Hatchet Chapter 13

How much time has passed since the last chapter? How is Brian different? Where do you think his new confidence has come from?

Hatchet Chapter 12

What would you do in Brian's position? How would you keep your spirits up after having the plane fly away? Tell me what your plan would be.

Hatchet Chapter 11

Which of these designs would you use to build a signal fire? Why? Do you have a design that you think might work better?

Hatchet Chapter 10

Do you think you would eat these eggs raw? Explain how you might cook these eggs if you only had Brian's tools.

Hatchet Chapter 9

Brian makes fire in this chapter. Why do you think he calls it a friend?

Remember that you can comment and ask each other questions. Looking and thinking about what others have written may help you with your own writing!

Hatchet Chapter 8

Remember to check your Literature Circle Roles posted on the "Jail". Why do you think the porcupine was trying to get in Brian's shelter?

Hatchet Chapter 7

From now on we will be using Literature Circle Roles for our blog. You will find a chapter schedule on the "Jail" in class. Please read the schedule carefully. Directions for the Literature Circle Roles are located to the right of this page. After you have completed you roles feel free to make comments and ask questions.

Please continue to use Microsoft Word to compose your responses and include complete definitions when you are the Vocabulary Enricher.
Mr. D.

Hatchet Chapter 6

I would like to try an experiment . Please do not Blog directly to this post. Please open Microsoft Word and compose your writting there. When you have checked for GUM, you may copy and paste into the blog. Please use the spell and grammer checker!

When you choose to find a definition, please include all of it in your post. This way we can all look to see which definiton might be most appropriate.
Examle:

viciously
One entry found.

Main Entry:
vi·cious
Pronunciation:
\ˈvi-shəs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French vicios, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, from vitium vice
Date:
14th century
1: having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved
2: defective, faulty ; also : invalid
3: impure, noxious
4 a: dangerously aggressive : savage b: marked by violence or ferocity : fierce 5: malicious, spiteful
6: worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other
— vi·cious·ly adverb
— vi·cious·ness noun

Hatchet Chapter 5

In this chapter Brian starts to think about how he is going to survive. He starts by taking inventory of his possesions. What possesions do you have in your pockets that might help you survive in Brians situation?

Please notice the change in the points. In order to earn points you must complete all the tasks in a section. If you have questions please ask. Please use the Writers Express book (pg 352-354) so that you understand capitalization rules. I will be paying particular attention to this area of your writing.
Mr. D

Hatchet Chapters 3 & 4

In Chapter 3 & 4 Brian manages to crash land the airplane in an L-shaped lake without killing himself. He wakes up after the crash, finding himself alone in the Canadian wilderness.

Think about how you would feel in Brian's situation. What would you do? What connections could you draw on to help you survive?

Please look for your teachers comments in the Chapter 2 post.

Hatchet Chapter 2

In Chapter 2 Brian does his best to learn to fly, control the plane and decide on a plan to land the plane. What information or connections do you have that would have helped you in Brian's situation.
Use your point outline to help you with your writing. Remember to reread and edit your work so that it makes sense.

Details are important.

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

In Chapter 1 we are introduced toBrian. We find out that he and his parents have recently been through a difficult divorce and Brian is on his way to spend the summer with his father. During the flight, in a small one engine airplane, the pilot has a heart attack leaving Brian alone to fend for himself.

Use your knowledge of Literature circles to comment on the first chapter. I am most interested in your connections to the story and why they are important or significant to you.