After surviving a plane crash in a remote wilderness, Brian Robeson must do his best to survive his harsh new reality! This class will meet once a week for 10 weeks to discuss the first novel in the Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen.


A general outline of what will be covered in each class is as follows:
Week 1:
-       Students will be expected to have read chapters 1-7 of Hatchet in advance of the first class meeting
-	Introductions and class expectations defined
-       A brief overview of reading strategies we will focus on in this course will be reviewed
-       Events and vocabulary from chapters 1-7 will be discussed
-       Chapters 8-13 of Hatchet assigned to be read for next class as well as a brief written book review assignment 

Week 2:
-	Students share thoughts on and discuss what happened in the chapters they have read for this week
-	Vocabulary words from these chapters will be reviewed and discussed
-	The remaining chapters of Hatchet assigned to be read for next class 

Week 3:
-	Students share their thoughts on and discuss what happened in the chapters they have read for this week. 
-	Vocabulary words from these chapters will be reviewed and discussed
-      Students will be asked to reflect on the course and the book overall
-	Students will make predictions on what the future possibly holds for the main character after the events of this first book.