Hatchet Review #2

How does remembering Mr. Perpich's lessons help Brian stay focused on survival?

• Brian decides to build a shelter and find food because Perpich taught his students to value their own capabilities.

• Brian remembers that Perpich had once been in a similar situation and was able to survive by staying motivated.

• Brian uses survival knowledge he learned from reading a novel in Perpich's class.

• Brian believes that even though Perch would have been disappointed in Brian's negative thinking, all hope is lost.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which excerpt from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "He looked around suddenly, felt the hair on the back of his neck go up."

• "It was the only weapon he had but it was something."

• "He pulled himself to his feet and jerked the back of his shirt down before the mosquitoes could get at it."

• "Right now I'm all I've got. I have to do something."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which phrase best shows the meaning of the word amphibious?

• operating or growing on land

• operating on land and water

• floating on lake water

• flying above sea level

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the impact of Paulsen's use of diction in this excerpt?

• Paulsen explains Brian's frustration about living at either his father's or his mother's house.

• Paulsen gives Brian's stomach human qualities to express the intense hunger he is experiencing.

• Paulsen uses details to describe the cheeseburger meal as something that Brian enjoys eating.

• Paulsen states clearly that Brian expects to be rescued and returned home quickly.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Select the evidence from the text that best supports the answer to Part A.

• "Which home? The father home or the mother home. He stopped the thinking. It didn't matter."

• "Either way he would probably be home by late night or early morning..."

• "... home where he could sit down and eat a large, cheesy, juicy burger with tomatoes and double fries with ketchup and a thick chocolate shake."

• "The lake water had filled his stomach but left it hungry, and now it demanded food, screamed for food."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is Brian realizing about survival?

• A person needs to be comfortable in order to think clearly.

• Without necessary resources, survival is nearly impossible.

• Survival requires planning and organized thinking.

• Emotions should guide a person's choices in difficult situations.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Match each statement of advice with the text excerpt that supports it.

• "That's how Perpich had put it— stay positive and stay on top of things. Brian thought of him now-wondered how to stay positive and stay on top of this. All Perpich would say is that I have to get motivated. He was always telling kids to get motivated."

• "Which home? The father home or the mother home. He stopped thinking. It didn't matter. Either on to his dad or back to his mom. Either way he would probably be home by late night or early morning..."

• "He had to have some kind of shelter. No, make that more: He had to have some kind of shelter and he had to have something to eat."

• "Brian was riding up from New York with some drilling equipment-it was latched down in the rear of the plane next to a fabric pad the pilot had called a survival pack, which had emergency supplies in case they had to make an emergency landing."

• "He almost jumped with the word, spoken aloud. It seemed so out of place, the sound. He tried it again. 'So. So here I am.' And there it is, he thought. For the first time since the crash his mind started to work, his brain triggered and he began thinking."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3