Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen
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New Skills: Conflict in Literature, Plot, & Mood
Conflict:
What are the four types of conflict? Add them into the following table! Be sure to add a
heading labeled CONFLICT and a heading labeled EXAMPLES.
Types of conflict

example

Man vs man or character vs character

Batman vs superman

Man vs nature or character vs nature

jaws

Man vs society or character vs society

Pirate of the caribbean

Man vs self or character vs self

Arrow

Define Mood: sad,mad,scared,happy,annoyed

Define Plot: The plot is that brian is in a plane crash and he needs to survive until he
gets found.

Plot Chart: Use later for reference to Hatchet. (Bullet points directly below to match)

Review Skills:
Reviewed Skills

Examples

Inferencing

PG,94 yellow and red flames fire.

Cause & Effect

(cause)Brian turns on the transmitter.(Effect) Brian gets found

later by a different pilot.

Point of View

PG,94 Brians point of view Eating his raspberries and going to

the lake when he was thirsty. PG,95 narrator's point of view
He would need a large pile of wood to get through the night.

Problem & Solution

On page 142 brian is having trouble getting the bird which is

his food.So finally he found the bird. Then he decided just to
pluck the feathers off throw out the guts and cook the bird.

Characterization

Brian used to be a city boy,he also wasnt very confident in

himself.But then after a couple of days brian became positive.
He was used to his surroundings and he was a nature person
not a city boy anymore.

Theme

(Hardwork) Brian built a shelter without many supplies. He

made a fire without lighter fluid and matches.He made a bow
out of sticks and his shoe lace.Brian also made a raft with logs
and weeds.

Chapter By Chapter Summary

Chapter 1 Assignment: Create a bubble map that shows the varying emotions Brian felt in
Chapter 1. Be sure to cite specific text examples.

Chapter 2 Assignment: Create a list of survival supplies you would need in a plane crash and
why you would need them. (Google Doc tables)
Item for Survival

Reason I Chose It

Medical supplies

The reason i chose this item is because

someone could get hurt.

Spare Clothes

So I am are not dirty all the time.

Weapons

So I can survive and eat.

Tent

So I can have a place to sleep.

Water

So I dont get dehydrated.

Chapter 3 Assignment: How did you react to Brians thoughts and actions? Do you think that
he is sensible or unreasonable? Explain your answer.
But he needed one in front he needed a lake right in front. The reason I quote this is because I
think Brian is smart. The reason I say Brian is smart is because he needed a lake so he can
land the plane so he doesn't die. It was the first time he drove a plane so he didnt know what to
do so he thought he was going to die but then he figured out what to do he needed water. Thats
the reason I quoted that part of the story was because it was smart.

Chapter 4 Assignment: Write 5 similes about Brians current state and explain their meaning.
Use a Google Table to do this.
Similes

Meanings

Brians head hurts like a hammer hitting a nail. Brians head hurts very bad.
Brian is a as scared as a mouse.

Brian is very scared.

Brian thought the scenery was as beautiful as

a double rainbow.

The scenery was beautiful.

After the crash Brian was relieved like a dog

owner finding their dog.

Brian was very relieved.

Brian is as lost as a mouse in a maze.

Brian was very lost.

Chapter 5 Assignment:Positive Thinking

Many people believe that if they have a positive attitude, good things will happen.They believe
that people with negative attitudes somehow prevent good things from happening. Write an
editorial in which you support the power of positive thinking. Use Brians experience as an

example of how positive thinking can help people. At the conclusion of your editorial, encourage
people to adopt positive thoughts and to see what happens.
Greetings my name is Joseph and my thoughts about Brian living out in the forest is I think that
he is very positive. I think he can survive. The examples of Brian being positive are he calmed
down so he could think straight,he had hope,he didnt let his fear take over,and he gathered
items to survive with. So I think Brian is very smart and brave. So if you dont understand
something calm down and breath.That's what I did at school one day during a test it really
helped me out and I passed the test.
Chapter 6 Assignment: Pick an example of a flashback in the chapter, summarize it, and
explain how it helps/hurts Brian emotionally.
pg,56,The flashback was about the time brian was with terry at the lake. They thought they had
guns. Also a knifes. Also they had natchez. Which really hurt him. The reason it hurt him was
because he needed nachez. Also a gun. Also a knife. All of those things will help him.
Chapter 7 Assignment:Create a bubble map with 6 external bubbles. In the center, write
conflicts. Identify and describe 6 different conflicts youve seen in the book.

Chapter 8 Assignment:Retell a time when you had a dream that ended up being more of a
message to you
The time I tripped in my dream. I acted like I was playing a football game. My teammates were
there. I was chasing a player.And I tripped. I jumped up and screamed. That is the story of my
dream.
Chapter 9 Assignment:Create a chart of objects that would be useful to create a fire and not
useful. Explain each.
Good for starting a fire sticks

So you can get it started.

