THE TITLE Based on the title Hatchet what

THE TITLE Based on the title: Hatchet, what do you think this novel will be about? Look at the picture on the front cover: - Describe the cover in detail. - What does the cover indicate about what may happen in this novel?

GROUP DISCUSSION If you crashed a plane in the wilderness and were only allowed to have three items, what would you choose and why?

GROUP DISCUSSION What do you think would be the most difficult part of being stuck alone in the wilderness. Who/what would you miss most? Why?

GROUP DISCUSSION Do you think that all secrets should be kept? What kinds of secrets are worth telling, and what ones are worth keeping?

GARY PAULSEN Gary Paulsen was born in 1939 in Minneapolis and is one of America’s most popular writers for young people.

GARY PAULSEN He was not a strong student and lacked motivation. After receiving a library card and a book from a local librarian, Paulsen became an avid reader At 14, he ran away from home and worked for a circus. In his life, he also worked as a farm hand, an engineer, a construction worker, ranch hand, truck driver, and Alaskan dog sledder!

GARY PAULSEN Paulsen spent a summer as a magazine proof reader in Hollywood, but left the job, rented a cabin in Minnesota and started writing! He would sometimes write for 18 -20 hours a day!

GARY PAULSEN He has written more than 175 books, and 200 articles and short stories. He received the Newbery Honor Award for his novels Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. The Newbery Honor Award

HATCHET: CONTEXT Hatchet was published in 1987. Hatchet is the first novel of a five-part series (the other novels are The River, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, and Brian’s Hunt). © Presto Plans

HATCHET: CONTEXT Brian is flying from Hampton, New York to the oil fields in northern Canada. The 1327 mile range of the Cessna 406 would probably place him in the forest of northern Ontario at the time of the crash. © Presto Plans

HATCHET: GENRE Hatchet contains all the elements of an adventure novel (strong protagonist, danger, exciting incidents, natural disasters), but it is more than just your average adventure story. It is also a coming-of-age novel that shows the inner transformation of the protagonist (Brian) from child to adult. ADVENT URE G COMIN OF AGE © Presto Plans