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CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008 Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions 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. She was a brave woman. She fought for her child's life, because Kala says, "All through the long snows she kept you alive."

Monday, October 6, 2008 Prewrite 1. What are you good at? I am good at the drums. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel really great 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would be really mad at those people.

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 is, he finds something lurking in the grass, also he has to hide from Volt. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. it is really an abandoned baby wolf,and Volt sees him.

Example: sample conflict : Tao needs to find a rabbit. sample predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.

conflict 1:He has a broken leg. predicted resolution 1:He learned to get used to it.

conflict 2:He finds something lurking in the grass. predicted resolution 2:It is just an abandoned baby wolf.

CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Answer the question below Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? He finds the wolf and helps his jaw so he can eat again, And he hears a weird noise that creeps him out.

CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008 Answer the questions below Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? They hunted together. 2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? That they should have wolves to help the village hunt for food. 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 would have banished Tao and until he found food for all the village, he would never come back again. And if he did bring a lot of food, then maybe i would have let him back, but he will only hunt alone. And if he kept working hard alone then he wold be worthy of hunting with the men

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008**
Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions 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. Tao mother was brave. She fought a lot for her baby because Kala says, "All through the long snows she kept you alive." %Pr

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 draws horses and Ram. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Ram, because he sees Ram, and he is still.

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? Keeping a wolf dog, and going to the slough. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? About painting. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? That he is a good guy but he believes to much of evil 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? I disagree with Graybeard because, maybe this has to be a taboo that needs to be a thing that all people can do, so that not only the chosen ones can do it, but everyone else too.

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 imagine a boy who wants to be a nurse, but his parents want him to be a doctor.

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. He should follow his dreams, because it's his choice not his parents.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? He changed his mind,because Tao loves drawing so much. What does this tell you about his character? That he isn't really a bad guy.

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are really mammoths. 2. What almost happened to Tao? He almost got killed by a mammoth.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Yes, because he made Tao a better drawer. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes, because he is good and i am really bad at drawing.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? limestone powder and fish oil charcoal dust. Fish oil surprised me the most. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? He is afraid, because graybeard is really old and can soon die.

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. No,because they still have gotten mad at Tao and chase him. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. They will catch him and make him go to the hyenas and DIE.

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Because he hears a weird noise. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? He should be the next cave painter.

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008**
Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? Tao gets lost in a cave.

**CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008**
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.

Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. I felt so tense when Volt said that he had to fight Saxon the Sacred bull. Also when Ram saved Volt and Volt said that Wolf dogs aren't bad. My favorite part was when Tao finally figured out Volt was his father.

**CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008**
Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Because he needs to tell them Graybeard died.