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Friday, May 29, 2009
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.
Brian was getting the wood for the fire before he went to sleep. After Brian got the wood he realized that the smoke from the fire keeps the bugs away. He went to sleep for a little while then he was woken up by the sound of an animal in the cave. After the animal had left he walked over to a pile of sand and dug down to find a batch of eggs. He then realized that a turtle had been there. Brian picked up an egg and ate it but he didn’t like the taste of it. After he ate it he just hoped he would stay alive.
1. What was the chapter mostly about? 2. What did you think was outside the den? 3. What do you think the raw egg tasted like and why? 4. Did you have any questions and what were they? 5. If you had any connections did they help you understand the chapter better and what were they?
You could get a rock then break the egg and put it on the rock then put it out in the sun.My vocabulary word is limb. I picked this word because I heard this word being said a lot and I wanted to know what it means. It means 1 lɪmShow Spelled Pronunciation [lim] Show IPA –noun HULK 1. a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs. 2. a large or main branch of a tree. 3. a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross. 4. a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something: a limb of the central committee. 5. Archery. the upper or lower part of a bow. 6. Informal. a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp. –verb (used with object) 7. to cut the limbs from (a felled tree). —Idiom 8. out on a limb, in a dangerous or compromising situation; vulnerable: The company overextended itself financially and was soon out on a limb. ________________________________________ Another word is eddied. I picked this word because I didn’t know what it meant. It means ˈɛd iShow Spelled Pronunciation [ed-ee] Show IPA noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing. –noun 1. a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, esp. one having a rotary or whirling motion. 2. a small whirlpool. 3. any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog. 4. a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current. Another word is raspberries I know what it means but it has been in the book a lot. It means rasp⋅ber⋅ry ˈræzˌbɛr i,-bə ri,ˈrɑz-Show Spelled Pronunciation [raz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, rahz-] Show IPA –noun, plural -ries. 1. the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle. 2. any shrub bearing this fruit. 3. a dark reddish-purple color. 4. Informal. a. BRONX CHEER.
b. any sign or expression of dislike or derision.
________________________________________ Another word is intervals. I picked this word because I didn’t know what it meant. It means in⋅ter⋅val ˈɪn tər vəlShow Spelled Pronunciation [in-ter-vuh l] Show IPA –noun 1. an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years. 2. a period of temporary cessation; pause: intervals between the volleys of gunfire. 3. a space between things, points, limits, etc.; interspace: an interval of ten feet between posts. 4. Mathematics. a. the totality of points on a line between two designated points or endpoints that may or may not be included. b. any generalization of this to higher dimensions, as a rectangle with sides parallel to the coordinate axes.
5. the space between soldiers or units in military formation. 6. Music. the difference in pitch between two tones, as between two tones sounded simultaneously (harmonic interval) or between two tones sounded successively (melodic interval). 7. Chiefly New England. INTERVALE.
8. Cards. a period in a game for placing bets. 9. British. an intermission, as between the acts of a play. Another word is greasy. I picked this word because it sounded funny. It means creas⋅y ˈkri siShow Spelled Pronunciation [kree-see] Show IPA –adjective, creas⋅i⋅er, creas⋅i⋅est. full of creases. ________________________________________
On this chapter I am the character annalist one thing I saw was Brian was so protective because he would not leave the fire that is why I think that Brian was protective I found this part at the beginning. I also found that he is thinking a head and being caution person because he was thinking about the fire. And some where near the end he has the smarts to make a signal fire.
The summary for chapter ten is Brian finds a path in the sand that leads to a pile of sand and Brian then digs where the pile is and finds some eggs and he has to eat them raw.
