ 1995 Educational Impressions, Inc. 2 Hatchet Anticipation Guide Next to each statement, write an “A” if you agree or a “D” if you disagree .
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Your Mission! You are about to embark on a journey in the Canadian Wilderness, where a young boy named Brian must face many difficult obstacles. In order to build background knowledge and to help you understand important ideas while reading Hatchet, you
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