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Hatchet: Chapters 1-6, (Text pgs 1-66 )

Here are this weeks Vocabulary/ Spelling Wordsaudibleembarrassingextensionvagueincrediblefrustrationdesperatelydiminishviciouslypitiful

Other words:___________, ______________________________________________, ______________________________________________, ___________________________________Monday Tuesday

Meet With Mr. O read Hatchet Meet with Mr. O Cont. Hatchet

/10 Complete vocabulary (pg. 3) Spelling/ Vocabulary (page 4)Complete vocabulary (pg. 3 swap)

/18 SW: Comp. directions 5-8

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Meet with Mr. O Cont. Hatchet Meet with Mr. O Cont. Hatchet

Spelling/ Vocabulary (pg 4 cont.)

Spelling/ Vocabulary swap pg 4

/12 SW: figurative lang. (p. 9-10 ) /24 SW: Idioms/ Analysis (p. 11-14)

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Hatchet: Here are this weeks important words

audible pg. 9 compass pg. 16 embarrassing pg. 6 extension pg. 3grimacing pg. 9 horizon pg. 15 legal pg. 6 lurched pg. 14massive pg. 12 rigid pg. 10 panic pg. 18 spasm pg. 9tenderness pg. 9 tundra pg. 6 turbulence pg. 13 vague pg. 22

abating pg. 36 agony pg. 35 coarse pg. 28desperately pg. 2

frustration pg. 35 glittering pg. 25 hordes pg. 34 hummocks pg. 37incredible pg. 29 naturalist pg. 35 remnants pg. 33 spiraling pg. 28squint pg. 36 vampires pg. 35 wallow pg.26

amphibious pg. 44 asset pg. 47 blister pg. 40 device pg. 56

diminish pg. 53 frantic pg. 43 glacial pg. 53 interlaced pg. 61 jumble pg. 43 ledge pg. 53 pitiful pg. 46

pulverize pg. 53 twinge pg. 61 viciously pg. 40

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Hatchet: Here are this weeks spelling and Vocabulary words

Extension vague incredible frustration desperatelyDiminish viciously pitiful audible embarrassing

Word Scramble

Word Scramble-- scramble your spelling words. Be sure to include a key at the bottom of the page. Then we will switch papers and unscramble the spelling words.

SCRAMBLED WORD UNSCRAMBLED WORD

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Hatchet: Here are this weeks spelling and Vocabulary words

Extension vague incredible frustration desperatelyDiminish viciously pitiful audible embarrassing

Word Search

Make your on word search--using the spelling words. Please use the grid sheet enclosed. The next day we will switch the word searches.

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Hatchet: Following written directions. It was important to Brian’s survival that he listened and follow directions. Below is a set of directions. Be sure to read all of the directions carefully. Use the next page to complete the directions

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Hatchet: Following written directions

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Hatchet: Following written directions. It was important to Brian’s survival that he listened and follow directions. Below is a set of directions. Be sure to read all of the directions carefully. Then complete the activity on bottom of the next page

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Hatchet: Following written directions. It was important to Brian’s survival that he listened and follow directions. Below is a set of directions. Be sure to read all of the directions carefully. Then complete the activity on bottom of this page

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Hatchet: Figurative Language

Figurative language is used when a writer describes something using comparisons that go beyond literal meaning. The words mean more than

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what they say on the surface. This gives the writing a fresh look at a common subject. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted in a word by word sense. The objects that are being compared are different in enough ways so that their similarities, when pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or surprising. Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in everyday speech. Below are three types of figurative language:

Determine which type of figurative language is used for each item below.

1. Page 3 - He seemed more a machine than a man, an extension of the plane. ...the pilot seemed the same way. Part of the plane, not human.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

2. Page 13 - The pilot did not move except that his head rolled on a neck impossibly loose as the plane hit a small bit of turbulence.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

3. Page 28 - The plane, committed now to landing, to crashing, fell into the wide place like a stone, and Brian eased back on the wheel and braced himself for the crash.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

4. Page 31 - The memory was like a knife cutting into him. Slicing deep into him with hate.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

5. Page 33 - He tried to move, but pain hammered into him and made his breath shorten into gasps and he stopped, his legs still in the water.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

6. Page 34 - Be asleep, his mind screamed at the pilot.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

7. Page 36 - With it came some warmth, small bits of it at first, and with the heat came clouds of insects-thick, swarming hordes of mosquitoes that flocked to his body, made a living coat on his exposed skin, clogged his nostrils when he inhaled, poured into his mouth when he opened it to take a breath.

