Hatchet Project – Webquest /Survival Guide Project
Task
Your goal is to create a survival guide that will help Brian stay alive as long as possible and present it to your classmates. To do this you must complete the following steps:
1) Locate approximately where Brian crashed based on evidence from the story.
2) Identify what Brian needs to survive.
3) Research the plants and animals Brian is likely to encounter.
4) Create a survival guide and present it to the class.
Process
Let's get started! The first thing you and your partner should do is identify your roles. One person will be the navigator and will be using the computer, while the other person will be the journalist and record all important information in your survival log. Upon completion of each step you should switch, so each person gets practice writing in the survival log, as well as using the internet.
PART 1
Your goal is to figure out the approximate location of where Brian's plane crashed. You and your partner will follow the steps below to come up with an educated guess.
A. Review the beginning of the story to identify where Brian's plane took off from and where it was headed. In your survival log make a line on the map connecting these two points. This line represents the flight plan.
B. Using evidence from the book, make an educated guess as to where the plane may have crashed. Find Hampton, New York using Google Maps to determine whether or not it matches the descriptions of the landscape described in Hatchet. You will want to zoom in and out and move around to help you decide on a final location.
C. Draw a small plane on the map in your survival log where Brian crashed.
PART 2
Your goal is to create a list of the 5 steps to survival you think Brian should take.
A. Visit each of the links below and jot down important survival tips that are relevant.
B. In your survival log, create your list in order of what you and your partner agree Brian should do first, second, third...
Danger: Do not just write down the first thing you see!! There may be more than one right answer and there may be some information that doesn't make sense in Brian's situation. Only use what you think is the best information when making your list. Good luck!
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/chp1.php
http://dsc.discovery.com/survival/how-to-survive/how-to-survive-tips.html
http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/alone-in-the-wilderness.html
http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/how-to-survive-in-the-wilderness.html
http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/quiz-questions.html
PART 3
Hopefully by now, you have a good handle on the situation and have taken care of the most important means for survival. However, just because you've made it this far doesn't mean you're in the clear! This next part will require you to research the plant and animal life that Brian can expect to find and identify how each relates to his survival.
A. Find 2 animals Brian is likely to encounter and answer the following questions:
1. How can this animal be helpful to Brian? Is it a likely food source for Brian?
2. How can this animal be harmful to Brian? Is it likely to be dangerous?
B. Find 2 plants that are likely to be found where Brian is and answer the following questions:
1. How can this plant be helpful to Brian? Is it edible (can Brian eat it)?
2. How can this plant be harmful to Brian? Is it poisonous?
Visit the websites below to learn about the ecosystem that Brian must survive in. For this part, you'll need to refer to the map where you located where the plane crashed, then figure out what biome or ecosystem he's now a part of.
Hint: Look in the book for the different kinds of trees Brian sees. They are the key to figuring out the biome.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
http://www.mbgnet.net/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/biome.html
http://www.factmonster.com/
Part 4
Your final task to work with your partner to create a survival guide that you will present to your classmates! Using the notes you recorded in your survival log. Your Survival Guide should be well bound and should contain the following sections:
1. Cover (Be creative)
2. Title page/Introduction
2. Location of Brian's plane and how you came to this conclusion
3. Survival tips
4. Plants and animals
5. Conclusion
Your presentation should be clear, easy to read, contain accurate information, and be visually appealing (nice to look at!).
Hatchet Survival Guide Rubric
Project assigned on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Project Due on Monday, October 22
Two students working on project
Top of Form
Level One(N/A) / Level Two
(N/A) / Level Three
(N/A) / Level Four
(N/A)
Format / Level One
-format of a survival manual as presented in class was not followed. / Level Two
-attempt at the format of a survival guide as suggested in class. / Level Three
-for most part the format of survival guide as illustrated in class was followed. / Level Four
-the format of a survival manual was followed completely
Cover of the booklet / Level One
Not inviting
No color and/or pictures
All pictures need to be student created
Student's name and title of the booklet are missing on the front cover / Level Two
Not very inviting
More color and pictures needed All pictures need to be student created
Student's name and title of the booklet are missing on the front cover / Level Three
Inviting- reader is curious
Has good color and some creative pictures that are student created
Student's name and title of the booklet on the front cover / Level Four
Inviting- the reader want to open the booklet Colorful and creative pictures that are student created Student's name and title of the booklet on the front cover
Understanding / Level One
-no use of additional sources -no references to events that took place in the novel -no clear understanding of the purposes of a survival manual / Level Two
-no use of additional sources
-some reference to the events in the novel
-some understanding of the purpose of a survival manual / Level Three
-some use of additional sources
-reference to the main events of the novel
-a clear understanding of the purpose of a survival manual / Level Four
-excellent use of additional resources
-makes insightful connections between the manual and the novel
-clearly understands the purpose of a survival manual
Creativity / Level One
-no use of creativity present
-no color and/or pictures / Level Two
-little creativity present
-little use of color and/or pictures / Level Three
-some creativity is present
-use of some color and few pictures / Level Four
-very creative -good use of color and pictures to enhance the quality of the manual
Organization / Level One
-information is not organized
-headings are not used / Level Two
-text is not very organized
-headings are not properly used / Level Three
-information is organized under proper headings
-manual is fairly easy to navigate through / Level Four
-information is well organized -proper headings are used making it easy for the reader to navigate
Conventions
(Writing, Grammar, Punctuation, etc.) / Level One
-illegible
-does not follow writing conventions of the English language / Level Two
-some control of conventions
-some errors that hinder comprehension / Level Three
-demonstrates control of conventions
-occasional errors with language / Level Four
-demonstrates complete control of conventions
-no errors with language