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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.Playing Baseball and playing video games. 2.I feel good and its fun. 3.That would stink,because i would not really do anything else.

BOY OF THE PAINTED CAVE Tuesday,October 9,2007 Chapter 1 1.What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter 1 ? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one,identify at least 2 more. 2.Predict the resolution of each conflict.

1.If he makes drawings he can get in trouble.Because in his clan there is a rule that there can only be a few drawers,and he is not one of them.But he loves to draw. 2.Tao`s does not know his father,his mom died before he can remember.And there is no elder to help him.

RESOLUTIONS 1.Tao should go some where far from hid land and draw some where else. 2.He should ask someone he knows to stick with him by his side.

CHAPTER 2 1.What two important events happen in this chapter.

1st event -Tao meets a wolf,but it`s hurt.The wolf has a peice of bone stuck on it`s jaw. 2nd event -Tao found a dark swamp that no one has gone to. His clan says it`s for demons and evil spirits. He heres piglets and animals ,so he forgets about the taboo and goes in through the bushes.

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.

ANSWERS

1.They learn how to hunt.

2.He tells him that he is going to go hunting by him self.

3."I`m proud of you Tao. I`m sad that you are leaving but it`s your decision not mine. Go ahead and hunt, be care full. "BYE-BYE , go ahead and go"

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.

She is a good person.She raised Tao good.But Tao did not know her that long.She died when he was little.

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

Answers 1.Tao try`s to draw Ram and a horse. 2.Ram was easier for him to draw,because he could not draw the horses hind legs.

Chapter 6 1.Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan.What are they? 2.Which taboo does not he know about yet ? 3.Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have.What aspects of Volt`s character is Graybeard acknowledging?

Answers 1.The taboos are that he is hulting with a wolf dog and he is hunting in the Sloughs. 2.Graybeard doesn`t know about the paintings yet. 3.Graybeard said that Volt is nice.

Chapter 7 Write reaction to the last chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard?Is what he says true for those time,but not now? Or ,is the reverse true:was it not true then, but true now?

I agree with Gray beard it was ttue back then not now.

Chapter 8 An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams an do what they believe in right,even if they dont follow their society`s expected ways.The author examines this theme in a stone age setting.Imagine a similar situation today.What siutuation did u imagine

I imagined that there is a boy who is smart.And his parents want him to be a doctor.But he wants to be an artist. He shold follow his dreams,But his parents dont want him to be an artist.He should sit down and work things out with his parents.

Chapter 9 1.Why do u think Gaybeard changed his mind? 2. What does this tell you about his character? Answers 1.Graybeard saw that Tao is getting better at painting.And Tao listens to Graybeards instructions. 2.That he is a nice person and he cares about Tao.

Chapter 10 1.What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2.What almost happened to Tao? Answers 1.They are wolly mamoths. 2.Tao almost gets killed by a mamoth.

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teavher?Why?Would you like to have been taught a skill by him?Why?

I think he is mean,but a good teacher.Yes, I wolud like to be taught by Graybeard because he would get things straight and get the work done.

Chapter 12 1.Name each some ingredients they used to make paint.What suprised you the most 2.Why is Tao is afraid at the end of the chapter?

Answers 1.Animal fat, blood ,clay, limestone , powder , clay ,and egg yolk. the egg yolk suprised me the most. 2.Tao was afraid because Gray Beard might die.

Chapter 13 1.Even if Ram succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao`s to "SHOW OFF" his dogs ability to hunt? 2.Predict what will happen next. If you`ve read ahead, invent an alternate scene.

Answers 1.It would not be a good idea because Volt and the people will think he is going to steel the food. 2.They are not gonna believe Graybeard the Tao is a cave painter.

Chapter 14 1.Why does Tao cross the river. 2.What decision does Graybeard reach.

Answers 1.He went to see what happened to Ram. 2.He makes Tao a cave painter.

Chapter 15 1.What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

Answers 1.Tao is caught by a clan they left him tied up so Saxon could kill him.

Chapter 16



Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.

When Tao found out that Volt is his dad I was shocked. And Tao killed Saxon the bull.It was crazy that Volt is his father. I was wondering he was being nice to Tao when he was going to fight Saxon.

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?

Answers

Because he wants to.And he has freedom.

Day 1 Book:Something UpStairs Author:Avi Page 40-48 Quote-"The man appeared to be wearing a long black cape that reaced his knees." Reaction:This is a ghost story, it seems like he is a vampire.
 * Reading Log**

Day 2 page 49-63 Quote:"You were up in the middle of the night, weren't you?" Reaction:So he was spying on him.

Day 3 PG 64-70 Quote:"If the door was really closed on the inside how else would it have happened?" Reaction:That means someone or something was inside aalready.

Day 4 PG 70-79 Quote::If we can bring them to silence, Brown and his people must back away." Reaction:I think he means by silence is to kill them.

Day 5 PG 80-90 Quote:"Kenny heard the wind stir the leaves of the trees. Reaction:That noise is scary all the time at night i hear that noise,m it creeps me out.

Reaction:


 * The Giver

Chapter 1 Quote- Two children- one male, one female- to each family unit. It was written ver clearly in the rules.

Reaction: That would suck you would have to have two kids one male and one female.You don't have to have two kids only one, but if you wanted more than two kids you couldn't. What if you wanted lets say four kids..you cant it's not normal for a family in their comunity. You couldn't even have two girls or two boys.

