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Monday, October 8, 2007 Prewrite 1. What are you good at 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?g.

1.I am good at playing sports and running. 2.I feel great and very energized. 3.I would feel kind of mad and want to do something about it. 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. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

1. There hunting did not go so well.The boy can't draw his drawings in front of his tribe. 2.I think that his tribe might find new tools to hunt better.I think that the tribe will see the boy drawing and see that they can draw plans and that will make their lives easier.

Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? One is that Tao found a cave with red, yellow, and black paint in it.Another was that Tao entered a forebiden __//place and heard a loud scream and thought he was in trouble.//__ Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?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. 1.Tao and Ram learn how to hunt. 2.Tao tells his idea of hunting with a wolf but Volt rejects his idea. 3.I feel like I kind of like his idea but I would still reject his idea because I wouldn't risk having a wolf in our clan.You Tao have a great idea but I can't risk that.There might be a accident with the wolf.We might lose one of our hunters because of the wolf.

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 a kind and caring person.One is that his mother made neckleces for everyone in her clan for free.And when Tao was born his mother didn't let go of him and kept him warm and in good health.From pebbles and the bones of fish she made necklaces.

Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? 2. Which is easier for him and why?

1.He tries to draw a ram and a horse. 2.The ram was easier to draw because the ram was there.

Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?

1.One is that he is hunting with a wolf.Another one is that he is hunting in a slough. 2.He doesn't know about Tao painting in walls. 3.He says that he is a good person.

Chapter 7 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: was it not true then, but true now? 1.I don't agree with Greybeard .Like how would he feel if he couldn't travel or paint on walls.If it was at that time I would agree with Greybeard but at this time I wouldn't agree with him.

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. What situation did you imagine? In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. 1.I would like to drive a car but the law says that you have to be at least 17.I wouldn't do it or go against the law. Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character? 1.I think that he changed his mind because he felt how Tao felt if he couldn't do what he is good at. 2.It tells me that he is very kind and generouse.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao? 1.The mountains that walk are a big place where there are caves. 2.Tao almost got killed by a elephant.

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? 1.I think he is a good teacher but he is very strict. 2.I would because he is taking up his own time to teach Tao.

Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? 1.They are blood,fish oil, and animal fat. 2.He is afraid of Greybeard that he is going to die.

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. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. 1.I don't think he should shw off because it might get Volt even madder. 2.I think he might get caught by hunters and he might lose Greybeard.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? He crosses the river because hunters were chasing him. 2.He reaches that he lets Tao become a cave painter.

Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? 1.He reaches great danger. Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. 1.I was very surprised.I never could of thoupht that that would happen. Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? He feels that he should go because he was a shaman and and he should travel.
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