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Monday, October 8, 2007 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 taking care of pets. 2.I feel like i can do it really well. 3.I would feel like I'm not good at any thing.

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. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

1.the problems in the story are that Volt got mad at him and he did not get another rabbit so he can not go back to the camp. 2.I think that he will get a rabbit and he will show Volt that he can draw.

Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? Tao found a baby wolf in the woods that had a bone stuck in his jaw and he discovered paint.

Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? hunt.

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? that he will hunt alone without the other hunters.

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 am Volt and i wouldn't be mad at Tao because he is still going to bring food. I would be mad only if tao doesn't bring the food like he said. Still,all my other hunters will hunt for me.Were all going to have food because my hunters and Tao will both bring food. So,I am not mad.

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.

Do you really want to know about Tao's mother? Well, pay attention here if you want more details and facts.Tao's mother was named Vedra and she was from the mountain people.She was sixteen summers and got captured by Tao's clan.Tao's mother had him on a cold winter and she still was only a girl."It is the law of the clan,"the old women continued,"that weak and crippled children be taken up among the boulders and left for the hyenas.But your mother would not let you go....''

Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? 2. Which is easier for him and why?

1.A horse and Ram 2.It was easier to draw Ram because he already saw him.

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.he hunted in forbidden land and he's hunting with a wolf dog. 2.he's painted on a cave wall. 3.that he's a good man but he thinks to much about demons and evil spirits.

Chapter 7 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 because if i were Tao i would care about living so, I would instead wait for my turn and then if they don't pick me then i would draw and not care. what he said was true then and some of what he said is still true now because right now people still can't draw on walls unless they have permission from an elder.

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. What situation did you imagine? A girl who wanted to be a truck driver.

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. i think that she should do what she wannts because she's not going to leave her children she's just going to work.

Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character? So he can see if Tao can become a CHOSEN ONE. that he is not a bad man like Volt.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao? 1.Mammoths 2.he almost got killed by mammothes

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes,because he doesn't just say like you can do whatever and he cares. yes, because he showed Tao how to draw almost as good as him but even though he's strict I would really want to be shown how to draw by the master. 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? 1.Red earth,duck eggs,charcoal,limestone,yellow clay,blood,animal fat,fish oil,yellow earth,and white earth. 2.he is afraid because he hears Graybeard cough really badly and he thinks he's dying.

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.No,because he could have gotten Ram killed and Tao could have kept his secret. 2.Maybe Tao will find Graybeard and he will help him cross the river.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? 1.because he hears a howl and he that ram is in trouble. 2.that tao is going to paint in the secret cavern. Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? His torch gets turned off and he goes in the cave without knowing if he's going the right way.

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 was surprised that Volt is Tao's father,that they let Tao keep Ram ,and that he finally becomes a cave painter.

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? To redeem himself and to prove himself