Some experiences are worth living again. At least, that is how government researchers feel about Brian's survival experience in the woods. The River is a sequel to Brian's adventures in Hatchet. Scholars read about the troubles Brian and a psychologist have while reliving his past in the woods. The worksheet accompaniment includes completing sentences with vocabulary words, answering comprehension questions, and writing sentences using homonyms. 

Concepts

novels, studying literature, responding to literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a guest to speak about survival techniques if lost in the woods

Classroom Considerations

• Includes only a preview of the full novel study and not the full text
  
• Asks readers to use Internet or library resources
• Instructs learners to complete a task in pairs or small groups

Pros

• Contains a review portion of Hatchet, the first book in the series
• Lists additional books by the author for those interested in the series

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5