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**Poem Reactions (Raquel) Raquel's Reading Log Pre-write **
1. What are you good at? I am good at playing the violin. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel really happy when i play the violin because it is really fun and the sound is awesome. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would feel really sad if anyone wouldn't let me play the violin because it is something that I really like to do.

** 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** (not having anything to do with the rabbit!). 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.


 * Example** :
 * Sample conflict** : Tayo needs to find a rabbit.
 * Sample predicted resolution** : He will find the one he lost.

Tao wants to do art, but painting, drawing, or making any kinds of art is taboo for his whole clan and he can't because there are some people that are the only ones that can paint. ** I think that Tao will hide somewhere without no one noticing that he is doing art.
 * Conflict 1:
 * Predicted resolution 1** :

The little wolf looks hungry, but it refuses to eat what Tao gives him. I think that the little wolf dog is just scared of Tao or he may not like that food. Maybe he didn't want that food but maybe ha wanted his favorite food. Tao will probably find something that he may like to eat.
 * Conflict 2** :
 * Predicted resolution 2** :

Answer the questions below:

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? The wolf wasn't eating because, he had a long silver of jammed deeply into his jaw and it hurt him. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? The resolution of the wolf dog was that Tao took out the bone splinter sticking out from his mouth and the little wolf dog after felt better. 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? It was a good idea because there was some food over there and stuff that he ca live with there. Why might this be a bad idea? It could have been a bad idea because people said not to go there because there was bad spirits and demons and Tao might get into trouble.

Answer the questions below 1. In chapter 1, what does Tao really want to learn to do? A. draw B. hunt C. make a flint knife D. control fire

2. In chapter 2, what is stuck in the wolf's jaw? A. food B. a bone splinter C. part of a tree D. a flint knife

** Chapter 3 **
3. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? A. walk on a leash B. swim the river C. hunt D. escape Volt

4. What decision does Tao tell Volt? A. he is going to hunt with the dog B. the dog's name is Ram C. he is going to look for his parents since he doesn't know who they are D. he is going to hunt alone but bring back food to the camp

5. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao never comes after hunting on time! He should start beingmore responsible about what he does. I think that i'm trying my best to keep the group without any hunger so they can live. In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. What are the qualities of her character? List 3 qualities. Find evidence in the chapter to support your ideas. <span style="color: #928ef5; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao's mother, Vedra is really protective because as it says in the story : But your mother wouldn't let you go. She is also very brave because in the story it described her as a cave lion because she fought for Tao to let him live, screaming ,biting, refusing to let him go. She was also creative and artistic because she made necklaces and gave them away to people. Vedra was really nice too because the necklaces and the other jewelry that she made where not actually for her but they were instead for her to give away. Vedra was also protective because she took care of Tao all the time and did not let anyone grab him or kill him.
 * Chapter 4 **

Answer the following questions: Chapter 5 ** 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? <span style="color: #edbfe7; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao tries to draw a horse and the little wolf dog but the little wolf dog comes out better drawn than the horse. 2. Which is easier for him and why? <span style="color: #edbfe7; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The little wolf dog was easier to draw because he was right in front of him and he can get the right details of him not like the horse because he had actually seen the horse only that the horse was not right in front of him to find the right details to put on him to make him looking better like the wolf dog.

1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
<span style="color: #6fe656; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Graybeard saw that Tao has broken two taboos which are the ones that he did art and the ones that he is hunting with a wolf dog.

2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
<span style="color: #6fe656; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Graybeard doesn't know that Tao is drawing WITHOUT permission.

3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Graybeard is seeing that Volt is just doing his job to take care of the clan.

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 20, 2009**
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? <span style="color: #085f82; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I imagined that a girl wanted to be a basket ball player. In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. <span style="color: #085f82; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I think she should follow her dreams because just because she is a girl it does not mean that she shouldn't follow her dreams.

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? <span style="color: #f3b530; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I think that Graybeard changed his mind because he saw how much it meant to Tao to be drawing. What does this tell you about his character? <span style="color: #f3b530; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">This tells me that he cares about Tao because he let him draw. It also shows me that Gray beard really did not care about the rules.

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? <span style="color: #ff00a9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The mountains that walk are a vast herd of animals. 2. What almost happened to Tao? <span style="color: #ff00a9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao almost got attacked and killed by a mammoth and also the little wolf dog.

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? <span style="color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I think that Graybeard was a great teacher because he had patience and he showed that he really wanted to teach the art to Tao. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? <span style="color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> I think i would have want to be taught by Graybeard because he was really nice and he would have told anyone how to draw with details.

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009**
Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? <span style="color: #00ff67; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">On he paint there was cover of branches, red earth, fish oil, limestone powder, charcoal dust, honey, boiled fat, and clotted blood from the boar. I was surprised that they put fat in it. . Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? <span style="color: #00ff67; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao was afraid because Graybeard coughed loud and he may die because he is old and sick and because Graybeard was his friend and he did not want to lose him.

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009**
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. ve read ahead, invent an alternate scene. <span style="color: #f02828; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It would not be a good idea because the people may kill Ram. It would not be safe because they may also make ram go and hunt a lot for them.

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? <span style="color: #ff8400; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao crosses the river because Graybeard told him to so he can do him a favor. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? <span style="color: #ff8400; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Graybeard decides to make Tao a Cave Painter.

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009**
Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? <span style="color: #d24cfa; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No one believes that Tao knows Graybeard and they think that he might have killed graybeard.

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">CLASSWORK Friday, October 30, 2009 **
Chapter 16 Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: [] 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. <span style="color: #5b0462; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I think that it was awesome beacuse Tao became a cave painter.The sad thing was that Graybead passed away and he couldn't have taught Tao anymore things about artwork.

<span style="color: #5600ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tao needs to go to the mountain people because he can prove himself there and he can follow his dreams like that too.
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