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a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

8. Page 37 - And when the sun was fully up and heating him directly, bringing steam off of his wet clothes and bathing him with warmth, the mosquitoes and flies disappeared. Almost that suddenly. One minute he was sitting in the middle of a swarm; the next, they were gone and the sun was on him.Vampires, he thought.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

9. Page 46 - But there was a log extending about twenty feet out into the water of the lake - a beaver drop from some time before - with old limbs sticking up, almost like handles.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

10. Page 54 - Gradually, like sloshing oil his thoughts settled back and the panic was gone.a) metaphor b) personification c) simile

What figurative writing device is the follow...water that tore the windshield out

A) simile B) personification C) repetition D) metaphor

What figurative writing device is the following...water as hard as concreteA) personification B) repetition C) simile D) metaphor

What figurative Writing device is the following...Somebody was screaming, screaming

A) personification B) repetition C) simile D) metaphor

Hatchet: Idioms - Idioms word combinations which have a different meaning than the literal meanings of each word. Try your hand at matching the idioms to their actual meanings

A Give it a shot ___ I forgotB Speak your mind ___ Say what you really feelC A piece of cake ___ It was expensiveD Slipped my mind ___ Try

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E Cross your fingers ___ Be in troubleF Be in hot water ___ For good luckG It cost an arm and a leg ___ It’s a certaintyH It’s in the bag ___ Very easy

A Get cold feet ___ Be the bestB A rip off ___ Changed your mindC Get a kick out of ___ Can’t rememberD Read between the lines ___ Unsure how you feelE Have mixed feelings ___ Find the hidden meaningF Draw a blank ___ EnjoyG Have a change of heart ___ Too expensiveH Be second to none ___ Be nervous

A Get your act together ___ A crazy personB Play it by ear ___ Be in the same situationC Have second thoughts ___ With no warningD A basket case ___ Behave properlyE Have a shot at ___ Have doubtsF Be in the same boat ___ Something unclearG Out of the blue ___ ImproviseH A grey area ___ Have a chance

Hatchet: Text Dependent Analysis - The paragraphs below are from your readings this week. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Remember it may be helpful to read the questions prior to reading the passage.

His mother had driven him from the city to meet the plane at Hampton where it came to pick up the drilling equipment. A drive in silence, a long drive in silence. Two and a half hours of sitting in the car, staring out the window just as he was now staring out the window of the plane. Once, after an hour, when they were out of the city she turned to him.

"Look, can't we talk this over? Can't we talk this out? Can't you tell me what's bothering you?"

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And there were the words again. Divorce. Split. The Secret. How could he tell her what he knew? So he had remained silent, shook his head and continued to stare unseeing at the countryside, and his mother had gone back to driving only to speak to him one more time when they were close to Hampton.

She reached over the back of the seat and brought up a paper sack. "I got something for you, for the trip."

Brian took the sack and opened the top. Inside there was a hatchet, the kind with a steel handle and a rubber handgrip. The head was in a stout leather case that had a brass-riveted belt loop.

"It goes on your belt." His mother spoke now without looking at him. There were some farm trucks on the road now and she had to weave through them and watch traffic. "The man at the store said you could use it. You know. In the woods with your father."

Dad, he thought. Not "my father." My dad. "Thanks. It's really nice." But the words sounded hollow, even to Brian.

"Try it on. See how it looks on your belt." And he would normally have said no, would normally have said no that it looked too

hokey to have a hatchet on your belt. Those were the normal things he would say. But her voice was thin, had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it, and he felt bad for not speaking to her. Knowing what he knew, even with the anger, the hot white hate of his anger at her, he still felt bad for not speaking to her, and so to humor her he loosened his belt and pulled the right side out and put the hatchet on and rethreaded the belt.

"Scootch around so I can see." He moved around in the seat, feeling only slightly ridiculous. She nodded. "Just like a scout. My little scout." And there was the tenderness in her voice

that she had when he was small, the tenderness that she had when he was small and sick, with a cold, and she put her hand on his forehead, and the burning came into his eyes again and he had turned away from her and looked out the window, forgotten the hatchet on his belt and so arrived at the plane with the hatchet still on his belt.

Because it was a bush flight from a small airport there had been no security and the plane had been waiting, with the engine running when he arrived and he had grabbed his suitcase and pack bag and run for the plane without stopping to remove the hatchet.

Hatchet: Text Dependent Analysis

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which detail from the passage shows that Brian is upset with his mother?A. Brain grabbed his suitcase and pack bag and ran for the planeB. Brian shakes his head and continued to stare out at the countryside.C. He put on the hatchetD. Brian took the sack and opened it up.

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2. Read the sentence from the passage.“The white-hot hate of his anger….”What does the phrase “white hot hate of his anger” mean?

A. Brian is really angry.B. Brian has a fever.C. Brian is annoyed.D. Brian is pretending to be upset.

3. Which detail from the passage shows that mom is trying to be loving?A. “The man at the store said you could use it.”B. “Look, can we talk this over?”C. “Just like a scout. My little scout.”D. “It goes on your belt”

4. What type of text feature is being used when Brian thinks about his mom?A. ForeshadowingB. HyperboleC. AnalogyD. Flashback

5. Which detail from the passage shows Brain feels bad for his motherA. Brian took the sack and looked inside.B. Brian loosened his belt and put the hatchet on.C. Brian stared out at the countrysideD. Brian didn’t stop to remove his hatchet

Hatchet: Text Dependent Analysis- continued

6. Which is the best summary of this passage?A. Brian is going on trip to see his dad and is worried about leaving his mother. B. Brian is going on trip to see his dad and is angry at his mother for giving him the hatchet. C. Brian is going on trip to see his dad and is angry at his mother for fighting with his dad.

