Hatchet ~ Chapters 11-12
Plot Element: Rising Action
Instructions: Read chapters 11-12 and then complete each section below. Prompts are in color, respond in
the white sections.
Rising Action: From the conflict to the climax, the rising action in the book creates complications for Brian as
the story progresses. Document each of the main complications he has experience from chapters 11-12
Document each main
step in the rising action
leading to the climax.
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Vocabulary: read the sentence from the text, define the underlined word in your own words using context
clues. Then use an online dictionary to provide the standard definition of the word as it is used in the
sentence.
1. “On top of the rock a snaggly pine had somehow found food and grown, bent and gnarled
” (p. 107).
Based on the usage in
the text I think gnarled
means:
Standard definition
2. “He had no hooks or string but if he could somehow lure
them into the shallows, he might be able to strike
fast enough to get one”(p. 108).
Based on the usage in
the text I think lure
means:
Standard definition
3. “He stood outside the shelter and hefted
the spear” (p. 111).
Based on the usage in
the text I think hefted
means:
Standard definition
4. “It was abrupt
, as if the plane had turned” (p. 116).
Based on the usage in
the text I think abrupt
means:
Standard definition
