Vocabulary
After we dumped water on our campfire, we sat and watched it ______________________.
smolder
What is the difference between a basic tense (past or present) and a participle?
Participles will always need a helping verb
The rising action starts with a key event that gets the whole entire conflict started. What do we call this key event?
The inciting incident
At one point in the story, Brian complains about his sleep patterns changing from deep sleep to a resting doze. What is the most likely reason that this change occurred?
Brian has a run-in with a porcupine and is then scared that another animal will enter the cave again.
How are the dreams in the story a crucial part of the plot?
The dreams are what show Brian that he needs to have a fire.
My whole body _________________ when I realized that there was something else in the cave with me.
stiffened
In order to show a verb is in present participle form, what must be done to the verb (you must give both parts of the answer)?
you use am, is, or are before the verb and -ing at the end
Which section of the plot usually takes up most of the story?
the rising action
Within this story, we see Brian's outlook on many things develop. When did Brian's attitude towards the hatchet first change?
When he picks it up after throwing it at the porcupine and realizes that it has a knick in the head of it.
In the excerpt in our book, we skip the exposition of the plot all together. What information from the exposition do we need to fully understand the story? (What info did you have to learn in order for the story to truly make sense to you)?
We had to learn that Brian is our main character and that he was stranded in the wilderness by a plane crash.
By adding gasoline to the wood, he made the pile of kindling much more ____________________.
flammable
In order to show a verb is in past participle form, what must be done to the verb (you must give both parts of the answer)?
use has, have, or had before the verb and -ed at the end of the verb
In which section of the plot is the character finally forced to start taking action in order to resolve the conflict?
the climax
What does Brian realize in the quote, "Brian found it was a long way from sparks to fire"?
Brian realizes that it will take more effort to make a fire than he initially thought.
Very often, the best and most important lessons we learn in life are discovered by making a mistake. At the beginning of this story, we see a moment where Brian sits and cries. This small event ends up being crucial to the story. Why was this occurrence such a major event for our main character? How does it affect his overall character development?
This teaches him that self-pity will get you nowhere. He uses this lesson to help push him forward and learn how to create a fire.
When Brian kicked at the noise in the cave, he ended up receiving eight _______________ in his leg.
quills
What tense is this sentence in?
Katie is walking to school each morning this week.
present participle (is walking)
What is the climax of the story Hatchet (in our textbook)?
When Brian realizes that the hatchet is what will help him build the fire.
At what point in the story does Brian become most frustrated with himself?
When he realizes that he needs to make a fire bit doesn't know how to.
Throughout this story, Brian is the main and only character. As the plot progresses though, we see the fire almost transform into a character also. How and why does this occur? Make sure to reference parts of the plot to support your answer.
Brian begins to refer to the fire as his guard and friend. He must feed it like an actual character
Each year, the seniors use torches to help ________________ the bonfire.
ignite
What tense is this sentence in?
Jake sketched the bird he saw at the window.
past tense (sketched/saw)
List the 5 parts of plot in the correct order
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
The reoccurring message or idea within a story is called its theme. Knowing this, what is the theme of this excerpt from "Hatchet"?
The value of things changes with your situation.
Never give up.
Etc.
Within the realm of ELA, there are many types of conflicts that are displayed, two of them being internal vs. external conflict. If a conflict is internal, we see a character battling something within themselves throughout the plot. On the flip side, an external conflict brings us a protagonist who is facing some sort of outside forces. Which type of conflict do you think we see here in “Hatchet”? Make sure to reference parts of the plot to support your answer.
answers may vary