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** Prewrite **
1. What are you good at? I'm very good at drawing. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel great and relax. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would feel mad and i would it anyway.

ELLYS POEM QUESTIONS HERE

** 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.


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


 * conflict 1**: The wolf would not eat.
 * predicted resolution 1: Tao will help the the wolf find food. **

Answer the questions below
 * conflict 2**: Volt is mad at Tao and he can came back.
 * predicted resolution 2**: Tao will become friends with him.

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating?H e has a bone splinter in in jaw. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? tao pulls it out! 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? It might be a good idea going into the slough because of the food ,but it might be a bad idea because it is a taboo.

Answer the questions below 1. In chapter 1, what does Tao really want to learn to do? A. draw B. hunt C. make a flint knife D. control fire

2. In chapter 2, what is stuck in the wolf's jaw? A. food B. a bone splinter C. part of a tree D. a flint knife

** Chapter 3 **
3. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? A. walk on a leash B. swim the river C. hunt D. escape Volt

4. What decision does Tao tell Volt? A. he is going to hunt with the dog B. the dog's name is Ram C. he is going to look for his parents since he doesn't know who they are D. he is going to hunt alone but bring back food to the camp

5. 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 don't know why you are so different. Maybe we should have left you at the cliff. You don't hunt or gather what good are you! In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. What are the qualities of her character? List 3 qualities. Find evidence in the chapter to support your ideas. Tao's mother is very brave because she would fight to keep him alive. Very caring because she would feed him though the harsh winter. Very artistic because she would make bracelets and just give them out. Answer the following questions
 * Chapter 4 **

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog. 2. Which is easier for him and why? A wolf dog is easy because Ram is a wolf dog.

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 16, 2009**
Answer the following questions Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? He broke going into the slough and hunting with the wolf dog. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard doesn't know that Tao draws. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? He is acknowledging that Volt only thinks of demons but, he means well.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 16, 2009**
Read Chapter 7

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009**
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. 1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? I disagree with Graybeard because who's going to see him draw, it makes the young boy happy leave him alone!! 2. What about if someone today told you about the thing you most love to do that, "It is taboo. Whether you believe in it or not makes no difference. It is taboo. It is the rule of our society and you must live by it." Would you agree with them? Explain your answer. I would not agree because I like to draw and I would do it anyway. **Who are they to tell me that i can and can not do something.**

**HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009**
Read Chapter 8

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009**
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. Imagine a young person who wants to do something with their life that is different from what is normally expected in our society. What situation did you imagine? I image a young girl who family expects her to do better than everyone and to go be a doctor or a lawyer but she doesn't she wants to be a artist. In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's expectations? Give your opinion. I think she should go and follow her dreams because who are they to tell her what to be and what to do in my future!) :<

**HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009**
Read Chapter 9

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character?

**HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Read Chapter 10

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao?

**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Read Chapter 11

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Read Chapter 12

**CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009**
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?

**HOMEWORK Monday, October 26, 2008**
Read Chapter 13

**CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009**
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.

**HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009**
Read Chapter 14

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?

**HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Read Chapter 15

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009**
Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009**
Read Chapter 16

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 30, 2009**
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.

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.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009**
Read Chapter 18

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009**
Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to 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 add new characters if you want.