[MOSAIC] "Hatchet"

[Bonita DeAmicis]

A great book that I read aloud before my Hatchet unit is "Kensuke's Kingdom,"  Another boy survival tale but this time shiprwrecked on an island with help from a strange citizen of the island.

---- Diane Baker <DBaker at ctreg14.org> wrote: 
> I would sell the survival theme of the book. I have found that my 5th graders love reading this book because they can connect to Brian - he is about their age, and many students are from split families where the parents are fighting. To begin, I have my students imagine having to survive on an island all alone and make predictions about what the main character will have to do to survive.If you look online there is a website with a lot of lesson plans on this book. I believe it is teachervision.com...if is not there - google the title and there should be ample suggestions and ideas...  
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> Hi All,
> Sorry about changing the topic, but I'm starting an "emergency" unit on the 
> novel Hatchet.  Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions, tips on how to 
> incorporate this novel into a workshop approach?  I have the lit. guide but  this
> is last minute.  I'm starting tomorrow.  My class is very low and  full of
> reluctant readers.  All suggestions are appreciated.
> Michele
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