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Monday, October 8, 2007 Prewrite

1. What are you good at? I am good at playing tennis.

2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel great because i get to exercise in a fun way.

3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would protest so i would get to play tennis because i love it!

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.

One of the problems that Tao haves in chapter 1 is that if he get caught drawing and painting and things like that he could get severely punished or they could decide to banish him.The second problem is he doesn't really like to hunt so when they go hunting for the clan he usually goes back empty handed and sometimes he has to pay for that problem.

2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

If he continues to draw pictures of things i think he is going to get caught doing so sooner or later.If he keeps on coming back empty handed I think they might not let him hunt anymore maybe they'll make him help around the clan instead or hunting with the men and boys.

Chapter 2

1.What two important events happen in this chapter?

One important event is that Tao has a interesting dream about him finding a cave with yellow,red,and black paint,and he uses that paint to draw make animals.Another important event is when Tao encounters the wolf and Tao told the wolf that he comes now to get food instead when Tao offered food to the wolf, but when Tao looks closer its not because of the food its because there is a piece of bone stuck deep in to wolf's jaw .Tao decided to help the wolf take it out ,so tao jumps on the wolf holding it and not letting go pulls the bone out of the wolf's jaw.

Chapter 3

1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? Tao and Ram learn to hunt together.

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? Tao tells Volt that he wants to hunt alone and with his wolf dog Ram.

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 that Tao is foolish trying to hunt alone,and with a evil demon dog.He wants to hunt alone! All these years he has done bad hunting and NOW! He wants to hunt ALONE! He should just go live with the mountain people!I am furious at Tao.How could he do such a fooling thing!He now will only eat what he brings back .......... we can't waist food on a fooling one.

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.

Tao's mother Vedra was a very talented and very nice person.Vedra could make things from mother nature like pebbles,fish,bones,and ivory. She would make things like necklaces,bracelets,headbands,and rings.She would make them and give them away freely .Vedra protect Tao from the clan because Tao had a bad foot."Everyone loved the things she made,and she gave them away freely."In conclusion, i think Vedra was a very talented and very nice person. She was a good friend and mother.

Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Tao tried to draw a horse and a wolf dog which is Ram.He also accidentally drew a bear when he was drawing a horse.

2. Which is easier for him and why? I think drawing Ram was easier because when Ram was in the perfect position he traced Ram's body.

Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? Graybeard knows that Tao has hunted on forbidden land and that Tao has hunted with a wolf dog.

2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard doesn't know that Tao has drawn pictures of things.

3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Graybeard thinks that Volt is a good leader ,but graybeard also thinks that Volt dreams about demons and evil spirits too much.

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?

I agree with Graybeard that you should follow your clans laws because you could get in a lot of trouble for it.For example, you could get kicked out of the clan or you could even get killed if you were seen doing such a taboo. I think the reverse was true(was it not true then, but true now).I thinks this because there are much more bad things that could happen to you if you did not follow the laws.

Chapter 8

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. 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.

The year 2007.Some people want to do art in a certain way, but the way they want to express that kind of art is a little taboo (graffiti) even though sometimes what they do is nice.Also sometimes they want to show their art to the public, so they do it on walls that don't belong to them.They should do it and follow their dreams to draw and paint , but i think they should do it somewhere else like on a big piece in their house instead of doing it on other walls that don't belong to them because if they do it on walls they are destroying others property because they don't want that art on their wall.

Chapter 9

1.Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?

I think Graybeard changed his mind because he might have seen that he has some talent and maybe he would die soon ,since he is old, and would need someone to take his place.Graybeard could have Thought that Tao wanted to paint and draw images very much and thought that he should teach his to do it right.

2.What does this tell you about his character? This tells me that Graybeard is a nice and caring person.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The "mountains-that-walk"are the enormous mammoths.

2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost died because he got too close to a mammoth.The mammoth through Tao on the ground a lot.Tao also got wounds from the reed grass. Ram saved Tao by attacking the mammoth that was attacking Tao.

Chapter 11

1.Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he shows you what you did wrong and you learn from your mistakes.

2.Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes, because he would show me what i did right and what i did wrong and i could learn from my mistakes.

Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? Some of the ingredients used to make the paint were fish oil,animal fat,blood,eggs,honey,and yellow clay.I was most surprised that animal fat could be used for paint.

2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Tao is afraid at the end of chapter 12 because Graybeard looked as if he was going to 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. I think it would still be a bad idea even if Ram had killed the deer because Volt feels very strongly that wolf dogs are a spirit of evil.

2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I think Tao will start to worry about Ram and swim across the river to find him to make sure he is safe.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao crosses the river because he heard Ram howling and thought that Ram might have encountered danger.

2. What decision does Graybeard reach? Graybeard decides that Tao must draw the images of the longhorns (the great bulls) on the walls of the secret cavern for good hunting.

Chapter 15 1.What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? Tao gets lost because he forgot which side Graybeard tapped on Tao's shoulder which was the side he was supposed to stay on.Also a drop of water had killed Tao's lamp and now he was in complete darkness.......

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.

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

It was and amazing chapter. I thought Tao was going to die when he was fighting Saxon.I couldn't believe that Tao beat Saxon in a fight.I was thinking that he would have gotten stabbed by Saxon's horn and died.It was just an amazing chapter!

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Tao feels he need to go to the Mountain People because tao is now following the footsteps of Graybeard.Also because he was already accepted as a cave painter to the Valley People and now he needs to be accepted by the Mountain people.

Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can introduce new characters if you want.

Tao walks across the river with Ram to the Mountain People,but the river current was very strong.The river current knocked over Ram.At once he went after Ram.It was a hard battle against the currents ,but after a very hard swim he got to Ram and got him the shore.After he starts walking to the mountain people he once again he finds the red-bearded leader,which his name Dax, and his hunters not too far from the river."Why have to come here once again?"said Dax. "I have not come here to trouble you." replied Tao "Then why have you came?" Dax asked "I have become the new cave painter and i want to prove it to you."Tao said "I have heard what happened.....the whole story there is no need to prove it to me i just need to see if its true you are a great cave painter."said Dax "Then I will show you"said Tao,so Tao found a vacant cave and used it to show Dax his skills.Dax was amazed......

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We finally finished //Boy of the Painted cave!!!!// Yay!!!! =)