Students at East College Prep Academy recently finished reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet is a book about a 13 year old boy name Brian Robeson who learns to survive after a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. Luckily, he has a hatchet his mother gave him as a gift before he leaves to go visit his father for the summer. Brian learns to face many challenges in order to survive - he builds a shelter, hunts for food, and fights off wild animals. He also struggles with a secret he knows about his mother's unfaithfulness, which ends his parents' marriage, and also deals with his inner feelings of being alone. After almost two months, Brian is rescued and returns home a new person.
Click here to learn more about Hatchet and Gary Paulsen.
After reading the book, we watched the movie based on Hatchet called A Cry in the Wild. Students compared and contrasted the similarities and differences between the movie and book. They found many differences and all students seemed to agree that reading the book was a more vivid and imaginative way of enjoying such an adventerous story.
Check out a clip of the movie A Cry in the Wild:
GREAT use of media! It's amazing-- you're writing about a book on a blog, with a video embed and images! This is a perfect example of a "rich post."
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