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D. Brian is going on trip to see his dad and is upset because he doesn’t want to go.

7. What is the meaning of the word humor in this sentence? “… and so to humor her he put on the hatchet”A. Brian was trying to be funny. B. Brain wanted his mother to tell a jokeC. Brian did not want to put on the hatchet, but did because his mother wanted him to D. Brian wanted to put on the Hatchet, but his mother didn’t want him to

8. This question has two parts. Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.Part OneWhich traits best describes Brian?A. curious and sadB. happy and jokingC. excited and angryD. angry and sad

Part TwoWhich actions from the passage best supports the answer in Part One? Choose oneanswer.A. When Brian says, “Thanks, it’s really nice.”B. He moved in the seat feeling slightly ridiculous.C. He still felt bad for not speaking to her, and so to humor her he put on the hatchetD. Brian loosened his belt and put the hatchet on.

Hatchet: Comprehension: Please answer the questions below in complete sentences

When there is no answer from the radio, Brian thinks about his situation and decides that he has two choices. What are the two choices? What does Brian decide to do, and why does he decide this?

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Where does the plane crash? How does Brian get out? What does he do when he gets out?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Much of Brian's knowledge about life in the wilderness comes from watching TV or movies. This chapter has two examples of this. What are they?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension: Please answer the questions below in complete sentences

What does Brian hear in his new environment? Why is he surprised about this?

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What is the problem with the mosquitoes? Why is this so unbelievable to Brian?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

InferentialWhy is Brian visiting his father in Canada? How does Brian feel about his mother?

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Does Brian feel he has good luck or bad luck? Explain your answer.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Hatchet: Chapters 7-12, (Text pgs 67-118 )

Here are this weeks Vocabulary/ Spelling Wordsgesturingexasperationincrediblypreciousadvantagesurprisinglyrememberingpersistenteffectivefrightened


Meet With Mr. O read Hatchet Meet With Mr. O read Hatchet

Complete vocabulary (pg. 18) /10 Begin Dictionary skills (pg. 19)

/8 Text Analysis (page 22-25) /25 SW: Word Analysis (26-27)/ HW: Lit Circle: Session / HW: Lit Circle: Session

Wednesday ThursdayMeet With Mr. O read Hatchet Meet With Mr. O read

Hatchet/10 Finish Dictionary skills (pg. 20) Cryptogram (pg. 21)/8 SW: Figurative Language(28-

29) / SW: comprehension (p. 30)

/ HW: Lit Circle: Session / HW: Lit Circle: Session Independent reading Independent reading

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Hatchet:

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Y L Q X J H Y J B J U D D F GZ G U M T T D W N T I I Z L NM Z Z S D U T V U P N T O J IP Y B A U E E Z P C P E G Q RR R H V B R N F R S G F Y N UE C E X A S P E R A T I O N TM O S C B J D R T G I P V U SE D Y R I I X N I H D X Z O EM P P B B O A I U S G X R B GB E J L X V U V Q A I I C Z DE V Y Z D P N S C F D N R O GR Z G A I Y B Y U D X B G F NI T N E T S I S R E P W H L VN E F F E C T I V E Y S S T YG N B S W K H S X F G U D G A

ADVANTAGEEFFECTIVE

EXASPERATIONFRIGHTENEDGESTURINGINCREDIBLYPERSISTENTPRECIOUS

REMEMBERINGSURPRISINGLY

10 of 10 words were placed into the puzzle.

The Hatchet: Chapters 7-12 Dictionary Skills Find the Dictionary meaning for:

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____/10 vocabulary

1. initial (chap 8) --------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. frustration (chap 8) ----------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. afterthought (chap 9) --------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. incredibly (chap 9) ---------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. precious (chap 10) -----------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.awakened (chap 10)---------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. transferred (chap 11) ------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. emerged (chap 11)-----------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. persistent (chap 12) --------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. effective (chap 12)-----------------------------------------------------------------

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Hatchet :Spelling & Vocabulary

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Take each spelling Word and make as many new words as you can

ADVANTAGE _______________________________________EFFECTIVE _______________________________________EXASPERATION _______________________________________FRIGHTENED _______________________________________GESTURING _______________________________________INCREDIBLY _______________________________________PERSISTENT _______________________________________PRECIOUS _______________________________________REMEMBERING_______________________________________SURPRISINGLY _______________________________________

Other notable vocabulary

Chapter 8slithering breathed gesturingscraping initial frustration

Chapter 9exasperation consuming afterthoughtbeautiful positioned incredibly

Chapter 10precious stomach surprisinglyadvantage forgotten awakened

Chapter 11transferred terror emergedconnection remembering reburying

Chapter 12imagine frightened persistenteffective actually shielded

Hatchet :Spelling & Vocabulary Cryptogram : Seven of the words below are hidden in the puzzle below. Use your knowledge of the story to help you crack the code!

