Guillermo

What are you good at? I am good at math and jump rope 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel tired and bored. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would feel so and that i wish they wouldn't exist

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!). One problem was that Tao really wanted to paint in the seceret cave but he wasen't the chosen one. Another problem was he didn't like his life. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. I predict that he is going to be the chosen one. Therefore giving him the life he wanted.

CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Answer the question below Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? He finds the wolf again and he helps the wolf by taking a silver of a bone off his jaw for him to eat and hunt.He hears a noise that makes him caries him out and gives him a chill every time he hear it. Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? They have learned how to hunt as a team and how to be hunters. 2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? The decision is that Tao and Volt is when you go out hunting you must observe the one hunting. 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.I feel really bad that i don't know how to hunt.And that tao doesn't listen to me. CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008 Chapter 4 In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. h ans also a women who likes to create stuff. So,thats who tao's mother is. 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? One of the animals Tao draws is a horse. Another animal that Tao's draws is Ram. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Tao thinks Ram is easeiar to draw because he knows Ram really well and he think she has made no mistake. 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? He walked in the forbidden land and he made an image in the cave wall. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?About hunting in the forbbiden land. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?Graybeard is saying that Volt is naive and belives everything everyone says so.

**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? I disagree with Graybeard saying to Tao that he should never draw in the cave. I disagree because Tao should be able to follow his dreams.I also think that this taboo should be broken.Therefore,I don't think t matters if you're the chosen one I just think that everyone should be free to paint in the cave.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 24, 2008
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? I imaganed that a women can't be a construction worker. In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.They should follow their dream of being a construction worker. CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? Graybeard changed his mind because he saw how good the sketch was. What does this tell you about his character? He may not think that you don't have to be the chosen one to be good at drawing. CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are mammoths. 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost got killed from the mammoth. CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Yes, because he taut Tao how to be a better hunter. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes because i think hunting is cool CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? The ingridients they used where colored rocks charkle and fis oil. I was suprised when they used colored rocks for art. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? was afraid because he thought Graybeard would die

CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? It got all dark and he couldn't see.

Guillermo Oliva 2/26/09 Period 4/5 ELEVEN I’ve read a story called “ELEVEN.” The authors name is Sandra Cisneros. A girl turns 11 and says she is all ages under 11. I think Ms Price is credible. I think she is credible because she was mean to Rachel, she gets mad easily, acts like everything is okay. I think that she is a mean teacher. I think a teacher like Ms Price is credible because she is mean to Rachel. She was mean when she said the sweater was nasty smelled and just gave it to her. She was really mean to one special student. She acts like nothing happened when she made Rachel miserable, and everything was fixed. She shouts at Rachel a lot. Second thing why she is credible is that she gets mad easily. Ms Price shouts a lot in class. Was making insults of this student’s sweater. Then Ms Price mad at one student. She makes everything seem all right after screaming. My last reason why she is credible is that she acts like everything is good when she did something bad. Ms Price didn’t care when the sweater wasn’t hers. After Ms Price insulted the sweater to the entire class she just said it was Rachel, and gave it to her. She screams at her and for no reason. This is why I think Ms Price is credible. She was mean to Rachel. She gets mad way to easily. Ms Price thinks everything is good when it is not. Ms Price is just really mean to Rachel. She is a really credible person. Guillermo Oliva Period 4 3/3/09 // Becky essay // // The story is called “Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys” is written by James Berry. A girl named Becky wants a bike, but it’s to expensive. Becky is a credible character. Character credibility is when a character in the story acts like a real person would act. She is credible because how she act, feel, and says. // // Becky is credible because begs her mom to get a bike. “Over and over I told my mom I wanted a bike” Becky said. She wants a bike more than anything, so she pleads to her mom. This proves that Becky is a believable character because a lot of kids bug their parents for what they want. // // Another reason why Becky is believable character because she fought with her friend and got angry. ”For the first time Shirnette and me had a real fight because of what I hated the most.” She was mad at her best friend because her best friend let a cockroach fly down Becky’s blouse. She is credible because friends frequently fight with each other. // // Lastly, Becky is a realistic character because she ask the bike boys to teach her how to ride a bike. ”Can somebody teach me to ride.” Becky doesn’t know to ride a bike because in her neighborhood girls aren’t encouraged to ride a bike. She wanted to learn how to ride a bike. She wants to join their group, so she asks to learn a new skill because she needs help. Becky stands for what she wants just like any other kid. // // Becky is realistic character because of her action, her emotions, and her words. Becky is just like any other girl. //