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Gary PaulsenA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
What does the word “survival” mean to you? Does survival simply mean staying alive, or does it mean something more? In Hatchet, the main character is forced to attempt to survive in the wilderness. What other situations come to mind that might be considered “survival situations”?
Teaching Suggestion: After allowing time for students to brainstorm ideas and share responses, connect ideas generated in class to the author’s life experiences as inspiration for writing Hatchet.
ACTIVITY
Close your eyes and picture yourself in a forest beside a lake. Engage with your five senses and make observations.
By Gary Paulsen