Surviving in the winter is hard‚but you can see how hard from the stories. “Brian’s winter by Gary Paulsen” and “Call of the wild” by Jack London where characters have to survive in harsh winter conditions. In the story Brian’s Winter‚Brian is very brave.In the text it states “Brian pulled back his foot.: Hey--get out of there.” Keep in mind that he’s kicking a bear‚a FULL grown bear.Even though this is a stupid move on Brian’s part‚you have to be pretty brave to kick a bear.Also‚after the bear
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Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen is an American writer‚ who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books (many of which are out of print)‚ 200 magazine articles and short stories‚ and several plays‚ all primarily for young adults and teens. He was born on May 17 in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota in 1939. He has also written sequels to Hatchet‚ these books form Brian’s Saga which consists of: Hatchet (1987) The River (Hatchet: The
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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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Essay- Soldier’s Heart There are many ways in the book “Soldier’s Heart” by Gary Paulsen‚ how Charly will change this War against the North and the South. Soldier’s heart is when a man goes into the war and they come back home thinking they have to act the same and do the same things/ actions they did in the war. In the “Soldier’s Heart” book it talks about how Charly moves from a young boy looking for adventure to a young man with a “soldier’s heart.” Like when he enters into the war‚ and what
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Hatchet Reader Response 1. Paulsen‚ Gary. Hatchet. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1987. Character: Brian Robeson 2. Thirteen year old Brian Robeson is traveling on a small aircraft traveling to Canada when the pilot has a sudden heart attack leaving Brian in control of the plane. Brian brings the air plane to a crashing landing where he miraculously survives while the pilot has perished. Brian is faced with countless problems involving human survival‚ extreme isolation‚ and a dangerous environment
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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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Do we really want Freedom? “The more freedom we enjoy the greater the responsibility we bear‚ toward others as well as ourselves.” A quote by Oscar Arias Sanchez. It’s ones instinctive behavior to ponder and question the meaning of this wonderful quote. In fact this very quote weaves in and out from the chronological threads of history to go as far back as the Bible. Of course there were many variations of this quote such as the quote by Sigmund Freud “Most people do not really want freedom‚ because
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narrative‚ a true story that follows a story line‚ is more interesting. Narrative Writing Assessment Protocols Picture Books Matching the Topics: Place All the Places to Love (MacLachlan) If You’re Not from the Prairie (Bouchard) The Canoe (Gary Paulsen) Person My Rotten Redheaded Brother (Palocco) Thank You Mr. Falker (Palocco) My Great Aunt Arizona (Houston) Thing (can be an object or a pet) My Grandpa Was a Cowboy (the ring—Silky Sullivan) The Worry Stone (Dengler) Everybody
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Narrative Book Report: Mudshark by Gary Paulsen Ryan Buffington Need a detective? Mudshark is given a mission by his principal to discover who or what is taking things from the classrooms at school. Strange things are happening at Mudshark’s elementary school. Erasers are disappearing‚ a gerbil is on the loose somewhere in the school‚ and there is a problem in the faculty restroom. When I first decided to read the book‚ I thought it would be interesting. The cover and title of the book
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Literary Analysis “A man never cries” is a popular proverb told to children all around the world. In the two texts‚ Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen‚ and “A Man Never Cries” by José Craveirinha‚ the issue of crying is addressed. In Stop the Sun‚ a young boy called Terry is introduced. Terry gets very embarrassed as his dad throws a tantrum. Then he realises why. “A Man Never Cries” expresses a childhood of bravery then it advances to the current in which he realises he can cry. Stop the Sun is an innovative
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