Lisa Kurkov - Hatchet

After reading the book, work on the following questions with your child or students to check their level of reading compr ehension and content mastery . What are some survival techniques in the book? (Summarize) Which parts of this book would have been helpful to Brian? (Infer) Have you ever picked berries? What berries do you know that are safe to eat? (Asking Questions) How would you have felt if you wer e Brian? (T ext-to-Self Connection) Extension Activity Pick a chapter of the book. Wi th a partner , make a list of things you want to learn more about. Where would you nd mor e information? During Reading: W riting Component During Reading strategies help to make connections, monitor understanding, generate questions, and stay focused. While reading, write in your r eading journal any questions you have or anything you do not understand. After completing each chapter , write a summary of the chapter in your reading journal.

While reading, make connections with the text and write them in your r eading journal. a) T e xt to Self What does this remind me of in my life? What wer e my feelings when I r ead this? b) T ext to T ext What does this r emind me of in another book Ive r ead? How is this dier ent f rom other books Ive r ead? c) T e xt to World What does this r emind me of in the r eal world? Have I hear d about this befor e? ( news, current events, school, etc.) Building Academic V ocabulary Building academic vocabulary is critical to understanding subject content. Assist your child or students to gain meaning of the following vocabulary words. Content Ar ea V ocabulary Read the list. What do these words mean?

He has written mor e than 200 books for young people and adults! Three of his novels have received the pr estigious Newbery Honor A ward. The wilderness is often the setting for Paulsen s novels because it is one of the places where he feels most at home.

He ran away as a boy and spent time working on farms, trapping animals, shing, and living in the woods. He says that he probably slept outdoors mor e than indoors as a child. Although Paulsen s early life wasn t easy , many of his experiences became subjects for future books. Just about everything that Brian experiences, Paulsen has too. He survived two forced bush plane landings and was even attacked by a moose! Hatchet , one of Paulsen s most successful books, took him only four months to write. He claims that all the resear ch was alr eady donehe had lived most of it.

Author Gary Paulsen