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Words crossed out will not be found in the puzzle.

ADVANTAGEEFFECTIVE

EXASPERATEDINCREDIBLYPERSISTENTPRECIOUS

SURPRISINGLYFRIGHTENEDGESTURING

REMEMBERING

The boy was exasperated as he tried to use his precious hatchet to create a fire. He was incredibly persistent. Surprisingly he found that he could use tree bark to hisHatchet: Text Dependent Analysis - The paragraphs below are from your readings this week. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Remember it may be helpful to read the questions prior to reading the passage.

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The pain filled his leg now, and with it came new waves of self-pity. Sitting alone in the dark, his leg aching, some mosquitos finding him again, he started crying. It was all too much, just too much, and he couldn't take it. Not the way it was.

I can't take it this way, alone with no fire and in the dark, and next time it might be something worse, maybe a bear, and it wouldn't be just quills ln the leg, it would be worse. I can't do this, he thought, again and again. I can't. Brian pulled himself up until he was sitting upright back in the corner of the cave. He put his head down on his arms across his knees, with stiffness taking his left leg; and cried until he was cried out.

He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival, which was that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work It wasn't just that it was wrong to do, or that it was considered incorrect. It was more than that it didn't work. When he sat alone in the darkness and cried and was done, was all done with it, nothing had changed. His leg still hurt, it was still dark, he was still alone and the self-pity had accomplished nothing.

At last he slept again, but already his patterns were changing and the sleep was light, a resting doze more than a deep sleep, with small sounds awakening him twice in the rest of the night. In the last doze period before daylight, before he awakened finally with the morning light and the clouds of new mosquitos, he dreamed. This time it was not of his mother, not of the Secret, but of his father at first and then of his friend Terry.

In the initial segment of the dream his father was standing at the side of a living room looking at him and it was clear from his expression that he was trying to tell Brian something. His lips moved but there was no sound, not a whisper. He waved his hands at Brian, made gestures in front of his face as if he were scratching something, and he worked to make a word with his mouth but at first Brian could not see it. Then the lips made an mmmmm shape but no sound came. Mmmmm-maaaa. Brian could not hear it, could not understand it and he wanted to so badly; it was so important to under-stand his father, to know what he was saying. He was trying to help, trying so hard, and when Brian couldn't understand he looked cross, the way he did when Brian asked questions more than once, and he faded. Brian's father faded into a fog place Brian could not see and the dream was almost over, or seemed to be, when Terry came.

He was not gesturing to Brian but was sitting in the park at a bench looking at a barbecue pit and for a time nothing happened. Then he got up and poured some charcoal from a bag into the cooker, then some starter fluid, and he took a flick type of lighter and lit the fluid. When it was burning and the charcoal was at last getting hot he turned, noticing Brian for the first time in the dream. He turned and smiled and pointed to the fire as if to say, see, a fire. But it meant nothing to Brian, except that he wished he had a fire. He saw a grocery sack on the table next to Terry. Brian thought it must contain hot

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dogs and chips and mustard and he could think only of the food. But Terry shook his head and pointed again to the fire, and twice more he pointed to the fire, made Brian see the flames, and Brian felt his frustration and anger rise and he thought all right, all right, I see the fire but so what? I don't have a fire. I know about fire; I know I need a fire.

I know that. His eyes opened and there was light in the cave, a gray dim light of

morning. He wiped his mouth and tried to move his leg, which had stiffened like wood. There was thirst, and hunger, and he ate some raspberries from the jacket. They had spoiled a bit, seemed softer and mushier, but still had a rich sweetness. He crushed the berries against the roof of his· mouth with his tongue and drank the sweet juice as it ran down his throat. A flash of metal caught his eye and he saw his hatchet in the sand where he had thrown it at the porcupine in the dark.

He scootched up, wincing a bit when he bent his stiff leg, and crawled to where the hatchet lay. He picked it up and examined it and saw a chip in the top of the head.

The nick wasn't large, but the hatchet was important to him, was his only tool, and he should not have, thrown it. He should keep it in his hand, and make a tool of some kind to help push an animal away. Make a staff, he thought, or a lance, and save the hatchet. Something came then, a thought as he held the hatchet, something about the dream and his father and Terry, but he couldn't pin it down.

"Ahhh ... " He scrambled out and stood in the morning sun and stretched his back muscles and his sore leg. Toe hatchet was still in his hand, and as he stretched and raised it over his head it caught the first rays of the morning sun. The first faint light hit the silver of the hatchet and it flashed a brilliant gold in the light. Like fire. That is it, he thought. What they were trying to tell me.

Fire. The hatchet was the key to it all. When he threw the hatchet at the porcupine in the cave and missed and hit the stone wall it had showered sparks, a golden shower of sparks in the dark, as golden with fire as the sun was now.The hatchet was the answer. That's what his father and Terry had been trying to tell him. Somehow he could get fire from the hatchet. The sparks would make fire.

