Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)

In this Literature Kit(TM), we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions.

In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions.

The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading.

They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn.

The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning.

Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts.

Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text.

About the Novel: Hatchet is a Newbery Honor winning story about a boy surviving a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.

Miles off course, Brian must wait out the search for him while surviving in the harsh environment.

With nothing but a hatchet his mother gave him, Brian soon discovers his greatest tool for survival is himself.

A bear, porcupine, moose and even tornado threaten to hinder Brian's attempt at survival; however, he manages to make a shelter for himself, weapons, and finally a fire.

With these tools, Brian must hunt and gather food and water in order to stay alive while he waits for a rescue plane to find him.

Hatchet is the story of one boy's survival and the journey he takes to becoming a man.

All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.