A vocabulary word I had is sloshing. I picked this word because you don’t hear it a lot. Sloshing means, Sloshing One entry found. Main Entry: 2slosh Function: verb Date: 1844 intransitive verb 1 : to flounder or splash through water, mud, or slush 2 : to move with a splashing motion transitive verb 1 : to splash about in liquid 2 : to splash (a liquid) about or on something 3 : to splash with liquid. Sloshing fits into the story because Brian heard something sloshing into the water at the shoreline. Another word I had was “awakened.” I picked this word because awakened is not a very popular word. Awakened means, Awakened One entry found. Main Entry: awak•en Pronunciation: \ə-ˈwā-kən\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): awak•ened; awak•en•ing \-ˈwāk-niŋ, -ˈwā-kə-\ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English awæcnian, from a- + wæcnian to waken Date: before 12th century : AWAKE Awakened fits into the story because Brian slept hard and wasn’t sure what awakened him. Another word I had was “crackle.” I picked this word because it would be hard to understand the picture if you don’t know what crackle means. Crackle means, crackle Main Entry: 1crack•le Pronunciation: \ˈkra-kəl\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): crack•led; crack•ling /k(ə-)liŋ\ Etymology: frequentative of 1crack Date: circa 1560 intransitive verb1 a: to make small sharp sudden repeated noises b: to show animation : SPARKLE 2: CRAZE 3transitive verb: to crush or crack with snapping noises
Crackle fits into the story because the fire was making crackle sounds.
Hatchet Blog Circle Roles Connector Your job is to find 4-5 connections between the novel your group is reading and the world beyond. This means connecting the reading to your own life, to happenings at school or in the community, to similar events at other times and places, to other people or problems that you are reminded of. You might also see connections between this book and other writings on the same topic or by the same author. This post needs to be complete, which may require some real consideration and thoughtful analysis on your part. Connections: What is your connection? What part of the story (page and word, sentence, phrase or paragraph) made the connection for you? How does your connection relate to the story? Did you understand the story better? Why? Could you better understand a character’s feelings? Why?
Discussion Director Your job is to prepare a list of at least five excellent questions that you have developed for your group to discuss about this novel. Do not worry about small details: your task is to help people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, and concerns as yon read. Questions What is your question? What part of the story (page and word, sentence, phrase or paragraph) is your question about? Does your question ask people to explain and give reasons for their answers?
Vocabulary Enricher Your job is to be on the lookout for 5-6 especially important words in the reading. If you find words that are puzzling or unfamiliar, mark them while you are reading, and then later jot down their definition, either from a dictionary or some other source. You may also run across familiar words that stand out somehow in the reading--words that are repeated a lot, used in an unusual way, or key to the meaning to the text. Vocabulary What is your vocabulary word? Why did you pick this word? What is the definition of the word? How does this word fit into the story?
Character Analyst Your job is to keep a list of the characters in the novel and describe their traits. You need to prove to your group that a particular trait exists. Therefore, include supporting evidence from the novel by referring to a specific page, passage, or event. You may analyze different characters or focus on different traits in the same character. You might also want to focus on traits that are especially affecting the conflict in the novel.
Passage Summary After you have read the assigned chapter from your novel, think about the key ideas of what you have read. Write a summary which contains the key ideas and events of the chapter you read:
Comments · What is your comment? · Who is your comment for? · What are you commenting on? o What part of someone’s post are you commenting on? o Explain why you agree or disagree. o Support your comments with evidence from the text or connections you have made.
General Use accurate names of characters and places instead of he, she, it, them and there. Reread and edit your work for readability by checking your spelling, grammar, sentence and structure.
Summary
ReplyDeleteBrian was getting the wood for the fire before he went to sleep. After Brian got the wood he realized that the smoke from the fire keeps the bugs away. He went to sleep for a little while then he was woken up by the sound of an animal in the cave. After the animal had left he walked over to a pile of sand and dug down to find a batch of eggs. He then realized that a turtle had been there. Brian picked up an egg and ate it but he didn’t like the taste of it. After he ate it he just hoped he would stay alive.
Jman
1. What was the chapter mostly about?
ReplyDelete2. What did you think was outside the den?
3. What do you think the raw egg tasted like and why?
4. Did you have any questions and what were they?
5. If you had any connections did they help you understand the chapter better and what were they?
BOB
Hatchet chapter10
You could get a rock then break the egg and put it on the rock then put it out in the sun.My vocabulary word is limb. I picked this word because I heard this word being said a lot and I wanted to know what it means. It means
ReplyDelete1 lɪmShow Spelled Pronunciation [lim] Show IPA
–noun HULK
1. a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
2. a large or main branch of a tree.
3. a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross.
4. a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something: a limb of the central committee.
5. Archery. the upper or lower part of a bow.
6. Informal. a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp.
–verb (used with object)
7. to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
—Idiom
8. out on a limb, in a dangerous or compromising situation; vulnerable: The company overextended itself financially and was soon out on a limb.
