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Friday, May 29, 2009
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?
I have a few vocabulary words, one is transferred, and it means to move something to another place. I got it on the first page of this chapter. I chose it because I liked the word. The word goes into the story by showing how Brian was moving the eggs. Another one is staggering I got it on page 104 and I chose it because I liked the sound of it. The word means to overwhelm. It fits into the story by showing how much of wood Brian needed. The third one is swelling, I found it on page 104, I picked because I liked the sound of it too. It means to puff up. It fits into the story by showing how Brian’s head was. The last one is twig, I got it on page 105, I picked because it sounded funny. It means a small branch. It fits into the story by showing that Brian was looking at.
I would use a cross-dicth because it looks like it is more big than all the other ones. First he moved all of the eggs into his shelter. Then he added a little fire wood to the fire and cleaned up a little bit. Then he got lots of wood for the fire that would last for three days. He noticed that all his wounds were gone except for where the porqupine quills were. Then he thought that he could hear and see better. When he was done getting fire wood he started the signal wood. Then he went to get more wood because he didn't have enough and he stopped and looked at the lake. Then he tried to find wood so he could make a spear. HULK
One of my connections for this chapter is that I have cleaned out my room and hanged out the laundry to dry. This relates to the story because Brian hanged out his jacket to dry out the berry juice and he cleaned out his “room”. This came from page 103 paragraph 2.
My second connection is that my skin has been past burning before and gone to tanning before on the beach. This relates to the story because I know how Brian feels when he got tanned. It hurts. This was on page 104 paragraph 3.
My third connection is that I have experienced the feeling Brian had when he saw things differently and saw things in a whole sort of way. This relates to the story because Brian said he saw things in a peaceful sort of way in the wilderness apposed to the city and I have felt that way when I lie down in the woods. This was on page 105 paragraph 2.
My fourth connection is that I have seen a bird dive under the surface and come back up with a fish in his beak. This relates with the story because Brian also saw the bird and fish and knew what it looked like. This was on page 107 paragraph 2.
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.
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ReplyDeleteDiscussion director
Have you ever seen a king fisher? If so where and what did it look like?
Josephine
When Brian saw the fish what kind of fish so you think they were? And have you ever seen a fish like that?
Josephine
Do you think that the spear will work if yes or no explain why?
Josephine
What do you think Brian will put on the end of his spear or so you think hell sharpen the end of the stick?
Josephine
Do you think he will be able to light his rescue fire in time if a plane went over?
Josephine
I would use the pyramid because it will burn longer because it has more wood.
ReplyDeleteJosephine
I have a few vocabulary words, one is transferred, and it means to move something to another place. I got it on the first page of this chapter. I chose it because I liked the word. The word goes into the story by showing how Brian was moving the eggs. Another one is staggering I got it on page 104 and I chose it because I liked the sound of it. The word means to overwhelm. It fits into the story by showing how much of wood Brian needed.
ReplyDeleteThe third one is swelling, I found it on page 104, I picked because I liked the sound of it too. It means to puff up. It fits into the story by showing how Brian’s head was. The last one is twig, I got it on page 105, I picked because it sounded funny. It means a small branch. It fits into the story by showing that Brian was looking at.
Jman
I would use a cross-dicth because it looks like it is more big than all the other ones. First he moved all of the eggs into his shelter. Then he added a little fire wood to the fire and cleaned up a little bit. Then he got lots of wood for the fire that would last for three days. He noticed that all his wounds were gone except for where the porqupine quills were. Then he thought that he could hear and see better. When he was done getting fire wood he started the signal wood. Then he went to get more wood because he didn't have enough and he stopped and looked at the lake. Then he tried to find wood so he could make a spear. HULK
ReplyDeleteMy job is Discussion Director my first question is why did it take him all the will not to eat the egg?
ReplyDeleteWhy did Brian want 3 days worth of wood?
Why did Brian say he was beautiful?
How could Brian use a lure for fishing?
My job is Discussion Director my first question is why did it take him all the will not to eat the egg?
ReplyDeleteWhy did Brian want 3 days worth of wood?
Why did Brian say he was beautiful?
How could Brian use a lure for fishing?
By: BatMan
One of my connections for this chapter is that I have cleaned out my room and hanged out the laundry to dry. This relates to the story because Brian hanged out his jacket to dry out the berry juice and he cleaned out his “room”. This came from page 103 paragraph 2.
ReplyDeleteMy second connection is that my skin has been past burning before and gone to tanning before on the beach. This relates to the story because I know how Brian feels when he got tanned. It hurts. This was on page 104 paragraph 3.
My third connection is that I have experienced the feeling Brian had when he saw things differently and saw things in a whole sort of way. This relates to the story because Brian said he saw things in a peaceful sort of way in the wilderness apposed to the city and I have felt that way when I lie down in the woods. This was on page 105 paragraph 2.
My fourth connection is that I have seen a bird dive under the surface and come back up with a fish in his beak. This relates with the story because Brian also saw the bird and fish and knew what it looked like. This was on page 107 paragraph 2.
Signing off zack.