HATCHETBy Gary Paulsen

24/5/15 Chapter 17

TP: Complete unfinished pieces of work

Bell work: Write the definition for these three words: remnants, motivated and refracts. 

Group Task

Summarise the key points that happened in the chapter and make a list of them in your

books.

Class Activities

Work on anything you have not completed from last couple of weeks. You can choose to work on one or more of the following: •The drawing of the crash•The sonnet•The descriptive writing paragraph about the wolf•The character profile on Brian•The newspaper article

25/5/15 Chapter 18

TP: Good writers practise their writing skills

Bell work: Draw a picture of a key event that happened in chapter 17.   

Class Discussion

How did Brian feel when he dropped the hatchet? How would you have felt if you saw the dead pilot? Did Brain react in an

appropriate way? Why/why not?

RAFT Activity

Choose ONE of the RAFT activities detailed below. Remember: You need to think carefully about the ROLE of

the writer, the AUDIENCE, the FORMAT it will take and the TOPIC you are writing about.

ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC

Dad Brian Letter After he just found out his son is missing.

Brian 

Mom Dear Diary Why I am angry…

Bear 

Brian Dialogue This is my home!

26/5/15 Chapter 19

TP: Characters’ feelings are central to the story line.

Bell work: Define these three words and place them in a sentence.

1.numb

2.marvelling

3.tickling

 

Class Discussion

• What feelings must Brian have felt when he finally found the pack?

• What are the objects Brian finds in the survival pack?

• What is the usefulness of each object?

Writing Task

Write a diary entry imagining you are Brian on the day he retrieves the survival pack. Remember to focus on his feelings and

thoughts.

Peer AssessmentSwap your writing with the person sitting in

front of you.

• Write two stars about their diary (things they did well)

• Write one wish (something to improve on)

Remember to be specific!

27/5/15 Reading Comprehension Assessment

TP: Practise our reading and comprehension skills.

Bell work: Write down three expectations we must follow when completing a test.

Work on one of the following activities:• RAFT activity: the letter from Brian’s dad when he finds out he’s missing/the diary entry about why Brian is angry/the bear dialogue about the wilderness being his home

• The diary entry when Brian finds the survival kit• Any other individual activity you haven’t finished• Choose a book to read quietly

28/5/15 The Epilogue

TP: Good readers understand the importance of a story’s ending

Bell work: If you were Gary Paulsen how would you have ended the book? Write it down in three sentences.

Class Discussion

• What did you think of the ending of the novel? Are you disappointed/happy/sad/surprised? Why?

• Other editions of Hatchet don’t include the epilogue. Why do you think Paulsen chose to include it in this version? Do you think the story works better with or without it? Why?

Paired Activity

Write a conversation between Brian and his group of friends on his first day back at school. Write it

in script format.