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__*Me All About Me__
1. What are you good at? I'm good at playing the drums. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel very happy when I am playing. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I will feel very sad because I play the drums to become a pro. I will also be bored because when I have nothing to do I practice to get better.

** 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 conflict is that the whole clan was dying of hunger so Volt kicked Tao out. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. I predict that Tao will bring food for the clan and they will let Tao back in the clan.


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


 * conflict 1**: The whole clan was dying of hunger.
 * predicted resolution 1**: I think that Tao will find food for the clan.


 * conflict 2**: Tao wanted to paint but the clan wouldn't let him because it was a taboo.
 * predicted resolution 2**: I think that Tao will escape and go to a different place and paint.

Answer the questions below

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? The wolf wasn't eating because he had a bone splinter stuck deep in his jaw. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? Tao held onto to the bone and pulled it and they both fell and the bone splinter came out. 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? Tao entering the slough was a good idea because there he would get lots of food for the clan. Tao entering the slough is a bad idea because there is evil demons in there.

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

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

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

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. Hello I am Volt. I am the leader of the whole clan. I do not like people bringing in wolf dogs because they are a taboo. Also I get very mad at Tao when he does certain things that are bad things. I get very mad because Tao because he lost a rabbit and that was supposed to be the clan's dinner and he forgot it. I also think that him hunting with a wolf dog is a taboo. So for forgetting the rabbit I sent him to go look for one. I told him not to come back until he finds another rabbit.

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 caring, brave, and artistic. She is caring because she said that she would never let Tao go. Vedra is brave because she was fighting like a mountain lion screaming, biting, and refusing to give Tao up.
 * Chapter 4 **

Answer the following questions Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? He tries to draw ram the wolf dog and a horse. 2. Which is easier for him and why? The wolf dog is easier for him because he can look at the wolf dog instead of picturing it.

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 16, 2009** Answer the following questions Chapter 6. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging ? The 2 taboos that Tao is doing is that he is drawing on the walls and he is going into the slough. Graybeard is acknowledging that volt is dreaming of spirits and demons. Although Graybeard is nice to him because Volt is just protecting his clan from dying of hunger. Volt is also mean because he yelled at Tao and he is just a little boy.

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

Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter.1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Explain your answer. I disagree with Graybeard because Tao wont be able to do anything that will be fun and he wont be able to bring good luck to hunters. Plus that is Tao's hobby. 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 with them because that item is my dream. That is the thing that I do when I am bored. I will be mad as ever because then I won't be able to practice to become a pro at drumming.
 * CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009**

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

Chapter 8
 * CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009**

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 would imagine a little girl wanting to work at a little liquor store because many of my friends want to own a liquor store. Her mom would say no because many people come and rob little stores like that. The robbers would probably hit the person who is working there and that would be a bad idea to work at a store like that.

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 that she should follow her dreams and just have a weapon ready just in case something bad happens and have your money in a safe place away where they could take it away. It will be safer for her and her money.

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

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? // I think Graybeard changed his mind because he wants a successor. He wants a successor because he wants to bring good luck to clans. // What does this tell you about his character? // I think that he is generous because he wants to have a cave painter for clans and bring good luck to clans. //

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

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are the mammoths that are walking on the mountains that Tao was counting about three summers (years) ago. 2. What almost happened to Tao? // Tao almost got hurt by the "mountains that walk" because they were all surrounding Tao and Ram. //

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

** CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009 **
Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? //I think that Graybeard is a good teacher because he teaches him how to draw then he tells Tao to draw it again and again until he gets it right then he tells him to erase it so that no one will see it.// Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? //I would love to be taught to draw like that because then I can draw whatever I want.//

** 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? //Some of the ingredients were bright red earth, yellow clay,fish oil, limestone powder, honey, clotted blood, and boiled fat. I was surprised about the boiled fat because I think that boiled fat is just disgusting.//

2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? // Tao is afraid because he heard that Graybeard has a serious cough and is afraid that he is going to die. //

** 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. // It wasn't a good idea because even though he succeeded nobody likes a good show off. // 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. // I think that Tao will run away with Ram and try to become mountain people. //

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

** CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009 **
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? //Tao crossed the river because he wants to save Ram from the mountain people because they were about to eat Ram.// 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? // He decides that Tao goes to the secret cave and draw. That's when Graybeard gives Tao his deerskin pouch. //

** 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? // Tao's problem is that he went into the secret cavern and he lost his light and he got lost because it was dark. //

** 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.

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. // My reaction was WOW because Volt was treating Tao badly and Tao is his son which was hard to believe. Shocking and hard to tell. It was shocking because who knew that Volt was Tao's dad. It was hard to tell because Volt despised Tao very much and it didn't sound like he would be Tao's dad. //

** 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? // He feels he has to go to the mountain people because he is following Graybeard's footsteps. //