Hatchet chapter 6

​Hatchet

​Chapter 6

​Read together, aloud

​In a small group of three or four students, read the story OUT LOUD from these slides, taking turns.

​When you come to a question, talk about it together, agree on a response, then answer it and go on. Your teacher will often listen in to see how you are doing.

Multiple Choice

What is Brian remembering?

• A time when he and his friend had pretended to be lost in the woods.

• Items that the pilot had brought with him in the plane but were now lost.

• A happy time with his mom and dad before their parents got divorced.

Multiple Choice

What does Brian decide to do?

• to make a signal that rescue teams could see from the air.

• to go back down to the lake to look for water.

• to make a shelter called a lean-to out of sticks and leaves.

Multiple Choice

What does Brian find on the far side of the ridge?

• the sun setting in the west

• a bowl that he can use for cooking

• a natural shelter in the rock

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

The glacier that formed Brian’s cave had pulverized some of the rock into ____ that formed a natural beach.

• sand

• water

• gas

• fire

Multiple Choice

Now that Brian has found a shelter, he probably feels more…

• vicious

• fearful

• hopeful

Multiple Choice

After walking to the rock shelter, Brian now feels...

• strong and confident.

• weak from hunger.

• afraid of wolves and bears.

• desperately thirsty.

Multiple Choice

What is Brian used to?

• having ham for Christmas dinner

• having a happy, loving family

• having food whenever he needs it

• having mashed potatoes and gravy for Thanksgiving

Multiple Choice

What is the Secret that Brian knew?

• His friend found a stash of money in the park.

• His Mom was cheating on his Dad.

• His Dad had another home in Canada.

Multiple Choice

Why does Brian have to stop remembering the delicious smell of Thanksgiving turkey?

• because it makes his hunger feel worse

• because he only has fish from the lake to eat right now

• because his father put hickory chips on the charcoal

Multiple Choice

What did the air force pilots do with a watch crystal?

• purify water from a lake

• catch a lizard for food

• focus the sun and start a fire

• cut a sheet of plastic into a dew-gathering device

Multiple Choice

After thinking about the show, Brian decides to look for...

• ...lizards.

• ...something to focus the sun and start a fire.

• ...berry bushes.

• ...beans.

Multiple Select

Brian plans to use three things to give himself a sense of direction and make sure he does not get lost.  What are they? (choose 3 answers!)

• the lake

• the hill

• the ridge

• the stars

• the berry bushes

Multiple Choice

What does the author mean by "brush"?

• a device for combing hair

• a close encounter with danger

• plants growing in between trees in a forest

• the bright glow of sunlight on the water

Multiple Choice

What did Brian do when he found the berries?

• He thought they were gross and did not eat them.

• He decided to wait to be rescued and get a burger.

• He ate as many as he could.

• He tried to eat them but could not because they made him sick.

Multiple Choice

Even though he is still hungry, Brian is able to...

• ...use his jacket to make a trap for some birds.

• ...think ahead and bring some berries back.

• ...collect some firewood and brush from the forest.

Multiple Choice

When Brian thinks about his small rock shelter, he thinks of "fixing this place up" and making it safer and more "livable." How is he feeling about the shelter now?

• He cares for it like a home.

• He expects to leave it soon.

• He is disgusted with how small and poor it is.

Multiple Choice

Brian used branches to make a _____ across the front of the rock shelter.

• wall

• fire

• boat

• trap

Multiple Select

What did Brian achieve on this day? (choose 3)

• He made a shelter.

• He found berries for food.

• He kept going even though he was hurt, hungry, and afraid.

• He made a fire.

• He caught some birds.

Poll

Do you think that every young person should have a wilderness survival experience like Brian's? There is no right or wrong answer, just your opinion.

• Yes, every young person should have an experience like Brian's.

• No, young people should not have to go through something like this.