________________________________________
Another word is eddied. I picked this word because I didn’t know what it meant. It means
ˈɛd iShow Spelled Pronunciation [ed-ee] Show IPA noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing.
–noun
1. a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, esp. one having a rotary or whirling motion.
2. a small whirlpool.
3. any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.
4. a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current.
Another word is raspberries I know what it means but it has been in the book a lot. It means rasp⋅ber⋅ry
ˈræzˌbɛr i,-bə ri,ˈrɑz-Show Spelled Pronunciation [raz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, rahz-] Show IPA
–noun, plural -ries.
1. the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
2. any shrub bearing this fruit.
3. a dark reddish-purple color.
4. Informal.
a. BRONX CHEER.
b. any sign or expression of dislike or derision.
________________________________________
Another word is intervals. I picked this word because I didn’t know what it meant. It means in⋅ter⋅val
ˈɪn tər vəlShow Spelled Pronunciation [in-ter-vuh l] Show IPA
–noun
1. an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
2. a period of temporary cessation; pause: intervals between the volleys of gunfire.
3. a space between things, points, limits, etc.; interspace: an interval of ten feet between posts.
4. Mathematics.
a. the totality of points on a line between two designated points or endpoints that may or may not be included.
b. any generalization of this to higher dimensions, as a rectangle with sides parallel to the coordinate axes.
5. the space between soldiers or units in military formation.
6. Music. the difference in pitch between two tones, as between two tones sounded simultaneously (harmonic interval) or between two tones sounded successively (melodic interval).
7. Chiefly New England. INTERVALE.
8. Cards. a period in a game for placing bets.
9. British. an intermission, as between the acts of a play.
Another word is greasy. I picked this word because it sounded funny. It means creas⋅y
ˈkri siShow Spelled Pronunciation [kree-see] Show IPA
–adjective, creas⋅i⋅er, creas⋅i⋅est.
full of creases.
________________________________________
On this chapter I am the character annalist one thing I saw was Brian was so protective because he would not leave the fire that is why I think that Brian was protective I found this part at the beginning. I also found that he is thinking a head and being caution person because he was thinking about the fire. And some where near the end he has the smarts to make a signal fire.
ReplyDeleteBy: BatMan
The summary for chapter ten is Brian finds a path in the sand that leads to a pile of sand and Brian then digs where the pile is and finds some eggs and he has to eat them raw.
ReplyDeletesigning off now Zack.
A vocabulary word I had is sloshing. I picked this word because you don’t hear it a lot. Sloshing means,
ReplyDeleteSloshing
One entry found.
Main Entry: 2slosh
Function: verb
Date: 1844
intransitive verb
1 : to flounder or splash through water, mud, or slush 2 : to move with a splashing motion transitive verb 1 : to splash about in liquid 2 : to splash (a liquid) about or on something 3 : to splash with liquid.
Sloshing fits into the story because Brian heard something sloshing into the water at the shoreline. Another word I had was “awakened.” I picked this word because awakened is not a very popular word. Awakened means,
Awakened
One entry found.
Main Entry: awak•en
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈwā-kən\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): awak•ened; awak•en•ing \-ˈwāk-niŋ, -ˈwā-kə-\
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English awæcnian, from a- + wæcnian to waken
Date: before 12th century
: AWAKE
Awakened fits into the story because Brian slept hard and wasn’t sure what awakened him. Another word I had was “crackle.” I picked this word because it would be hard to understand the picture if you don’t know what crackle means. Crackle means,
crackle
Main Entry: 1crack•le
Pronunciation: \ˈkra-kəl\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): crack•led; crack•ling /k(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology: frequentative of 1crack
Date: circa 1560
intransitive verb1 a: to make small sharp sudden repeated noises b: to show animation : SPARKLE 2: CRAZE 3transitive verb: to crush or crack with snapping noises
Crackle fits into the story because the fire was making crackle sounds.
Duuuuuude(Dude)
How long did it take to get all the wood?
ReplyDeleteDo you think it was just the smoke or the kind of wood he was burning?
How long did it take Brian to start the fire?
How do you think brain could regulate his sleep?
What do you think it was on the shore?
Spiderman