Hatchet Chapter

Seatwork Figurative Language

Figurative language is used when a writer describes something using comparisons that go beyond literal meaning. The words mean more than what they say on the surface. This gives the writing a fresh look at a common subject. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted in a word by word sense. The objects that are being compared are different in enough ways so that their similarities, when pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or surprising. Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in everyday speech. Below are three types of figurative language:

Determine which type of figurative language is used for each item below.

1. Page 3 - He seemed more a machine than a man, an extension of the plane. ...the pilot seemed the same way. Part of the plane, not human.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

2. Page 13 - The pilot did not move except that his head rolled on a neck impossibly loose as the plane hit a small bit of turbulence.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

3. Page 28 - The plane, committed now to landing, to crashing, fell into the wide place like a stone, and Brian eased back on the wheel and braced himself for the crash.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

4. Page 31 - The memory was like a knife cutting into him. Slicing deep into him with hate.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

5. Page 33 - He tried to move, but pain hammered into him and made his breath shorten into gasps and he stopped, his legs still in the water.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

6. Page 34 - Be asleep, his mind screamed at the pilot.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

7. Page 36 - With it came some warmth, small bits of it at first, and with the heat came clouds of insects-thick, swarming hordes of mosquitoes that flocked to his body, made a living coat on his exposed skin, clogged his nostrils when he inhaled, poured into his mouth when he opened it to take a breath.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

8. Page 37 - And when the sun was fully up and heating him directly, bringing steam off of his wet clothes and bathing him with warmth, the mosquitoes and flies disappeared. Almost that suddenly. One minute he was sitting in the middle of a swarm; the next, they were gone and the sun was on him.Vampires, he thought.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

9. Page 46 - But there was a log extending about twenty feet out into the water of the lake - a beaver drop from some time before - with old limbs sticking up, almost like handles.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

10. Page 54 - Gradually, like sloshing oil his thoughts settled back and the panic was gone.

a) metaphorb) personificationc) simile

What figurative writing device is the follow...water that tore the windshield out

A) simileB)personificationC)repetitionD) metaphor

What figurative writing device is the following...water as hard as concrete

A) personificationB) repetitionC) simileD) metaphor

What figurative Writing device is the following...Somebody was screaming, screaming

A) personificationB) repetitionC) simileD) metaphor

Hatchet Chapter One

Seatwork

Chapters 1 & 2: Please answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure that you restate the question in your answer.

What lesson does Brian recall from Mr. Perpich, his English teacher? Literal

How does that lesson help Brian as he sits beside the lake? Inferential

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Sometimes Brians thoughts go back to an earlier time, when he was with his mother. What effect do these breaks have on the story? Inferential

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Does Brian seem like a real thirteen year old? List an action that you might expect of a thirteen year old and list another action that you would not expect of a thirteen year old. Inferential

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Hatchet Chapter Two

Seatwork

Why is Brian visiting his father in Canada? How does Brian feel about his mother? Inferential

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Which sequence best describe the order of events in Chapters 1-2?

1) The plane ran out of gas. 2) Brian leaves New York. 3) The pilot dies.4) Brian's mother gives him a hatchet. 5) Brian used the radio to call for help every ten minutes. 6) The pilot teaches Brian how to steer the Cessna. 7) Brian corrected the plane's altitude.

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Hatchet Chapter Three

Seatwork

When there is no answer from the radio, Brian thinks about his situation and decides that he has two choices. What are the two choices? What does Brian decide to do, and why does he decide this?

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Where does the plane crash? How does Brian get out? What does he do when he gets out?

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What happens at the end of chapter 2?

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Hatchet Chapter Three

Seatwork- Idioms

Idioms word combinations which have a different meaning than the literal meanings of each word. Try your hand at matching the idioms to their actual meanings

A

Give it a shot

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I forgot

B

Speak your mind

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Say what you really feel

C

A piece of cake

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It was expensive

D

Slipped my mind

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Try

E

Cross your fingers

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Be in trouble

F

Be in hot water

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For good luck

G

It cost an arm and a leg

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Its a certainty

H

Its in the bag

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Very easy

A

Get cold feet

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Be the best

B

A rip off

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Changed your mind

C

Get a kick out of

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Cant remember

D

Read between the lines

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Unsure how you feel

E

Have mixed feelings

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Find the hidden meaning

F

Draw a blank

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Enjoy

G

Have a change of heart

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Too expensive

H

Be second to none

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Be nervous

A

Get your act together

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A crazy person

B

Play it by ear

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Be in the same situation

C

Have second thoughts

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With no warning

D

A basket case

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Behave properly

E

Have a shot at

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Have doubts

F

Be in the same boat

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Something unclear

G

Out of the blue

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Improvise

H

A grey area

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Have a chance

Hatchet Chapter Four

Seatwork

Does Brian feel he has good luck or bad luck? Explain your answer.

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Much of Brian's knowledge about life in the wilderness comes from watching TV or movies. This chapter has two examples of this. What are they?

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