Bad for starting a fire water

It puts the fire out.

Good for starting a fire matches

Good for starting your fire

Bad thing for fire weeds

Can put out your fire

Good thing for starting a fire rocks

So the fire is in one place and is controlled

Bad thing for starting a fire

Chapter 10 Assignment: Create a table that lists at least two moods presented in the text and
give cited examples of each.
Moods

Examples

suspicion

Briain was suspicious what was in the sand

and what's inside of the eggs.

calm

Brian successfully made a fire,and still having

some food left.

satisfied

Brian got satisfied because he finally found

real food,finally made a fire,and got rid of the
mosquitoes.

Chapter 11 Assignment:Put yourself in a catastrophic situation. How would it change you?

1)The situation is a zombie apocalypse. The reason I chose zombies is because it changes
most people. Also most people like zombies. I think it would test my survival skills. Also I picked
it because you would have to look for things kinda like an adventurer.
2)I think it would change me because I would have to find resources and survive. Also because
there would be zombies around and I would have to fight them. Also I wouldnt be clean. I would
have to find food. I would be so terrified.

Chapter 12 Assignment:Suppose that Brian has a pencil. To help sort out his feelings about
his parents, he writes to one of them on a piece of birch bark. Write the letter that Brian might
write to his mother or his father. Keep in mind the issues and the details that are revealed in the
novel. Remember,too,that for certain reasons,Brian does not want to tell his father the Secret.
Dear mom I really missed you. I flew to go see dad. The pilot had a heartattack. So I crashed
the plane in some water. Then I found some gut berries they made me throw up. Then I got a
fire and some good sweet berries and took shelter in a cave. I heard a plane come by but it
didnt see me. So yeah life sucks.

Love,Brian
Chapter 13 Assignment:

Chapter 14 Assignment:Create a new invention that could help Brian survive in the wilderness.
I will be creating the fish gun. It has to ends one too cook and debone the fish. It will suck up the
fish so you can sit back and relax. It can also cut up the fish if you want it to. You can really
make it do anything. I think it will be good for Brian because he can get more food. Also it can
cook the fish for him. Also debone the fish so he doesn't have to. It can be good so he doesn't
waste time during the day. He can just sit back and relax and let the fish come his way.
The benefits
It can cook for him.
It can debone the fish for him.
It can also catch the fish.
It can cut the fish into pieces.

It can also let you sit back and relax.

Chapter 15 Assignment:
mad

The reason I think brian is mad is because he

couldnt get the food.pg.142 brian tried but
missed and missed.

happy

I think brian is happy is because he got a fire.

Pg.143 brian finally got more things for the
fire.

confused

He was con fused because he didnt know

what to do. Pg 143 brian didnt know what to
do with the bird.

sad

He was sad because he wanted to go home

pg,144 brian got sad because he thought
about home.

scared

Brian got scared because he doesnt know

what to do pg .145 brian is scared and
doesn't know what to do.

Chapter 16 Assignment:
calm

He is calm because he is safe.pg 147 brian is

very calm.

annoyed

He is annoyed because he cant get out,pg

148 brian cant get out

furious

Hes furious because he wants to get out

pg,149 brian is very furious

agitated

Brian is agitated because he wants to get out

of the forest. Pg 150 brian is agitated
because he needs to go home.

frustrated

Brian is frustrated because he can't get food.

Pg,151 brian is frustrated because he is
hungry.

Chapter 17 Assignment:Make a pro/con chart about Brian getting into the airplane wreckage.
Then, write a summary paragraph of this information. Please use in text citations.
Pros (+)

Cons (-)

Might get survival pack

Getting trapped

materials+foods

He might die

Hunt better with new tools

It was all just a waste of time and energy

gps/transmitter

He might get hurt

He might find medical tools

Getting stuck

I think that if Brian gets into the airplane wreckage then he will find the survival pack. I think he
will find some food,a gps maybe a transmitter. He could find some better tools so he can hunt
bigger prey. He might find some medical supplies so if he gets hurt he can fix himself. The way
he will get back would be to use the raft that he made and get back to shore.

Chapter 18 & 19 Assignment:Create a chart in for possible themes and cited reasons for each
them. You must use at least 3.
Positivity

Hard Work

Overcoming Challenges

The way brian showed

positivity was by saying that
he was gonna get found. Alos
by saying that he is gonna
make a fire. The last way he
was positive was by saying
that he was going to find the
survival pack and he did.

The way that brian showed

hard work was by building a
shelter without many tools.
He also made a fire without
matches and lighter fluid. He
made a raft by himself with
just logs and weeds.

The way brian overcame

challenges was by him
surviving in the wilderness.
Also by him by going under to
grab his hatchet. Also by him
getting the survival pack. Also
him starting a fire without
having any tools. Him trying
to get food and hunt. Also him
making the bow to hunt his
food.

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