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** Kim's reading log Kim's Identity work Prewrite **
1. What are you good at? I'm good at climbing trees because I use good practice at my house which has a big tree. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel excited because I know what I'm doing. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I will feel sad because its sad to take away something I'm good at.

** 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.


 * conflict 1**:Tao found a hungry wolf dog.
 * predicted resolution 1**:Tao gave it a mouse.


 * conflict 2**:Tao loved to paint, to bad it was a taboo.
 * predicted resolution 2**:He draws on sand so then it would swoop away and no one will see him.

Answer the questions below

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? Because the wolf dog had a bone splinter in its tooth. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem?tao struggled and grabbed the bone splinter and yanked it out. 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea?It was a good idea because he could get many food for the people in his tribe. Why might this be a bad idea?It might be a bad idea because someone can catch him and kill him for doing that.

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. Hi my name is Volt and I am the leader of the cult. This boy Tao should have been killed fourteen summers ago because he is weak and useless. I asked him to hunt to get one rabbit for the cult. but he said he "forgot the rabbit." I care for the culture to have food and shelter but he never brings much because of his useless, bad leg.

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. Tao's mother, Vedra was a loving, brave, and artistic girl. When she was sixteen summers old she had a baby named Tao. The reason she was loving was because she wouldn't let go of Tao. She was brave because once she fought like a cave lion screaming and biting refusing to give him up. She was artistic because she always made beautiful jewelry and gave them for free to people which they loved.
 * Chapter 4 **

Answer the following questions

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? He drew a Ram(a wolf dog) and a horse. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Ram was easier because he was always with him and saw him more so he can draw more details that he sees in Ram.

Answer the following questions Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? That he hunts with a wolf dog and he hunts in the Slough. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? He doesn't know that he draws. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Mostly his personality. The reason Volt is always mean is because he has dreams of evil spirits and demons.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 16, 2009**
Read Chapter 7

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009**
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. 1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Explain your answer. I disagree with graybeard because drawing isn't such a big deal to be a taboo. People should express their thoughts by drawing. 2. What about if someone today told you about the thing you most love to do that, "It is taboo. Whether you believe in it or not makes no difference. It is taboo. It is the rule of our society and you must live by it." Would you agree with them? Explain your answer. Of course I wouldn't because because it is something I love and maybe I can do something with it.

**HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009**
Read Chapter 8

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, 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. Imagine a young person who wants to do something with their life that is different from what is normally expected in our society. What situation did you imagine? What I would imagine was me wanting to be an actress. Lets say one day my parents were really sick and I left

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's expectations? Give your opinion. What I would imagine is me being an actress. Lets say one day my parents were really sick and I left to another state to act. While I was gone my parents had no one to take care of them and died. I would feel really, really awful because I left when they were really sick and it caused them to die. I would feel awful but then I would realize that what if my parents would want me to follow my dreams even if it caused them to die.

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? I think that maybe while Tao was asleep he was thinking of how good he was and also how rough he went on him while he asked him the question. Thats when maybe he thought that Tao really wanted it so he decided to help him. What does this tell you about his character? That he really cares about people no matter what they do.

**HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Read Chapter 10

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are the mammoths. 2. What almost happened to Tao? The mammoth almost killed Tao because Ram took off nipping at the mammoths and Tao went trying to save Ram, so the mammoths attacked Tao.

**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Read Chapter 11

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Yes because he shows Tao step by step of art. In one section Graybeard is strict but its good to be like that because we are not gunna do what we want we need someone who can be strict at laest for something that we do bad. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes I would because he is a good teacher and for the results after he taught Tao, Tao was good at drawing.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Read Chapter 12

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009**
Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? Ship oil surprised me because I thought "Why would they need something like that? What will it do to the paint?" 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Because he has to prove himself to the people by facing, Saxon the bull.

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 No because beause Volt would had still thought that wolf-dogs are evil.. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I would guess that Volt would not have caught him and Tao would have gone to the mountain people and they would treat him better than the other clan did. Tao would be happy hunting with Ram.

**HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009**
Read Chapter 14

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Because he was getting chased by the clan members because they figured out that he had broken a taboo. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? Graybeard's decision was to give Tao his position as being a cave painter.

**HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Read Chapter 15

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009**
Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? His problem was that he had to prove himself that he wasn't lying by facing Saxon, the bull.

**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009**
Read Chapter 16

**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. My reaction was very surprising and sad. The reason it was surprising was because I never thought Volt was his father. The reason it was sad was because Graybeard died.**:(**

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009**
Read Chapter 18

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009**
Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Because he has no other choice because if he goes back to his clan then they would kill him. Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can add new characters if you want.


 * [[image:1d101.jpg caption="Picture Tao painted in chap. 16"]] ||

picture Tao painted