Surviving the Hatchet

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, is an often-read, dramatic book about a boy who is forced to mature rather quickly. This plan is divided into 11 days and includes chapter summaries, unfamiliar words, suggested teaching points, and reading...

Accompany a novel study of Hatchet by Gary Paulson with a unit consisting of 16 lessons focused on physical and emotional survival. Reading the story along with a variety of informational texts, scholars compare and contrast reading...

Take an in-depth look into Gary Paulsen's Hatchet with a concept guide. With a list and explanation of thematic motifs, types of conflicts, and vocabulary in the novel, learners will engage with the text in a whole new way.

If you were stranded on a desert island, what items would be the most important to have with you? Decide whether you'd want a five gallon can of water, a radio, shark repellent, or any other item with an activity designed to prepare kids...

Accompany a reading of Gary Paulsen's, Hatchet, with a brief presentation that details the story's characters and setting, and challenges scholars to answer a question about survival. 

What items would you need to survive if you were stranded in a remote place? Using chapter 10 of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, middle-schoolers work through a Six Trait writing activity to create a story about their own survival in a similar...

Students create a video, map, and class book on how to survive in a natural disaster. In this natural disaster lesson plan, students learn different emotional responses and survival techniques that may be useful in extreme conditions....

Students read the book Hatchet and discuss survival. In this language arts lesson, students read the first part of Hatchet and discuss what survival means and then move on to vocabulary building exercises.

Students read or listen to Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, identify elements of fiction, develop writing, thinking, and organizing skills, and create PowerPoint slides based on the story.

Sixth graders visualize how Brian Robeson feel when he crash lands on the deserted island at the beginning of the novel, Hatchet. They spend this whole class period using prior knowledge of survival skills.