HATCHETT - Gary Paulsen
Chapter One Comprehension.
- Describe the setting at the beginning of the story. Brian Robeson is plotted in a plane in the co pilot seat in New York.
- How old is Brian Robeson? Brian Robeson is 13 years old.
- Why is Brian unable to carry on a conversation with the pilot? Because the pilot is having a heart attack.
- With what single word did his thinking always begin? It was divorce.
- What was "The Secret"? Brian’s mother wanted to break their marriage apart.
- Why is the pilot rubbing his shoulder? Because he had a heart attack.
- What has Brian's father designed or invented? A Drill.
- Where is his father presently working? He is working in the fields of Canada.
- What would have happened if Brian had gone through regular airport security in today's world? If he went through customs he would get his hatchet taken of him and probably get a fine.
- Explain how chapter one ends. The pilot goes to hospital and is in a coma.
Vocabulary: consuming, co-pilot, drone, shattering, rudder, banked, lurched, lashed, wincing, hokey, spasm, jolts, thrumming
Chapter One Predict and check.
Predict Check
Consuming
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On going.
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Need to be successful .
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Co-Pilot
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A second pilot.
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A second pilot.
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Drone
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A small machine with a camera in it and steal with phone.
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A radio controlled drone.
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Shattering
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Breaking a window.
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To break something into pieces.
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Rudder
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Crash.
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A blade at the stern of a vessel.
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Banked
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Fallen of a bank.
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A bank of clouds.
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Lurched
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Sitting in a tree.
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A act or instance.
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Lashed
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Spanked by someone.
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A flexible cord of a whip.
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Wincing
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Some sort of winging.
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A shrinking movement
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Thrumming
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Playing a guitar.
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To play a Guitar
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