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...

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.

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...

Use this packet as a companion to your study of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The resource breaks the novel up into several chunks, and for each chunk provides activities, background information, vocabulary, graphic organizers, and response...

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...

What a creative way to discuss a novel! This presentation about the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen provides all the elements for a thorough exploration. It begins with the main premise of the novel, a young boy stranded in the wilderness,...

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....

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Gary Paulsen's Hatchet. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students define and explore the term "survivor" through the study of real-life stories of survival. They interview a person whom he/she considers to be a survivor, and share their interviews with the class.