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.
Man v.s. Man Or Character v.s. Character

The antagonist (or other character) tries to

keep the protagonist from reaching his goal.

Man v.s. Nature Or Character v.s Nature

The hero must overcome a force of nature to

meet his goal.

Man v.s. Society Or Character v.s. Society

A protagonist sees something in a unique

way.

Man v.s. Self Or Character v.s. Self

The protagonist struggles with his/ her mind.

Man v.s. Technology Or Character v.s.

Technology

Most of the encounter is through the

characters on doing.

Define Mood: Mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers
through words and descriptions.
Define Plot: A series of events that form the story in a novel

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

Review Skills:
Reviewed Skills

Examples

Inferencing

Pg.95 the Mosquitoes had nearly driven him

mad and he thought of being rid of them lifted
his spirits. I think everything is going his way
and he feels more confident. I think that
because he has been through a lot of stuff

Cause and Effect

Cause: The Moose hits brian. Effect: Now

Brian has sore and bruised ribs.

Point of View

The narrator is 3rd person, and it's the

narrator. Sometimes it goes to first person of
the main character brian. His. p.17

Problem & Solution

Brians problem is a tornado. It washed out all

his stuff. A solution is to be postime and he
can make better stuff than he did. He should
try to work harder.

Characterization

Brian survives in the wilderness by himself,

and I think He is a brave character in the
story. I fell like brian is like the strong one in

the story.
Theme

Brian must land a crashing plane. He needs

to survive in the wilderness alone. He is
dealing with the challenge of his parents
divorce. He presents and survives the entire
experience

Chapter By Chapter Summary

Chapter 1 Assignment: Create a bullet point list that shows the varying emotions Brian felt in
Chapter 1. Be sure to cite specific text examples.
Confused
Burning tears
Scared
Sadness
Frustration
Ashamed
Devastated
Shocked

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

weapons

If i see a animal like a chicken or a pig, I can

catch it and cook it.

Guard dog

When I need to find something, he can go

look for it and bring it back to me.

Water resources

When I'm thirsty, I don't have to go down into

the the woods, looking for water.

Medications & First Aid Kit

When i get hurt or sick, I can use some gauze

or pills to help me feel better.

Phone and tiny power cord box

When you get lost, or when you need

someone, you can call them.

Chapter 3 Assignment: How did you react to Brians thoughts and actions? Do you think that
he is sensible or unreasonable?

Brians thoughts and actions were very detailed, and he really let go of his emotions because he
misses his family, and het misses the city. I felt bad for brian because he was all alone and he
was thinking bad things like, i'm going to die, Im going to die. his actions were dramatic, and
had big vocabulary words in it.When Brian was in the plane, a lot of things happened. The Pilot
had a heart attack, and the plane ran out of gas. He was spinning in the air, and fell into the
water. Brian was throwing up in the water while trying to swim and get onto land. I think it is
sensible because I can relate to other books I've read.

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 party that is way too It means that his head hurts really bad and in
loud.
parties it is really loud so he is describing his
headache like he's in a party.
After landing the plane brian is as relieved
as a owner who found his or her dog.

I means breian is really relieved and happy

that he didn't get hurt.

Brian is as lost as a needle in a haystack.

It means brian is really lost and you can't find

a needle in haystack because it would be lost.
That is how i am describing brian.

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. ////
Positive thinking is very good for your hopes. You can achieve more things when you're
positive. For an example, one time i had this big book that I had to read, and I said, I never

going to get finished with this book. But I remembered what my mom said, Try your best to
read as much as you can everyday. And I put that positive thing intol out into my mind and I felt
more confident when reading the book. I think Brian felt more confident and positive when he
remembered what his teacher, M. Perpich told him, You are your most valuable asset. Don't
forget that. You are the best thing you have. And Brian felt more confident of trying to find food,
and shelter.
Chapter 6 Assignment: Pick an example of a flashback in the chapter, summarize it, and
explain how it helps/hurts Brian emotionally. When Brian was trying to think about how to get
some food, he was thinking about how his dad would make hickory smoked turkey on his grill.
That made him sade and more hungry. He was thinking about how when you bit into the meat,it
felt wet and juicy inside. That made him sad, too. He was trying to try a way to survive. Brian
remembered about the Air Force Tv Show. He thought about how the men ate lizards in the
desert. Brian felt useless because there were no lizards. He saw these bright reddish- orange
birds flying into the bright green woods. Brian started to follow the birds while he was crying in
hunger. The birds stopped. He saw some berries. His actions were shoving berries inside his
mouth. But he was STILL hungry.

