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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? Answers 1.baseball 2.makes me feel good. 3.I would be mad.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 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.

Answers 1.Tao wanted to kill the wolf but I guess Tao didn't want to hurt him and he needed to find food for everyone else. 2.The wolf ran away and Tao had to go find the rabbit so he can feed the hungry people.

Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter?

Answers 1.Tao heard a strange voice and he thought it was the evil spirit he also helped a wolf take out a splinter from its jaw. Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? He tells him that he is going to go hunting by him self.

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.

Answers 1.Tao and Ram learn how to hunt together. 2.Tao tells Volt that he is going to hunt on his own. 3.I am mad at Tao because he is not responsible for things like for example he let go of the rabbit and had to find the rabbit

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.

Answer Tao's mother was named Vendra.People tried to take Tao away but she didnt give up.She had him right next to her chest.She was a very brave lady.''Your mother was Vendra of the Mountain People.

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

Answers 1.Tao tries to draw a horse and a Ram. 2.Ram was easier for him because he kept on looking at him all the time

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?

Answers 1.Tao hunts with a wolfdog and he hunts in the Slough. 2.Graybead doesnt kno that Tao drew on the walls. 3.Graybeard thinks that Volt is nice.

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?

Answers I agree with Graybeard because Tao already knew that what he did was taboo.It is true know and true back then because write know if someone writes on the wall its called grafitti back then if someone wrote on the wall it was called taboo.

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.

Answer I imagined a female trying to sign up for major leage baseball.I think the person should follow his or her dreams.Nothing should get in the way of something they really want to do.

Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character?

Answer I thinkGraybeard change his mind because he didnt want to be rudeto Tao.Graybeardisa wise and kind person.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao?

Answers 1.Mammoths 2.Tao almost got killed by a mammoth.

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

Answer 1.Yes i think Graybeard is a good teacher because he is not the kind of person who just sits there and just says n ohe is strict with Tao probably Tao can learn faster.

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?

Answer 1.Animal fat,fish oil,blood and yellow clay. animal fat suprise me the most. 2.Tao was afraid that Graybeard might 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.

Answer 1.Yes i think because if Ram wouldof kileed the deer probably Volt would of change his mind. 2. think Tao is going to convince Volt at some point.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?

Answer 1.To get Ram 2.Graybeard tellsTao that he is know a chosen one.

Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

Answer 1. Taogets lost in the cave.

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.

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Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.

Answer I was suprised when Tao found out that Volt was his dad.I never thought Volt would be him i thought taos father was dead already i guess not.

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? To get ram