The River_Gary Paulsen

A reading group selected The River by Gary Paulsen from titles like, They Cage Animals at Night, and other Paulsen books. Previously, they read Wood Song by Gary Paulsen. While in 5th grade students had heard the book Hatchet as a read aloud.
The reason for selecting this book was since it was about survival and the outdoors.

Planning his trip using Google Maps

Listen to "The River" read to you by Peter Coyote

The River Summary & Study Guide

 Check out, Novels+of+Gary+Paulsen Lessons p 1-64

Comprehension Questions for chapters 1-6
1. Who are the three men who visit Brian? Why do they want him to return to the wilderness?

2. In what ways has Brian changed as a result of his experience in the wilderness? 
 
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.6
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Chapter  4 Analyze the difference in the previous books by Gary Paulsen. Survival, how is it represented in Brian's Winter and Hatchet?

Chapter 5 
Brain said, "We're not going to unload." Derek replied, "What are you talking about?" 

Record the story up to chapter 5 Novels+of+Gary+Paulsen.pdf

Chapter 6 Brain had allowed them to have almost no survival gear.

Chapter 7 The Rain, Brian thought"even my soul is wet" "You have to tell me everything, externalize it all for me, so I can write it."shared Derek.

Chapter 8 "If you run into a bear don't look into it's eyes."
Read the responses too,  Alaska professor in intensive care after bear attack

Read chapter 9-12
In the book The River,  the author states, "All Wrong." What does he mean?
6) Why does Brian reach the conclusion that survival cannot be taught and the experiment wasn't working?