Lesson Plan

Hatchet: Predicting the Outcome Guide

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What will happen in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen? Kids read a series of possible events that will occur in the novel and mark whether they agree or disagree with the probability of each event happening.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Have kids come up with more of their own predictions, or make a list of predictions as a class
  • Encourage kids to update their predictions as they read the book, noting the passages that support or disprove the predictions
  • Use the strategy for other novels using your own true and false predictions
Classroom Considerations
  • Resource contains some grammar mistakes
Pros
  • Good intro activity for the novel
  • Helps kids to use prior knowledge before reading
Cons
  • None