HATCHETBy Gary Paulsen

10/5/15 Descriptive Writing

TP: Good writers understand the importance of description in a story.

Bell work: What are the five senses? Describe the classroom using two of them.

Class Activity

Create the following table in your copy book:

Fill out the table with details (quotes) from the excerpt we read from chapter 1, p.17.

Sight Sound Smell Touch Taste

Individual Activity• You are now going to complete your tables individually

using another excerpt. • Start on p.23 from ‘He repeated the radio call 17 times…’

and read until the end of chapter 2.

Sight Sound Smell Touch Taste

Short Writing Task

Write a paragraph describing ONE of the following settings:

• The beach• The airport• A stadium (football, handball, tennis, etc)

Draw on your personal experiences to make it as realistic as possible.

Feedback

Share your paragraphs with the rest of the

class.

11/5/15 Chapter 11

TP: Character development is important in a story.

Bell work: What does character growth mean? What kind of changes can main characters go through in a story?

Class Activity

• Re-read the extract on p.99 starting from ‘He had never been fat…’ until the bottom of p.100.

• What changes are mentioned here?

Individual/Pair Task

Create a timeline in your books on the changes Brian has made in the story. Ensure that you start the timeline at the beginning of the book (when Brian was on the plane) and

complete up to chapter 11.

FeedbackWhat do you think is the most major change Brian has undergone in the story so far? Give a reason

for your answer.

TP: To practise our reading comprehension skills.

Bell work: We are now halfway through the book Hatchet. What is your opinion of the novel so far? Bulletpoint three things you like from the story.

12/5/15 Chapter 12

Comprehension Assessment

You have 30 minutes to complete the assessment.• Separate the desks out from one another• Do not talk during the assessment.• You will not be allowed out of the class during this time.

TP: Good writers use sensory details.

Bell work: In 5 sentences describe your favourite food using smell, taste, touch and see.

13/5/15 Chapter 13

Discussion

What changes did Brian experience in this chapter? How he uses his senses to hunt

and protect himself?

Pair Activity

Create the following table in your copy book. Alternatively you can create a mind map.

Look back through the chapter and fill out the chart with details (quotes) where Brian’s senses are

described.

Sight Sound Smell Touch Taste

Class Feedback

What sensory details did you find in the chapter?

14/5/15 Writing Task

TP: Work on our research skills

Bell work: Find a quote from chapter 13 that gives a lot of descriptive detail for touch and another for sight.

Individual/Pair TaskChoose ONE of the following tasks:• Write a Wikipedia entry about bears. Use sub-headings

where necessary.• Create a poster advising hikers how to avoid a bear

attack.• Create an educational cartoon for children that teaches

them about bears.