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TES Global

Tes: Hatchet Timeline, Story Grammar, and Conflict Resolution

For Students 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] TES provides a downloadable resource for Gary Paulsen's novel, Hatchet. Graphic organizers are provided to help students analyze the characters, conflicts, and, and grammar connected to Hatchet.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hatchet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Great study guide for Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet," complete with pre-reading materials, including an author biography and vocabulary preview, brainstorming activities, thought-provoking questions about plot, theme, and character, and...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Research Project for Hatchet

For Students 4th - 7th
A twenty-part learning module with images, websites, texts, and slideshows for students to use while working through a research project for Gary Paulsen's Hatchet.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Hatchet Survival

For Students 4th - 6th
A five-part learning module with links to an image, texts, a video, and a quiz to use while reading Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

For Students 4th - 9th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Hatchet: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, Hatchet.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: Hatchet

For Teachers 6th Standards
This unit teaches students about survival in the face of grave danger and overwhelming odds. Students will evaluate survival stories to learn about the importance of positive thinking, slowing down to think clearly, problem solving, and...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Companion to Gary Paulsen's Hatchet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The flipchart is meant to be used before during and after reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. It includes introduction material as well as discussion topics during reading and assessment questions after...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will gather, select, record, interpret, and present information on survivors and their survival strategies gained from reading the novel Hatchet and true life survival biographies. They will produce a piece of comparative...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hatchets

For Students 9th - 10th
Hatchets used by the ancient tribes of Australia.
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Curated OER

Hatchet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Gary Paulsen Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This resource focuses on several of Gary Paulsen's novels. There are resources at the different links featuring lesson plans, activities, teaching guides and more.
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Virginia Tech

Survival as a Bridge to at Risk Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If you're looking for a way to appeal to at-risk readers, while integrating various curriculum areas, this article is full of ideas.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Stone Hatchet

For Students 9th - 10th
A single handed striking took with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Iroquois Confederacy Was Formed

For Students 9th - 10th
In the story of the Great Law of Peace, Hiawatha and the Peacemaker convince leaders of the Five Nations to literally bury the hatchet. Centuries before the creation of the United States and its Constitution, democracy had already taken...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The River" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"The River" teacher guide features excellent background and author information. Also included are thematic activities as well as tips for interdisciplinary connections.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Gary Paulsen

For Students 9th - 10th
A website dedicated to Gary Paulsen's biography. Learn about the author of children's books such as the Hatchet Series.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Gary Paulsen

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource provides an overview of the life of Gary Paulsen. It also includes a transcript to an interview conducted with Paulsen and book reviews done by students.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: The "Brian" Books: Teachers' Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A message to teachers from author Gary Paulsen, teaching ideas for thematic activities, and interdisciplinary possibilities are all part of this teachers' guide for the whole series of "Brian" books.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mason Locke Weems

For Students 9th - 10th
Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1756 - May 23, 1825), generally known as Parson Weems, was an American printer and author. He is best known as the source of some of the apocryphal stories about George Washington, including the famous tale...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Abel's Island

For Students 3rd - 8th
This book review of William Steig's Abel's Island features suggestions for comparisons to other survival stories.
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Curated OER

Gary Paulsen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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