Book Report Date: Oct 2011 Name of the book: HATCHET Author : : Gary Paulsen Publishers : Simon Pulse Summary This book is talking about an adventure of a boy called Brian Robeson. He is thirteen-year-old. He is on his way to visit his father‚ a mechanical engineer in the oil fields of Canada. He fly to Canada with a single engine Cessna 406 bush plane. On their way to the airport‚ his mother gives him a hatchet. At first‚ he doesn’t want to wear it‚ but his mother is
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prospector. He decided to get a sled-load of firewood in half an hour. After a hard struggle‚ he succeeded. The main character of “a glow in the dark” is Gary Paulsen who ran an eight-dog team in an unknown and dark forest. A strange light frightened him but he finally found what the light was. Both of Clay and Gary have great courage but Clay is braver than Gary. Clay faced a more dangerous situation and more difficulties. First‚ Clay was very young who was only 17 years old and became a young prospector
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Hatchet is a book written by Gary Paulsen and is a fictional novel about a boy lost in the Canadian woods. This story is about a boy in the Canadian woods that is dealing with the struggles of divorce where he will experience what it is like to be alone. He will come to find that there are some problems to face along the way. Brian will come to find out that the Canadian woods is a very dangerous place for a lost boy. Brian knows that finding the right foods and protection could be very crucial
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Novel: Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Lexile Level: 1020 Many have encouraged me to read Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet‚ finally I decided to give it a try. I’m not a huge fan of reading‚ however I was told that I would thoroughly enjoy every page of what was described as an "edge of my seat" read. I love a good book that puts you on edge and makes one feel like he or she absolutely must know the events on the next page. Therefore‚ how could I turn down a persuasion like that? I had to get a hold of this
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HATCHET By Brittany Fountain. In Gary Paulsen’s novel hatchet the protagonist Brian Robenson develops many new skills after his plane crashes into the Canadian wilderness. It is his ability to make a fire‚ build a shelter and make new tools that enable him to survive. During one of the nights when he was stuck in the Canadian wilderness a porcupine went into his shelter and he felt it he through the hatchet as a reaction which hit the rock and made a spark he woke up the next morning
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Hatchet Answer Key Novel Study Guide Gary Paulsen Answer all questions in sentence form. Chapter One 1. Describe the setting at the beginning of the story. Brian Robeson is sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 406 on the runway of a small airport in Hampton‚ New York‚ as the pilot beside him prepares for takeoff. 2. How old is Brian Robeson? He is thirteen years old. 3. Why is Brian unable to carry on a conversation with the pilot? The engine of the small plane is roaring so
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Gary Paulsen’s novel is a story of a battle between a boy and the nature that’s against him. When Brian first arrives in the woods after the plane crash‚ the setbacks he experiences frustration in his journey of survival. He cries and despairs‚ and he gives in to self-pity and hopelessness. However‚ he soon learns what he considers the most important rule of survival. That is self-pity‚ rather than accomplishing anything only wastes time and energy that could be spent working and getting something
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As we all know‚ in the book‚ Brian is stranded in the middle of a Canadian forest due to a plane crash. Now‚ Brian is alone in the forest with just his hatchet. Let’s say that later in the story brian finds a survival kit in the forest. Here is what I would put in a survival bag for the situation that Brian is in at this moment. Firstly‚ I would put fishing bait because two of the best survival foods are berries which Brian already has because of all the berry trees and fish. With these two foods
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After a harrowing descent‚ the plane crashes into a lake in the Canadian woods‚ where Brian is stranded. The only tool he has is his hatchet that was given to him by his mother. Nevertheless‚ getting in a plane crash and being stranded on an island with scarcity of resources including food and clean water is the greatest challenge Brian faces externally. Brian’s internal conflict of being
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takes the power away from him by calling him a ’Little man’‚ undermining the power he had over her at the start. How does Duffy use dramatic monologues to create characters in her poetry? How does Duffy use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices? How does Duffy create characters and voices in her poetry? Consider the use of the dramatic monologue favoured by Duffy How do Duffy and Pugh use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices in their poetry? You should refer to at least
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