Hatchet Vocabulary Puzzle
Based on the book by Gary Paulsen

Make a crossword puzzle for your classmates using at least 30 of these vocabulary words from the story.

1. Open a word processing document, Simple Text, Google Docs. or TextEdit document. Type a title.
SAVE this document to your class folder or documents folder.

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2. Make a list of words and clues. Wiktionary or other online dictionaries and thesauri can help you develop clues.

a. Separate each word and its clue with a slash "/" character. b. Press the Enter key once after each clue, except for the last clue. Clues can be up to 255 characters long. c. SAVE the document after each new clue is added. Nobody likes to lose their work. :-(

Model: cindy/web site maker earth/3rd planet america/country

Proof the project. (It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets worck. )

3. Highlight .. Copy the words and clues. Go to the web page Crossword Puzzle maker.
Paste them into the online form.

4. Click Create Puzzle.

5. Follow the directions - "Click puzzle to see your puzzle." Print it on paper or Print to pdf.

6. Save a copy of the puzzle to your class folder. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate.

Here are some interesting words to consider:

consuming
turbulence
dramatically
drone
C.P.R.
muck
slewed
ultimately
spiraling
vibration
engine
cowling
rudder
altimeter
lurched
transmitter
lashed
transmission
riveted
altitude
audible
procedure

pulverized
hordes of mosquitoes
courses
pouch
viciously
tatters
hummocks
abdomen
quills
exasperation
wuffling
segment
repositioned
welted
scootched
imbedded
blister
intense
positive
smoke
murky
swollen

comprised
lunging
regulate
bluff
telegraphed
dormant
snaggly
pine
persistent
shallows
sulfurous
relaxed
tension
spear
mesh
pitchy
stump
hissing
madness
streamline
stabilize