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Gustavo's Becky Essay Gustavo's Essay Monday, October 6, 2008 1. What are you good at? I am good at drawing and tackle football. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I fell special and powerful. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I will feel mad and sad at the same time. I will also feel like punching them.

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 (not having anything to do with the rabbit!). He knew he could be severely punished, even banished, if he were caught making images. Another problem is that he was born with a bad right foot. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. I think that one day he is going to be able to make images without hiding. I also think that he can not do anything for his foot.

CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? He finds the wolf again and help him by taking a sliver of a bone off his jaw for it can eat and hunt. Another important even is that he hears a noise that creeps him out and gave him a chill every time he heard it.

CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008 Answer the questions below Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? They learn how to become hunters. 2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? He told him that he will hunt alone and what he catches he will bring back. 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 was Volt I will feel proud and disrespected. I will feel proud because he is learning responsibilities. And I will fell disrespected because he did not listen to my directions.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008 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. Who is Tao's mother, how is she like? Tao's mother is a good mother and she will do anything for her children. She protected her children from the leader for they can not kill him. She also stayed in a cave with no warmth in freezing tempetures. The last thing is that she gave free stuff away to her clan.

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? He tried to draw a horse and Ram is pet wolf. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Ram was easier for him because Ram was his friend and he new everything about 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 knows that he hunt in the slow and that he has a wolf dog. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? He still doesn't know that he creates images. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? That graybeard is a nice and friendly person, and that he believes in evil spirits. Volt is different because he is cruel and selfish plus he believes in good and bad 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? Graybeard is wrong because if he's saying that it is wrong why is he giving advise while he is doing it. He is wrong because by breaking a rule you can make a difference.

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?

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.

I think people should follow there dreams. If a guy wants to be a hair staler then let him, if a lady wants to be an electrician who cares. So just follow your dream and don't let no one break your dream.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? I think that Graybeard changed his mind because Tao really wanted to paint and he wanted to teach him how to draw, or maybe wanted to help him follow his dream. What does this tell you about his character? That tell a lot about Graybeard. That shows that he is friendly and helpful.It also shows that he cares about what other people's dreams are and what they think about the taboos in their clan.

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are the mammoth. 2. What almost happened to Tao? He almost got killed by a mammoth, but then Ram saved him. Tao almost got stepped by the mammoth too.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he Tao learned a lot from Graybeard and because he cares about what can happen to Tao. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? I will like to be taught by Graybeard because he has good skills and is a good teacher. Also because he is caring and will help you with a lot of stuff because he is really smart.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? Some ingredients used to make paint was charcoal, blood, and fat. The fat surprised me the most because how can you make paint with a greasy material. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Tao was afraid because Graybeard kept coughing a lot.

**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 think it is a bad idea because it's still a taboo in their clan to have a wolf dog. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I predict that Volt will not like that Tao has a wolf dog, but he will still let him stay in the clan. I also think that they will find out all the other taboos he has broken.

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao crossed the river because he heard a wolf dog crying and he thought it was Ram. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? The decision that Graybeard makes is that he will choose Tao to be a cave painter.

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008**
Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? Tao's problem is that he gets lost in the cave because his lamp goes out and he can not see.

**CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008**
Chapter 16 Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question. It is a bull.

Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. I was not really surprised because I had a feeling that Volt was his father. I predicted that Volt was his father because he will let Tao do what ever he disided to do. But I was surprised to hear Volt addmet that he was Tao's father.

CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008 Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Tao feels that he needs to go to the Mountain People for he could prove himself again.