Brian went back into the shelter and studied the wall. It was some form of chalky granite, or a sandstone, but imbedded in it were large pieces of a darker stone, a harder and darker stone. It only took him a moment to find where the hatchet had struck. The steel had nicked into the edge of one of the darker stone pieces. Brian turned the head backward so he would strike with the flat rear of the hatchet and hit the black rock gently. Too gently, and nothing happened. He struck harder, a glancing blow, and two or three weak sparks skipped off the rock and died immediately.

He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire. Sparks flew so heavily that several

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of them skittered and jumped on the sand beneath the rock and he smiled and stuck again and again.

There could be fire here, he thought I will have a fire here, he thought, and struck again-I will have fire from the hatchet.

Hatchet: Text Dependent Analysis

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which detail from the passage doesn’t support that Brian feels self- pity?A. The pain filled his legB. Brian couldn’t understand why his father looked cross in his dream.C. Brian was sitting alone in the darkD. some mosquitos were finding him again.

2. Read the sentence from the passage.“…when Brian couldn’t understand he looked cross….”What does the word “cross” mean in this passage?

A. to go over.B. an object associated with a religious symbol.C. angryD. a mark or spot

3. Which detail from the passage shows what Brian comes to think about self- pity?A. crying didn’t change anythingB. It accomplished nothingC. it didn’t workD. all of the above

4. Brian begins to piece together a dream about his friend Terry, seeing a spark from throwing the hatchet against a rock, and seeing the sun reflect off of the hatchet creating a brilliant gold in the light. They all help him to determine that he can make a fire. This is an example ofA. ForeshadowingB. SynthesizingC. Asking QuestionsD. Flashback

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5. Which detail from the passage shows frustration?A. He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blowB. His patterns were changing & the sleep was light, a resting doze more than a deep sleepC. he wiped his mouth and tried to move his leg, which had stiffened like woodD. it was so important to understand his father, to know what he was saying. He was trying to help, trying so hard, and when he could understand he looked cross

Hatchet: Text Dependent Analysis- continued

6. Which is the best summary of this passage?A. Brian realizes he is great trouble as he is alone and now he has trouble sleeping as well B. Brain almost broke his hatchet and he vows never to do that again C. Brian is sad because he dreams of his dad and misses himD. Brian realizes feeling sad won’t help, and so he realizes he must help himself and building a fire is a start.

7. What is the meaning of the word imbedded in this sentence? “Brian went back into the shelter and studied the wall. It was some form of chalky granite, or a sandstone, but imbedded in it were larger pieces of a darker stone.” A. set in B. sleepingC. unwantedD. outside

8. How does Brian synthesize his idea that feeling sorry for yourself doesn’t help?A. feeling sorry about his leg pain and feeling bad about his hatchetB. feeling sorry about his leg pain and his dreamC. feeling sorry about his leg pain and the mosquitos biting himD. feeling sorry about the mosquitos biting him and his dream

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Hatchet: Word Analysis SkillsHomonyms: Words that have the same spelling and same pronunciation, butdifferent meanings. Directions: Choose (a) or (b)Example: I hope you are not lying _(a)_ to me. (a) telling a lieMy books are lying _(b)_ on the table. (b) being in a horizontal position

1. The kids are going to watch ___ TV tonight. (a) small clock worn on the wristWhat time is it? I have to set my watch____. (b) look at

2. Which page _____ is the homework on? (a) one sheet of paperPlease page _____the doctor if you need help. (b) to call on an electronic pager

3. Let’s play ___ soccer after school. (a) participate in a sportThe author wrote a new play ___. (b) theater piece

4. Ouch! The mosquito bit ___ me! (a) a tiny amountI’ll have a little bit ___ of sugar in my tea. (b) past tense of bite

5. My rabbits are in a pen ___ outside. (a) a writing untencil which uses inkPlease sign this form with a black pen ___. (b) an enclosed area

Homographs: Words that have the same spelling, but different pronunciations andmeanings. Directions: Choose (a) or (b)

1. The singer made a low bow ___ to the audience. (a) ribbon (rhymes with so)Maria placed a red bow ___ on the birthday gift. (b) bend at waist (rhymes with how)

2. All the students are present ___ today. (a) here (rhymes with pleasant)

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The boss will present ___ the award at 10:00. (b) give (rhymes with resent)

3. Please close ___ the door. (a) near (rhymes with dose)The boy sat close ___ to his uncle. (b) shut (rhymes with toes)

4. The rope was wound ___ around his ankles. (a) tied around (rhymes with pound)The soldier received a wound ___ in the battle. (b) an injury (rhymes with moon)

5. I don’t know if I will live ___ or die. (a) to have life (rhymes with give)Last night I saw the band play live ___ in concert. (b) in real time (rhymes with hive)

Hatchet: Word Analysis Skills

Homophones: Words that have the same pronunciation, but different spellingand different meanings. Directions: Choose the correct word.

Example: Please try not to (waste, waist) paper.

1. Can I go to the party (to, too, two)?

2. This is my favorite (pare, pair, pear) of jeans.

3. I (sent, scent, cent) a letter to my aunt in Vietnam.

4. The children got (bored, board) during the lecture.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez like to work in (there, they’re, their) garden.

