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Monday, October 6, 2008 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?

1. I'm good at designing clothes and sewing them. 2. I feel happy and confident about myself when I am doing the thing I am good at because I know everyone is unique and not all of us are good at the same thing. 3. If someone wouldn't let me do the thing I am good at I would feel bad because everyone should be able to do what they are good at.

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!). 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

conflict 1:One of the conflicts is that Tao was drawing and it was a taboo. predicted resolution 1: Tao drew on the floor within the skin hut where he could not be seen.

conflict 2: Another problem is that Tao was about to kill a help less half starved wolf. resolution 2: Tao didn't kill the wolf instead he gave him a mouse to eat.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he showed Tao how to use his eyes and hands to paint.I also think he is a good teacher because he a chosen one and he is smart.

CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Answer the question below Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter?

One important event that happen in this chapter is that Tao dreams of himself painting in a cave. Another important event that happens is that Tao takes the splinter off the wolf and tells it to go hunt for food with the rest of the pack.

CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008 Answer the questions below Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?

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.

Tao and Ram learn to hunt for food together. The decision that Tao tells Volt is that he decides to hunt alone. I am so mad at Tao.He should follow the rules.He should be more like the hunters of the clan.He is better off hunting alone that way he won't be slow at hunting.

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. I think Tao's mother is a nice caring woman because she didn't want the hyenas to eat Tao.Another reason why she was caring is because she would sit at the corner of the Big Cave and keep him warm.She forbid the clan to take Tao to the boulders so the hyenas could eat him she did ot care if Tao was weak.She always worked with her hands.This shows that Tao got his eyes to see beauty from his mom.

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? 2. Which is easier for him and why?

1. Tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf. 2. The animal that is easier to draw is the wolf because Ram was there and if he had something to guide his eye he would not make mistakes.

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? 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. The taboos that Tao has broken are he walked on forbidden land,he made images on cave walls,and he hunted with a wolf dog. 2. The taboo that he does not know about yet is that he does not know that Tao paints on cave walls. 3. The aspects of Volt's character that Graybeard is acknowledging is that he says that Volt is a good man but too often he dreams of spirits and demons. 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.I think that some of their taboos were silly.I think Tao should just follow his dreams and paint. He should not get stopped from following his dreams.If Tao wants to paint he should paint because everyone should do what they dream of doing. 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 situation where there is a girl who is very poor. Her dream has always been to be a veterinarian. Her parents expect her to be farmers like them. I think they should just let her follow her dream. On the bright side she will make a lot of money. She will be able to buy a house for her and her parents. I think everyone should pursue their dreams when it comes to picking what they want to work in because then everyone will be happy. CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character? I think Graybeard changed his mind because he probably had felt bad for Tao. What this tells me about Graybeard is that he is nice for telling Tao that he will teach him how to draw. CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao? The mountains that walk are the mammoths. Tao almost got stepped on by the mammoth. CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he taught Tao how to use his eyes and hands to paint.I also think he is a good teacher because he is a chosen one and he is smart. I would like Graybeard to teach me how to make paint because I have always wondered how people in the past made paints.  CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 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? Some of the ingredients they used to make paint are fish oil,limestone powder,bright red earth,and the shell. What surprised me the most was the shell because when Tao spread it over the paint the paint became alive meaning it came alive with bright new colors. I think Tao is afraid at the end of the chapter because when Graybeard left he noticed that he was coughing and and the weary shambling gait. 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. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.

1.I think it would be a great idea to show off Ram's abilities to hunt. Volt would be able to see how good Ram is at hunting. It would have been a good way for Volt to change his mind about wolves. 2.I predict Tao will get screamed at by Volt.I also think that Volt will forbid Tao to camp.  CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?

Tao crosses the river to find Ram because he hears him howling. Graybeard decides to let Tao paint images even though he is not a Chosen One.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

The problem that Tao faces is that he does not remember what shoulder Graybeard touched.He had been going the wrong way and it was completely dark when he took the second tunnel because a drop of water from the ceiling lit out his lamp.Tao was really confused and mad.

 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.


 * Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)

Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. I had many reactions in this chapter.My first reaction was surprised because I never had a clue Volt was Tao's father. I also felt sad because I thought Tao wasn't going to defeat the saxon.Another reason I felt sad was because Graybeard dies,he was such a good wise man.**

 CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
 *  Chapter 18

Tao feels he needs to go to the Mountain People because he knew he needs to prove himself again. **