PBL on Hatchet

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PBL on Hatchet

• Do you have what it takes to survive in the
  wilderness?

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Unit Summary

• The students will read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
  and will journal digitally throughout the unit.
  The students will make connections to what it
  takes to survive in the Canadian wilderness to
  what it takes to survive in the Piedmont of NC.

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Curriculum Framing Questions

• ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
• What does it take to survive in the wilderness?
• UNIT QUESTIONS
• How does conflict produce change?
• How can wildlife and humans live together
  successfully?
• How can the geography of an area help me better
  understand my surroundings?
• CONTENT QUESTIONS
• What is the conflict in the story?
• Which animals in the Canadian wilderness are
  dangerous?
• What plants are edible in the Canadian
  wilderness?
• Which plants and animals in the Piedmont region
  of North Carolina can sustain life?

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The following will help my students develop 21st
century skills by

• Exercising sound reasoning in understanding
• Making complex choices and decisions
• Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and
  effectively through speaking and writing

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Gauging Student Needs Assessment

• I can use the information from these assessments
  to focus on parts of the novel that students
  have misunderstandings about
• Students can use the information from these
  assessments to set goals for how they will
  adjust the pace of their reading to complete the
  tasks

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My Goals for this Course
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Goals for my students

• Students will digitally journal a survival guide
  as if they were having to survive in the Canadian
  wilderness
• Students will create a newspaper highlighting the
  main events of the novel while integrating some
  creativity

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Request for feedback