"Hatchet" Paired Informational Texts by Kaylee Disher https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3 en-us 2021-02-09 22:30:53 UTC 2025-10-23 01:00:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Boy Survives Wilderness Thanks to Bear Grills disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1184953381 How are this boy's experiences with survival similar or different from Brian's?
** Lexile 1100 (7th grade)]]> 2021-02-09 22:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1184953381 Fighting for Every Point-- and Every Breath disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1184967687 Christian must overcome his health challenges in order to achieve his goals in basketball. Brain must overcome challenges in the wilderness in order to survive. How are their actions or thoughts similar and different?

** Lexile Adjustable from 600 to 900 (3rd grade to 6th grade-- Q-X)

Vocabulary 
infections
inflates
vibrates
hesitate
insensitive]]> 2021-02-09 22:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1184967687 Winter Camping disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185007081
The girls in this article learn certain lessons about themselves by going on these winter camping trips with their dad. What are the lessons they learn, and how are these similar or different to those that Brian learns through his experience in the wilderness? 

** Lexile 520 (mid-end 3rd grade, O)]]> 2021-02-09 22:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185007081 Book Review of "Our Wild Calling" disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185069320 In this book review, Stephanie claims that people need to reconnect with nature in order to be happy. Does Brian experience a connection to nature and if so, does it make him a happier person in the end?

:** Lexile: 590 (mid 3rd, O) ]]> 2021-02-09 23:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185069320 Two Sisters Survive for 2 Days disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185078888 Does Brian used positive thinking to help him survive? If so, what were his positive thoughts and how did they help him get through?

** Lexile 680 (end of 3rd grade) ]]> 2021-02-09 23:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185078888 Raising Elephants disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185107932 Brian grows up a lot during his time in the wilderness. How is the process of growing up similar and different than that of the way elephants grow up?

** Lexile 1020 (6th grade)

Vocabulary
Mentor 
Aggressive
Dominance
Tolerance
Dung” 
 Mediator 
]]> 2021-02-09 23:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185107932 Changed by Fire disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185118384 Brain must persevere through many  challenges, including natural disasters, in order to survive. How are the lessons on perseverance Brian learners similar or different from those of Canyon and Sierra?
   
** Lexile Adjustable from 500 to 900 (early 3rd to 6th grade-- O-X)

Vocabulary 
Documentary 
Editing 
Temporarily 
 ]]> 2021-02-09 23:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185118384 Lost on a Mountain in Maine disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185139704 How does Donn's experience of being lost in the wilderness compare or contrast with Brian's?

** Lexile 1010L - 1200L (7th-8th grade)

Vocabulary  
plight
overtake
miraculous
]]> 2021-02-10 00:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185139704 Grit is Required for Success disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185163961 The speaker claims that, as a teacher, she has seen how much having grit impacts a student's success. Does Brian have grit? If so, how do you know and how did it help him survive? ]]> 2021-02-10 00:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185163961 Bear Grills Survival Guide disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185168740 How are the survival skills outlined by Bear in this video different or similar to the techniques that Brain used?]]> 2021-02-10 00:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185168740 Coming of Age disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185179961 This speaker, Ron, discusses how coming of age traditions have many things in common, no matter where on Earth they take place. Specifically, they usually include a ritual, community building/involvement, lessons and challenges. Brian goes through his own coming of age experience while surviving alone in the wilderness. Despite being alone, does his experience include any of those four traditions and if so, how?  ]]> 2021-02-10 00:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1185179961 The Science of Survival disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1187029915 How do the lessons learned from this survival trip compare to the lessons that Brian learns during his time in the wilderness? How are they different?

** Lexile 1210L - 1400L (8th grade)
Vocabulary:
echinoderm
unforgiving
uninhabited
neoprene
twine
serial
]]> 2021-02-10 12:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1187029915 Venn Diagram disher2 https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1187169807 Use with any 2 texts when comparing/contrasting theme ]]> 2021-02-10 13:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/disher2/yvv5ee11vdx3xav3/wish/1187169807