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6th Grade Required Summer Reading
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
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This assignment requires students to answer the following questions. Students may
use additional sheets of paper if needed. Students should be prepared to discuss the
book during the first week of school.
PREDICT- Based upon the title, pictures on the cover, and any writing on the book
jacket, what is your prediction about this book?
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VOCABULARY- List SIX words in the book that relate to the plot, characters, or
setting. Circle which they reflect. The words should be challenging and interesting.
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CHARACTERS- Identify two characters from the book. For each character, list four
traits that you would use to describe their personalities.
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Page 1 of 3 PLOT- CAUSE AND EFFECT- Choose one major turning point in the book and
describe the cause(s) and effect(s) surrounding it.
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PLOT- CONFLICT- Conflict happens when characters interact with each other (man
vs. man), themselves (man vs. self), and/or the environments (man vs. nature). The
conflict can be any type of struggle that helps the story move in interesting ways.
Identify the type of conflict and explain how it is relevant to the plot.
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CHAPTERS- MAIN IDEA- Choose 3 interesting chapters from the book. Write a main
idea for each of these chapters. Write main ideas in sentence form.
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE- Sometimes Authors have a specific purpose for writing (to
entertain, to amuse, to tell about, to show, to empathize, to describe, to persuade, to
detail history, to reveal, to lift up, to educate…) In sentence form list one or two of your
author purposes for writing this book.
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Page 2 of 3 THEME- Finding the theme of a book can be difficult. It requires that you really
comprehend and draw conclusions and generalize about the issues and struggles of
life. A book may have more than one theme. Remember a theme is not a summary of
plot. Examples of a theme could be; the horror of war, people’s mistreatment of
others, love will find a way, the courage of the human spirit, persistence pays off, good
vs. evil, giving up, trusting in GOD, etc. The theme usually depicts what the author is
trying to say about about human nature or life in general.
In sentence form write about one theme from the book and explain how the theme is
represented in the book.
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