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To go back to my homepage click here > Reyna P :3 Monday, October 8, 2007 Prewrite: 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?**
 * 1. What are you good at?

Answer: 1.I love to draw. 2. When I draw I feel so happy. 3.If they didn't let me draw I would get so angry.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Chapter 1: 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.**
 * 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.

Answer: 1. One of the other problems he had was that Toa was caught coming late to the tribe. Another problem he had was that they didn't let him draw because the only people who can draw were the chosen ones. 2. The first problem was resolved already, but the second problem I predict that later in the story he will become one of the chosen ones or he will make history and change that rule.

Wednesday, October 9, 2007 Chapter 2:
 * 1. What two important events happen in this chapter?**

Answer: 1. One of the important events that happened was that Toa helped out the little wolf by pulling out the bone from its jaw even though it took a lot of work because the wolf kept on struggling to leave him alone. The second important event that happened was that by not listening to his elders about the evil spirits that haunt the other side he was able to find food and fresh water.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Chapter 3: 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.**
 * 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

Answer: 1. Toa and Ram learn together is how to hunt. 2. The decision that Toa tells Volt is that he will hunt by himself and also that they should let wolf dogs hunt with them that way they could get more food for their tribe. 3. I feel out raged that Toa would be so stubborn and not do something that is right for our tribe, but only right for him. Also that he will not do his part to get food to provide for the women and children. He just gets distracted looking at the clouds and stuff. He also even lost the rabbit that he was suppose to bring for the tribe.

Thursday, October 11, 2007 Chapter 4:
 * 1. 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: 1. After many years he finally found out about his own mother. His mother was a very strong hearted person who was also very sweet and gentle. Also she saw things very beautiful. One of the reason she was nice is that when she made beautiful bracelets and necklaces with just grass and iteams she could find she gave them away freely. Another reason why is because when the mothers where suppose to feed their babies to the hyenas she did not give up Toa she kept him and fought for him. The last reason why is because she also saw pictures in clouds and on the field like Toa did. A quotation is "She had a sense and wisdom of a women. Always she worked with her hands," Kala said.

Friday, October 12, 2007 Chapter 5: 2. Which is easier for him and why?**
 * 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?

Answer: 1. Toa drew a horse and Ram. 2. It was hard to draw the horse because he had to draw the horse by memory. But it was easier to draw Ram because Ram was right there when he was drawing and also because you can't really can't get all the details when you draw by memory.

Friday, October 12, 2007 Chapter 6: 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. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?

Answer: 1. The two taboos he has broken are hunting with a wolf dog. The other taboo he broke was going to the forbidden place called the slough. 2. The other taboo that Graybeard doesn't know about yet is that he is drawing when he is not one of he chosen ones. 3. The side of Volt that Greybeard knows is that he knows that he always gets carried away with demons and bad spirits but he has seen the side that is nice and very caring.

Monday, October 15, 2007 Chapter 7:
 * 1. 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?**

Answer: 1. I can't believe he would do such thing. He who draws and loves to draw should know how Toa feels when he draws. I disagree with Greybeard because just because it's taboo doesn't mean people shouldn't do what they love to do. If it's not hurting anybody why shouldn't they do it. It's true what he said back then but now people should draw if they feel like it.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Chapter 8: The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today. What situation did you imagine? 2. In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.**
 * 1. 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.

Answer: 1. I imagined that a woman wants to join a football team and wants to compete guys because even though she is a mom of two children she still wants to show that she is very strong. But people keep telling her that she could get hurt and if something happens to her children could suffer for it. 2. I think she should follow her dream and not regret later in the future that she didn't take that chance. But she could be careful and know when to quit.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Chapter 9: 2. What does this tell you about his character?**
 * 1. Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?

Answer: 1. I think he changed his mind because he sees that Toa does have a passion for drawing and sees a lot of potential. 2. This tells me that greybeard is very understanding and is also kind.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Chapter 10: 2. What almost happened to Tao?**
 * 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?

Answer: 1. "Mountains-that walk" are mammoths. 2. Tao almost got killed by one of the mammoths.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 11: 2. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?**
 * 1. Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?

Answer: 1. I think that Greybeard is a good teacher because he is teaching Tao very well and also because he is strict. 2. I would like to have Greybeard as a teacher becuase he teaches you very well and if i get it wrong he will actually correct me and help me out until i get it right.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 12: 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?**
 * 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?

Answer: 1. Animal fat,blood,yellow clay,limestone powder,red clay,white clay,and egg yolk. The one that suprised me the most is the blood. 2. Tao is afraid that Greybeard is going to die soon.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 13: 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.**
 * 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.

Answer: 1. I think it still wouldn't be a good idea because Volt and the hunters would have thought that he was trying to steal the food. 2. I predict they are going to accept Ram but also that Greybeard is going to die.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 14: 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?**
 * 1. Why does Tao cross the river?

Answer: 1. Tao crossed the river to see where Ram's howling was coming from and to make sure he was ok. 2. Greybeard decides to make Tao the new cave painter.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 15:
 * 1. What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?**

Answer: 1. The problem that Ta has is that they thought that he killed Greybeard and also that he has made the spirits of the animals angry, so they tied him up so he wont run away and later they are going to send him to fight Saxon the sacred bull.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 16:
 * 1. 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.**

Answer:
 * [[image:http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/img/1g201.jpg width="340" height="238" caption="The Unicorn."]] ||
 * The Unicorn. ||

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 17:
 * 1. Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.**

Answer: 1. My reaction was that i couldn believe that Volt was Toa's father i was so suprised he was always mean to him and he was his father. But i knew that they were going to accept Ram it was just obvious. How could Volt treat his own son so bad he even tried to kill him. Why didnt he tell Toa? Iwas also so happy that Toa didnt die because of Saxon it was cool how he survived. But just when everthing was alright Volt was missing that so caught me of guard kind of like scary movies when everthing is alright but then all of a sudden something bad happens. I thought Volt died in the stampeed. I didnt think he could survive it. The story was so AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Chapter 18:
 * 1. Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?**

Answer: 1. He needs to go to the Mountain People to prove himself once again.