Hatchet
Who wrote Hatchet?
Gary Paulsen
What does the word rudder mean?
moveable blade that can be moved to change a plane's direction
What triggers the crisis in the first part of the story?
The pilot suddenly dies and sets into motion a number of life and death situations.
When you see a one syllable, short vowel word that ends with f,l,s or z what do you do with the last letter?
Double it.
What are the Initial, Final and Medial letters
A,Z,MN
What type of book (genre) is Hatchet?
Survival
What does wincing mean?
Slightly grimacing
Where does Brian end up after the plane crashes?
Deep woods of Canada.
How do you make these words have a long vowel sound: kit, cap, rid
add an e at the end: kite, cape, ride
How many minutes of reading is required daily in Take Flight?
20-Practice makes perfect! Practice what you learned that day in TF.
What dangers did Brian face every day?
Wild animals, hunger, weather
What is turbulence?
Sudden, violent movement of air
Brian wishes his friend Terry were with him. How might that have helped?
Having a friend would be comforting and could help him solve the problems he faced.
What rhymes with fame?
came, lame, same, tame, frame, game
What is fluency?
The ability to read accurately, quickly and with prosidy.
What was the one tool Brian had?
Hatchet
What does ignite mean?
catch fire
What made it less likely that Brian would be rescued?
The plane went several miles off course when the pilot became ill.
name the digraphs in shell, church, truck
sh, ch, ck
What is prosidy?
Reading with inflection. The musicality of the language.
What food did Brian find to eat?
Berries, turtle eggs
what does convulse mean?
shake or shuder violently
How do the birds help Brian find food?
Brian follows 20-30 birds realizing they were headed for food.
Name the two sounds of digraph th
unvoiced th as in thumb and voiced as in mother
What are the two types of letters?
Vowels and consonants