Carla

==== class work ==== = Monday, October 6, 2008 Prewrite = = 1.What are you good at? = = I am good at drawing anime. = = 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? = = I feel really good and expressed. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? = = I would feel angry and upset. = = Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK Chapter 1 = = 1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? = = Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more. conflict: that the group would not allow painting and he would be punished for it. = = 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. Example: conflict: Tayo needs to find a rabbit. predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost. resolution: tao goes to the big cave to paint and he goes all the way back were the leaders are. = = Tuesday, October 8, 2008 ** HOMEWORK ** : read chapter 2 ** CLASSWORK ** : answer the question below Chapter 2 = = What two important events happen in this chapter? = = The two important events that happened in the story was that Tao found a scrawny wolf dog and had a bone stuck in its teeth. The second event was that he went to the marshlands and heard noises in the tall grass. = = Chapter 3 = = 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? Tao and ram learned how to hunt together. = = 2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? = = Tao told Volt that he is going to be with the wolf. = = 3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. = = If I were Volt I would feel angry because it is taboo to be with the wolf dog.I would think that wolf dogs are demons and band Tao from the tribe. =

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008**
Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions Chapter 4 In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter. Tao's mother was tall and fair like a young birch tree. the quote: "She was tall and fair like a young birch tree."This proves that this is enough detail to describe Tao's mother.

CLASSWORK Friday, October 17, 2008 Finish reading Chapter 5 in class Answer the following questions Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? The two animals he tried to draw was a horse and a wolf. 2. Which is easier for him and why? The wolf was easier to draw because he was with him.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 20, 2008 Answer the following questions Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? One is that he is hunting in a restricted area and two he is hunting with a wolf dog. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? He doesn't know that he is painting in the caves. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Graybeard thinks that Volt is a good man, but thinks about to many demons and evil spirits.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 23, 2008 Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then?I agree and disagree because it is the law of your clan, but you should have the freedom to draw pictures. I think it was true for old times, but not now.

Chapter 8 An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations What situation did you imagine?There is this girl that one day wants to be a video game designer, but her parents want her to be a writer. When she went to college she chose to be a video game disigner. Now her parents are proud of her and want her to be happy.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? I think he changed his mind because he probably thought that the clan's beliefs were ridiculous. What does this tell you about his character? This tells me that his character is good and wise.

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are the big mammoths. 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost got stomped by a big mammoth.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? I think Graybeard is a good teacher because to me he seems very wise and intelligent. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes, I will like to learn something from graybeard because he might know things that I never knew before.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? They used saucer shaped rocks, fish oil, and shallow stone dishes. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 3, 2008**
Chapter 13 1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.I don't think it wasa good idea for Tao to show Rams skill to hunt because it is not good for him and it's not good for the enviorment. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. Ithnk what will happen next is that Ram wil get Tao in really bad trouble and he get killed for it.

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao crossed the river because Ram went to the other side of the river and Tao noticed that the villige people were there. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? The decision that Graybeard reached was that he knew he was dying.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? The problem that Tao had by the end of the the chapter was that there they going to kill Ram because Ram went to the other side and got in trouble.

CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008 Chapter 16 Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.



Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)

Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. Okay, fist of all I thought Volt had no feelings fo Tao but now that now you thnk about it and read carefully it does make sense that Volt does care about Tao. I'm just so suprised that Volt is Tao's father. It is just indescribible ot think that Volt saved him from saxon. It gave me those shivers in my spine. It made my heart pound. It is really exciting that this story practically happy.........well almost every story ends happy. I'm just glad this story ended happy!

HOMEWORK Thurssday, November 6, 2008 Read Chapter 18

CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008 Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Tao feels like he needs to go to the mountain people because he wanted to prove himself again.He knew he was walking in Graybeard's foot steps.

Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You

Torres, Carla February 11, 2009 Period 2-3 I want a husky!

Dear Dad and Mom,

I want a nice and playful husky. I want a husky because it takes time away from the television, it will help protect me from predators, and it will make me happy. Since you two have your own concerns about the dog, then I will explain you the right side of those concerns. If you think it’s too much money then I will save up my money and pay half of it. Also, if you think the dog needs training then I have to work double time on the dog for it to be well trained. If you think it’s going to bite people then I have to scold the dog for what it has done and say sorry to the person that got bit. You might think that you would do all of the work, but we can break it up half and half so we could be even. You will do the money part and I will do the feeding, the cleaning, the bathing, and the researching. It will take time away from the TV because the husky will help me exercise while playing with it. The husky will protect me from predators because if you have a dog you less chance to get robbed or other concerns. It will also make me happy because whenever I’m lonely I have the dog to keep me company. You two don’t have to worry about anything Mom and Dad, because I will take really good care of the dog. Don’t be too concerned because it will help me with responsibility. Even though you think I’m responsible enough, to tell you the truth, I am not responsible enough to take care of my own actions. This husky will help me do better with my actions.

Torres, Carla February 26, 2009 Period 2-3 Eleven

The book I am reading is called “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros. The main character in this story is named Rachel and she is turning eleven and then her birthday gets ruined. In the other paragraphs you will see how Rachel is credible. One credible thing about Rachel is that Rachel is shy. You could see that she has a hard time speaking up. “That’s not, I don’t, you’re not. . . not mine,”. One example is that once when my mom said that ”do you hate the shirt that I bought” and then when I tried to say something nothing came out of my mouth. Second thing that is credible about Rachel is that She feels like she is like different ages.” And you don’t feel eleven. . . . . . you feel like you’re still ten. And underneath the year that makes you eleven.”. Another example is that once you like grown up sometimes when you feel really sad you feel like you to cry like a little kid.

=Reading log week 7 make up log= Pgs. 1-15 Quote: "i guess once you're in middle school' grown ups decide you're too old for toys or anything that's actually fun." Reaction: HA! My old friend's moms did the same thing with them. It is really funny because my parents don't do that' they actually give me what I want. Pgs. 15-37 "That really did the trick. Eversince then, I STILL don't get out of bed at night, even if I really needed to use the bathroom." Pgs. 37-52 Quote: "Well, I made this dumb mistake of leaving my backpack in the car, so Mom brought it to me in foruth period. And of course she had to pick TODAY to finally start going to the gym." Reaction: Normally that would happen to me if I left my lunch at home, it happened once or twice and I'm making sure that doesn't happen again. Pgs. 52-78 Quote:" Rodrickand Ward talked FOREVER and I was starting to think I might have to spend the night in that desk." Reaction: My brother would do the same thing and would talk for a long time. Pgs.78-97 Quote: "So I just came up with the simplest move I could do that would technically qualify as "dancing." Reaction: It's really not that hard to just dance. I guess People just don't think of the right moves.

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