6. Alec is going to (wear, ware) his work boots today.

7. Do you think it is going to (rein, rain, reign) this afternoon?

8. I saw a restaurant just off the (rode, road) about a mile back.

9. David’s brother is in a (band, banned) which plays Russian music.

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10. Juana wants her socks because her (tows, toes) are cold.

11. The teacher walked down the (aisle, isle) between the rows of desks.

12. Hadil has a (pane, pain) in her shoulder.

13. The school (principal, principle) spoke to a group of parents.

14. The clerk wants to (sell, cell) as many TVs as possible.

15. I don’t want to talk about the (passed, past) anymore.

advantage in creating an effective fire.Hatchet: Word Analysis Skills

Figurative Language

Figurative language is used when a writer describes something using comparisons that go beyond literal meaning. The words mean more than what they say on the surface. This gives the writing a fresh look at a common subject. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted in a word by word sense. The objects that are being compared are different in enough ways so that their similarities, when pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or surprising. Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in everyday speech. Below are three types of figurative language:

Determine which type of figurative language is used for each item below.

1. Page 63 - The slender branches went up about twenty feet and were heavy, drooping with clusters of bright red berries. They were half as big as grapes but hung in bunches much like grapes and when Brian saw them, glistening red in the sunlight, he almost yelled.


2. Page 70 - He was dirty and starving and bitten and hurt and lonely and ugly and afraid and so completely miserable that it was like being in a pit, a dark, deep pit with no way out.


3. Page 84 - He wiped his mouth and tried to move his leg, which had stiffened like

wood.

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4. Page 88 - Not twenty feet to his right, leaning out over the water were birches and he stood looking at them for a full half-minute before they registered on his mind. They were beautiful white and bark like clean, slightly speckled paper.


5. Page 89 - Then back to work, the sun on his back, until at last he had a ball of fluff

as big as a grapefruit - dry birchbark fluff.


6. Page 92 - The red glow moved from the sparks themselves into the bark, moved and

grew and became worms, glowing red worms that crawled up the bark hairs and caught other threads of bark and grew until there was a pocket of red as big as a quarter, a glowing red coal of heat.

became worms, glowing red worms

a) metaphor b) personificationc) simile

big as a quarter


7. Page 92 - But the flames were thick and oily and burning fast, consuming the ball of bark as fast as if it were gasoline.


8. Page 93 - I have a friend, he thought - I have a friend now. A hungry friend, but a good one. I have a friend named fire.


9. Page 100 - He reached into the nest and pulled the eggs out one at a time. There were seventeen of them, each as round as a ball, and white.


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10. Page 107 - From his height he could see not just the lake but across part of the forest, a green carpet, and it was full of life.


Hatchet: Comprehension Check

Brian explicitly thinks to himself "So fast. So fast things change." What causes him to think this?

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On pages 83 and 84 the author describes a dream that Brian has. What message does he get from his dream about his friend Terry and his father?

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On pages 92-93, his mood swings from happy to sad. What causes these two emotions?

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Hatchet: Weekly Quiz Chapters 7-12 Literal ____/16Please answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure that you restate the question in your answer.

1. According to the text, what are the difficulties Brian encounters when he is trying to make a fire?

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2. The author stated that Brian breaks down and cries until he is cried out. Why is he crying? What does he discover after he finishes crying?

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3. Explain why Brian decides to dig up the sand.________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Which of the following was NOT a reason Brian wanted a fire?

a. The fire would keep away animals like the porcupine. b. The smoke from the fire kept the mosquitoes away. c. Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire. d. Brian could build a signal fire.

Hatchet: Weekly Quiz Chapters 7-12 inferential ____/12

Food is such an important focus on Brian’s mind in chapter 11. He is tired of eating berries. What are two other food choices, and what problem does each choice currently pose? Inferential What might you do for food if you were in his place? Inferential

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Brian discovers that the insects do not like the fire. What can you infer about Brian’s attitude about the fire? Inferential________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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When he is looking for some wood to make a bow, "he was absolutely terrified by an explosion under his feet." This isn't a real bomb; explain what it is.

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Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 )

Here are this weeks Vocabulary/ Spelling Wordsbeautifulreleasedknowledgecompletelytogetherdifferentmemorableimmediatelyinstantlydistance


Meet With Mr. O Meet with Mr. OCont. Hatchet Cont. Hatchet

/ Complete vocabulary (pg. 36) / SW: Capitals (pg. 37-38)/ HW: Lit Circle: Session / HW: Lit Circle: Session

Wednesday ThursdayMeet with Mr. O Meet with Mr. OCont. Hatchet Cont. Hatchet

/ SW: Point of View (pg. 39-40) / SW: Compare & Contrast (p. 41-43)

/ HW: Lit Circle: Session / HW: Lit Circle: Session 34

Independent reading Independent readingFridayFinish Agenda, Weekly quizzesPlease Note: Early finishers: Once you have completed you may begin Independent Reading.


beautiful completely memorable distance fashionedreleased together immediately precious knowledgeknowledge different instantly connection celebration

Dictionary SkillsList each word in alphabetical order. Then list what part of speech each word is. (You may need to use a dictionary)

Words in alphabetical order Part of speech

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Use a dictionary to find the syllable divisions for each word.

