Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Questions Hatchet by Gary

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Questions! Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Questions for Gary Paulsen • How did you come up with the idea for Hatchet? • Why did you choose “Hatchet” for the title? • Did any of the events in Hatchet happen to you in real life? • What is the most frightening that ever happened to you in the wilderness? Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Alaskan wilderness…. I’d like to know • What animals live in this environment? • Why did Gary Paulsen choose this as the setting for “Hatchet”? • What is the population of this area? • What is the climate like? How cold will it get at night? Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Predictions! Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen = Adventure • Maybe the author will have a character get stranded somewhere – maybe from the Iditarod. Will he have to eat his dogs? • I predict that he will contact with a bear for a second time. Some kids think it will be OK, other think it won’t be good. • The character will show other people how to survive in the wild. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Struggles • When he find food, he will be in a tornado storm. He will have to remake his shelter. • Animals might try to take his food Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

The secret • Maybe there is a secret he has to find out and he will find out more about it while he is in the wilderness. • Maybe he will feel better about the secret by the end of the story Hatchet by Gary Paulsen