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Pre write
 1. What are you good at? I'm good at playing football. Also I also skating 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? i feel calm and relaxed. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would be mad. I would go on strike.

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 that the wolf-dog didn't eat. The other is that the tribe is starving. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. I predict that tao will bring the dogs food. tao will bring food and become a hero.

Example: sample conflict : Tayo needs to find a rabbit. sample predicted resolution: He will not find the one he lost but he will find another one.

conflict 1:The tribe is starving predicted resolution 1:tao will bring a feast.

conflict 2:the wolf dog didn't eat any food. predicted resolution 2:tao will hunt with the wolf and get lots of food.

Answer the questions below

Chapter 2
 1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? because he had a bone splinter stuck in his jaw. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea?

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 would feel like no ones doing any thing. I would be frustrated. I would feel like I have problems not just you.I would feel like Im the only one doing something for the clan. Like Im the baby sitter of the clan. Chapter 4 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. She is a caring great mother he is lucky he had her. She is courageous it said she fought like a cave lion. She is graceful and kind. She made bracelets and gave them out for free.

Answer the following questions

Chapter 5
 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? A horse and his wolf dog.  2. Which is easier for him and why? His wolf dog cause he could see it.

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? Hunting with the wolf dog and hunting in the slough. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? He doesn't know about him drawing. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? That he has problems to and not just tao.

HOMEWORK Friday, October 16, 2009
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Read Chapter 7

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. 1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Explain your answer. Gray beard was a little hard on tao. 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.No because its what I love I would leave the country.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Read Chapter 8

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 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 social