Syllable divisionsbeautiful

released

knowledge

completely

together

different

memorable

immediately

instantly

distance

fashioned

knowledge

celebration

precious

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connection


beautiful completely memorable distance fashionedreleased together immediately precious knowledgeknowledge different instantly connection celebration

Printed Version Cursive version

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CapitalizationDirections: Circle the sentence that is written correctly.

1. a) Mary and bill ate Italian food.b) My Mom can speak italian.c) people who live in italy are Italian.d) Pizza is my favorite Italian food.

2. a) My Grandpa fought in vietnam.b) Dad and grandpa ate at sonic.c) Sam and Grandpa live in Texas.d) We swam in the atlantic Ocean.3. a) Dr. Hew and I played Monopoly.b) Kim likes to play Chase with me.c) Bunny and hoppy are my rabbits.d) I like English better than History.

4. a) Last Summer I swam every day.b) Jupiter is a large Planet.c) I will be in High School next year.d) I will attend West Bay High School.

5. a) tammy and bill are best friends.b) I like to chat on Facebook.c) I enjoyed watching Football.d) Have you read Charlotte's web?

6. a) Henry VIII was king of england.b) Jim yelled, "I won the Game."c) I traveled down Route 66.d) Chemistry and History are hard.

7. a) "Who are you?" Asked Bill.b) The Smithsonian is a museumc) Our class went to the Park to play.d) Kickball is my favorite Sport.

8. a) "Do you like me?" asked Tom.b) Mr. T. r. Smith is my dad.c) This is from Houston, Tx.d) "we won!" yelled Jim.

9. a) This fall i want to play Football.b) This spring I want to play soccer.c) Christmas is always in Winter.d) I love Kentucky fried Chicken.

10. a) "May I go with you?" asked jo.b) my birthday is in January.c) I enjoy reading English Literature.d) She speaks with a French accent.

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Directions: Circle the word in each series that needs to be capitalized.1. summer april doctor ocean2. my dad lobster english peas hound dog3. uncle tom my aunt baby friend4. school hospital president east elementary school5. football winter mayor long high school

Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 ) Capitalization

Directions: Edit the following letter for capitalization errors. Highlight any incorrectly capitalized words. Rewrite the letter correctly on a separate piece of paper.

1233 east main streetknoxville, tn 55555january 3, 2009dear aunt mary,thank you for the book of english poetry. I know that i will enjoy reading it.We are studying english and american authors in class this semester. My teachersaid that I would really enjoy this book.I am looking forward to visiting you next Summer. Mom and dad said that Icould come and spend three Weeks with you if I make good grades on my reportcard this semester. I am studying hard and doing my homework. I am having a littletrouble with Math and History this year. Mom is going to ask mrs. Lawrence if she willtutor me after School on monday, Wednesday, and thursday.Do you mind if i bring my friend rachel with me this Summer? she will be notrouble. you will love her. She said that she would help me do the chores on yourFarm every morning if you let her come with Me. We will milk the cows and feed thepigs, oinky and squeaky. She loves Cows and Pigs as much as i do.Just write back and let me know what you think about rachel coming withme this summer. If you don't think it is a good idea, aunt Mary, I will understand.

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Either way, I will have a wonderful time with You. I look forward to coming to Southcarolina in june.yours Truly,Cindy Anne


Point of View Reading Passages

Point of view describes the position of the narrator in a story. The main types of point of view are first person and third person. In first person, the narrator is a character in the story and uses “I” or “we” in non-dialogue text. In third person, the narrator is not a character in the story but is removed from the action and functions more as an observer. Second person point of view is more rare, and concentrates more on "you." There are also many subcategories of each type of point of view.

1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

2. Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes And we scrounged. Next to survival, scrounge was probably the most important word in our new vocabulary. We found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses. Getting them home was a problem, since we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie, armed with sticks to guard over the remained. I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said that the only person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living alone. We let her have one of the mattresses. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

3. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was

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feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

4. The Ninja Housewife by Deborah Hamlin After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited. She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office. It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that. It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to. She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

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5. How to grill by Steven Raichlen Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it. A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery. You’ll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind. When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

6. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Marilla’s lips twitched understandingly. She had expected Mrs. Rachel to say this; she had known that the sight of Matthew jaunting off so unaccountably would be too much for her neighbor’s curiosity. If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright River to meet a kangaroo from Australia Mrs. Rachel could not have been more astonished. She was actually quiet for five seconds. It was unsupposable that Marilla was making fun of her, but Mrs. Rachel was almost forced to suppose it. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

7. Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. Narrative Perspective:_________________________________________________________________________________

8. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The day Shiloh come, we’re having us a big Sunday dinner. Dara Lynn’s dipping bread in her glass of cold tea, the way she likes, and Becky pushes her beans over the edge of her plate in her rush to get ’em down. Ma gives us her scolding look. We live high up in the hills above Friendly, but hardly anybody knows where that is. Friendly’s near Sistersville, which is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg. Used to be, my daddy told me, Sistersville was once of the best places you could live in the whole state. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

9. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back. She didn’t like discomfort; therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere. To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place. And that’s why she decided upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________ Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 )

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Compare: Can't Vote, but Running! Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull ran for president. Victoria ran, but she didn’t vote for herself. This wasn’t because Victoria didn’t think she would make a good president: it was because she couldn’t vote. Victoria ran for president in 1872. At that time, women could not vote. Leading a group of women to a polling place, Victoria once tried to vote. She filled out a ballot. But when she tried to turn it in, the man working the polling booth said, “I can’t takeit. I can’t look at it.”Victoria grew up in Homer, Ohio. She was the seventh of 10 children. Her family lived in a tiny shack and was very poor. Victoria and her siblings were often sent to beg for food. Victoria was only five years old, but she refused to beg. Instead, she asked for work.Through hard work and over time, Victoria became quite rich. She started her own stock business with her sister. Once, after work, she and her sister went to a restaurant where all the other stock traders went. She and her sister were told they had to leave becausewomen could not sit at a table without a man. Victoria and her sister left, but minutes later they were back. Victoria ordered dinner for three. This time, joining them at the table was their carriage driver!

Victoria didn’t win the election: Ulysses S. Grant did. Victoria died in 1927. She was 89 years old. Women won the right to vote in 1920.

Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 ) Compare:

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The Day Marita Was EqualMarita read the newspaper while sitting in her college apartment. She read about a woman who had climbed the face of Mount Whitney. Marita said, “Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States. It is in California. Maybe one day I will climb it, too.”

Marita watched television. She watched a tennis match. Marita said, “Venus Williams is a good athlete. She is strong but graceful. Maybe one day I can learn to play tennis, too.”

Marita listened to the radio. She listened to an interview of Sally Ride. Marita said, “Sally was an astronaut and the first female from the United States to enter space. Sally is amazing. Maybe one day I can be an astronaut, too.”

Marita read a book. She read about Victoria Woodhull. Marita said, “Victoria was the first woman in history to address Congress. What did Victoria say to Congress? She listed sentences in the Constitution. She argued that the sentences already gave women the right to vote. Maybe one day I can addressCongress, too.”

The next day was Tuesday. It was the first Tuesday in November. Marita said, “Today I’m not going to climb a mountain. I won’t play tennis. I’m not going into space. I won’t address Congress. I’m not going to do any of those things, but today I am equal to every mountain climber, athlete, astronaut, and person. Why am I equal? Every person’s vote counts the same. Today I am going to vote for president!”

Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 ) Compare:

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The following are questions based on “Can’t Vote, but Running!” and “The Day Marita Was Equal.” If needed, you may look back at the passages to answer the questions.

1. Victoria had to leave the restaurant becauseA she didn’t win the election.B she refused to beg for food.C she was not with a man.D she could not vote for president.

2. What day did Marita vote for president?A the 1st Tuesday of NovemberB the 2nd Tuesday of NovemberC the 3rd Tuesday of NovemberD the 4th Tuesday of November

3. What do both stories have in common?A They are both about voting.B They are both about being equal.C They are both about working hard.D They are both about addressing Congress.

4. Most likely, Victoria had her carriage driver join her in the restaurant becauseshe feltA that he was very hungry.B that she was equal to the other traders.C women should not eat at restaurants unless they are with men.D her sister would go to a polling booth.

5. Which statement can you tell is true from the stories?A Only Victoria had a sister.B Only Marita read the newspaper.C Both Victoria and Marita ate in restaurants.D Both Marita and Victoria had a chance to vote.

6. Fill in the blanks.a. What did Victoria want? _ ______________________________b. Where was Victoria born? _ ______________________________c. When did Victoria run for president? _ ______________________________d. Why did Victoria ask for work? _ ______________________________e. How did Victoria eat in the restaurant? _ ______________________________Hatchet: Chapters 13-19 & Epilogue, (Text pgs 119-195 ) Compare:

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7. Fill in the chart to help keep track of the story action and characters.

How She Knew? Who? Did What?no name

played tennis

radio

Write three or more sentences that tell what each story is about.8. “Can’t Vote, but Running!”

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10. Many people do not bother to vote on Election Day. Do you think they should? Write a paragraph that explains your answer.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Please answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure that you restate the question in your answer.

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Food is such an important focus on Brian’s mind in chapter 11. He is tired of eating berries. What are two other food choices, Literal and what problem does each choice currently pose? Inferential What might you do for food if you were in his place? Inferential

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In chapter 13, page 122, you see the word “Clouddown” What do you think this means? Why did Brian come to feel this way? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In chapter 13, page 123, Brian thinks about no longer being the same person. Give two examples from the chapter that demonstrates how he is different. literal________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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