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 I had a dream. This was a very important dream. I went to the Taco
Bell in Mililani and in my dream, I went through the drive through. My dad was
driving; my mom was in the passenger seat and my brother and I were in the back
seat. In my dream, we asked for 12 crunchy tacos, with two
waters and a Dr. Pepper mix. We came home after we got our meal and I ate three
crunchy tacos. I ate them one by one. My brother was shoving the tacos in his
mouth. I began to feel sick because I ate my tacos too fast. I told my parents after
I ate the last taco that I needed to go to the restroom. I threw up in the restroom. I
stayed home from school for two days. That dream gave me a message and the
message was that I should not eat Taco Bell every day.

Chapter 9 Assignment:Create a chart of objects that would be useful to create a fire and not
useful. Explain each.

Rocks, so you can rub them with the sticks, and rocks are just like coal!
Dry grass, so Brian can keep the fire going, and going.
Sticks, so you can make kinda like a teepee so the wind the blow it.

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

Examples

Calm

Successfully made a fire, and having food

Satisfaction

Finally found real food, finally made fire,

and got rid of the mosquitoes.

Confident

Made the fire,and he is confident to find

food.

Organized/ Positive

He is organized about how many eggs he

is going to eat a day.

Suspicion

He was suspicious about what was in the

egg,and what animal was it.

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

The catastrophic situation I am going to put myself in is a tsunami. The tsunami is 150 feet
high, and I cannot find my parents.I need to go find high ground and find a shelter. All I see is
waves and water. Half of the city is dead. I see people crying their eyes out on the streets. Blood
is everywhere, and I see Kids trying to find their parents, running to go to high ground. I see this
kid. I ask her her name. Her name is Latia. She is from chicago, but she came to hawaii with her
parents for the summer. I walked up the stairs to the mountian and
I think It will change me alot. When I see wig waves coming, I will remind them to get out of the

. I think this will change my emotions and how I look at things. It will change me because my
thinking, will get messed up a little about the confusion of what happened. I might have
problems about sad and emotional memories. I think I will be very cautious. That's How a
catastrophic situation will change me.
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,
You will not be able to understand because Im writing this with a piece of birch bark, but
I have a lot of things to tell you. I feel sad. I dont like that you and dad are divorced. I am
depressed. I cannot get a fish from the lake. I am getting used to the woods, but I still
need help. I don't like you being with the guy that has blonde hair and wears the
poloshirt. I miss my family and I want you to get back together with dad.

Love,
Brian

Chapter 13 Assignment: upload the symbol drawing

Chapter 14 Assignment:Create a new invention that could help Brian survive in the wilderness.
I have an invention for Brian. I've made him a Iphone7. A IPhone7 will help him call someone to
find him . It will also entertain him by the games he can download. It will also help because there
is a GPS and he can find a restaurant. It will also help him with money so if he has a bank
account he could go out of his bank account and he can use apple pay. Another benefit is he
has pictures so he can remember the memories being in the Canadian Woods.

Chapter 15 Assignment:Create a chart that shows Brians changing emotions in this chapter
and the text support to justify your answer.
Relieved

He got to eat the meat from the bird. He was

releved that he found something to
eat.Pg.146

Excited

Brian was excited to to get more comfortable

and find more birds in the woods.pg 141-143

Happy

Brian is happy that everything is going his

was and he is getting something to
eat.Pg.137-146

Chapter 16 Assignment:Create a chart that shows Brians changing emotions in this chapter
and the text support to justify your answer.
EMOTION CHART 1

Relived

He got to eat the meat from the bird and he

was relieved that he found food.

Exited

He was excited to find more bird so he can

save up..

Happy

Brian is happy that everything is going how

he wanted it.

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 find a GPS/Transmitter tool to help him
find where he is at or contact for help.

Might get trapped.

Might get survival pack

Might die or drown.

Might find Materias+Food

Might get hurt or injured

Find more weapons or tools to help with

hunting.

I think that if Brian gets into the plane wreckage, he might get hurt. I think also that he might
find the survival tools or weapons like, a GPS or He can find something to help contact
someone. He might find some materials to hunt better with, or different kind of tools. There is a
possible chance that he might die or drown. I think it's a waste of time because what if you don't
find the survival pack. It is also a waste of energy, too. I think there is a chance that Brian might
come back to his family. I he finds something in the survival pack to help him like a 911 call, or
something, He might come back to his family.

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

Hard work

Achievement

Brian survived the crash in

the wilderness.

Brian built a shelter in the

forest with only little supplies.

Surviving animal attacks.

He used his prior knowledge

of tv to help him survive.

He made a fire without

matches/ gasoline

Survived a tornado.

Brian has done a lot of brave things in the story. He has survived some things. He has survived
a plane crash, and he used his prior knowledge to survive. I think what he did could help him in
the future. It can help hhm in the future because if something happens to someone in the future
then Brian can give them advice. Brian is very hardworking, too. He has built a shelter in the
forest with only a little bit of supplies, and he made a fire without matches. That will be very
useful for him oneday. He has achieved things , too. He has survived a tornado, and he has
survived a moose attack! This is is my chapter 18&19 assignment.

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