TTO1-ENA-2024/2025 - Hatchet

Class reader
Hatchet is a 1987 young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. 
It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. 
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Class reader
Hatchet is a 1987 young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. 
It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. 

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compass
flashlight
tent
axe
map
firewood
matches
Big Dipper
backpack





binoculars
oil lamp/lantern
water bottle
leaves
tree
hiking boots
knife
constellation (stars)
fire

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New vocabulary
In random groups of four, compare your five words and look for overlaps. 
Each group chooses 3–5 of the most challenging words and writes definitions in your own words.

Swap your words and definitions with another group, who must match them correctly.
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Final assignment
1. Answer questions about the book
2. Short writing assignment

One lesson
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Sample questions
1. Where will the main character live in the summer / winter?

2. What was the first food that the boy found?

3. What animal stumbles into his shelter?






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Sample questions
1. In the summer at his father's home, in the winter at his mother's home

2. Red berries

3. A porcupine

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Hatchet - Let's keep reading...
Homework
  • read until p. 96
  • Take brief notes about what happened in each chapter
  • write down at least 5 new/difficult words AND their translations

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New vocabulary
In random groups of four, compare your five words and look for overlaps. 
Each group chooses their BEST new words (2-3) and give their translation.

Share with the class (write them on the whiteboard)
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Animals
Which animals are mentioned in the book Hatchet?

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mosquitoes

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porcupine

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bear

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turtle(eggs)

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fish

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foolbird (ruffed grouse)

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Hatchet - Let's keep reading...
Homework
  • finish the book
  • Take brief notes about what happened in each chapter
  • write down at least 5 new/difficult words AND their translations
  • Next lesson: SO Hatchet

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Hatchet lesson plan: TTO1
1. Read Ch 1 - HW Ch 2-3
2. Read Ch 4 - HW Ch 5-6
3. Read Ch 7 - HW 8-9-10
4. Read Ch 11 - HW 12-13-14
5. Read Ch 15 - HW 16-17-18
6. Read Ch 19 finish - HW questions


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Final assignment is summative SO?

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Next year:
words Hatchet ch. 7-12 TTO1a
gorge/cram "kloof of prop"
crude ruw
rivulets beekjes
abdomen buik(spieren?)
dawl(dawdle) treuzelen
kindling aanmaakhout
exasperation ergernis
quills stekels
growl grommen

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Next year:
words Hatchet ch. 7-12 TTO1b
gorge proppen/overeten
mosquito mug
reposition herpositioneren
abdomen buik
speckled "gestipt"
diminish verminderen
exasperation ergernis
quills stekels
ridge bergkam
discovery uitvinding

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