Vocabulary-** **Spouse-A husband or wife**

Quote-"but to be honest, Jonas." his father said, "for me there was not an element of suspence that there is with your Ceremony. Because i was already fairly certain of what my Assignment was to be."**
 * Chapter 2


 * Reaction:Jonas is scared beacause he isn't shure of what his assignment is going to be. But his father, as he was a kid he already knew what his assignment was, so he wasn't as scared as Jonas. JOnas is more scared beacuse there was this one kid who wasa really smart, and eveeryone heard he was going to be an engineer, but he turned out to be a janitor.**


 * Vocabulary-Aptitude-An ability to do something well.**

Quote-The apple had changed. just for an istant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged. The same size and shape: a perfect sphere. The same nondescript shade.**
 * Chapter 3


 * Reaction:It's kind of weird how could you see something change, but then you look at it and it's still the same thing? I noticed that the author said "The same nondescript shade" arent apples supose to be red. Ithink something weird is going to happen in the book.**


 * Vocabulary:Chastisement:To discipline.**

Quote- What happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did Roberto go?**
 * Chapter 4


 * Reaction:When they make a release I think the person getting released tries to get into another community, and try to start a new family. I think Roberto went to someother place. Like not far away but to a different community.**


 * Vocabulary:Bypass-To avoid something**

Quote-"Your ready or the pills, thats all. Thats the treatment for stirrings.
 * Chapter 5

Reaction:He thinks thier wil some kind of shot or something else not just pills. If that was me in this situation i would of said thats all, pils for stirring. I would of thought you would have to go through therapy or something.

Vocabulay:Dwelling-A building or place of shelter to live in.**


 * Chapter 6**

**Quote-Those who wre released were sent elsewhere and never returned to the community.**

 * Reaction:That wouls suck if you broke a rule or something u get released. If you get released you could never come back !! You would have to go somewhere else and try to find a new family.**


 * Vocabulary:Relinquish-To let go to release.**

Quote-Then the Cheif Elder moved ahead in her speech.
 * Chapter 7

Reaction:I would of never have guesed the Cheif Elder would of been a girl. The Cheif Elder is a big role in their community, and a girl has that role. If I made the rules I would of gave the role to a man.

Vocabulary:Precision-Very accurate or exact.**

Quote-Jonas has been selected to be the next Receiver of Memory.
 * Chapter 8

Reaction:That is the biggest role in there community. His job is to learn the memories of the whole world. That is a BIG role in their communty. I don't think I could have handled this job at the age of 12.

Vocabulary:Integrity-To be honest**

Quote-"What happened to her?" he asked nervously. But his parents looked blank. "We don't know."
 * Chapter 9

Reaction:That sucks something would happen to someone you know, but you don't know whats wrong. That woud be kind of scary too. Thats what happened to my great-granmother, she wa sick but we didn't know what was wrong with her.

Vocabulary-Exempted-To not take the part in something**

Quote-** **I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now**
 * Chapter 10


 * Reaction-This makes the job harder for Jonas. He not only has to know the memories of his community, elsewhere too. Even the whole world's memories. I could of never got this job to do. It would of been to big of a task for me I would of not handled this very good.

Vocabulary:Conspicious-Stands out, can be easily seen.**


 * Chapter 11**
 * Quote:"Why don't we have snow, and sleds, and hills?"

Reaction I think they have no snow no hills and no sleds because of the cliumate they have if they have a hot climaye how could they have snow?

Vocabulary:Percieved-To become aware, to understand.

Chapter 12

Quote:We shouldn't have!" Jonas said fiercely.

Reaction:Jonas had been talking to the Giver about Fionas hair,the apple ,and the peoples faces in the ceremony.I think that Jonas was really curious.The Giver told him it was because he was seeing the color red for the first time.He said that he had been seeing the color red because they had taken color and the sunshine because the people chose sameness.But Jonas said that they shouldn't have taken away that decision.I think that Jonas was right.

Vocabulary:Capacity-The ability to do something, a job**


 * Chapter 13**


 * Quote-We really have to protect people from wrong choices."

Vocabulary- Access**, **the ability, right, or permission to approach**.


 * Reaction-I think if they don't protect people from bad choices who will? And they have to stop people from making bad choices not to mess up their lifes. If I could help stop people making bad decisons, I think I would be pretty good at helping them stop making bad choices.

Chapter 14

Quote- "But what wisdom do you get from hunger?"

Vocabulary-** **Excruciating, extremely painful**.

If someone would of told me this I would od been confused by this and I wouldn't known what it ment.**
 * Reaction-I think if you are hungry you don't have that much widom, but you start eating and feel more energy more wisdom.


 * Chapter 15

Quote-** **The Giver looked away, as if he could not bear to see what he had done to Jonas. "Forgive me, " he said.

Reaction-He can barely look at Jonas for what memory he has given Joans. And he really means it beacause The Giver says their is no room for forgivness and he forgave Joans.

Vocabulary- Anguish**, **suffering, or pain.**


 * Chapter 16

Quote-And they won't be part of my life anymore. . . And they'll be well cared for and respected."

Reaction- They mean when they go to the House of The Old they we'll be treated good. And they will be respected. And as they get older they will get more sick, and sooner or later they will be realeased "KILLED"

Vocabulary- suffering, or pain.**


 * Chapter 17

Quote- "Then I wave bye-bye," he said, in the special sweet voice he used when he spoke to the newchild.**


 * Reaction- That is kind of freaky.But I think he's used to talking to little kids like that because he has to kids of his own, but their older. But it's pretty messed up what they did to the newborn baby in the story. They released the newborn baby. And it's gone forever.

Vocabulary-** **Overwhelmed**, **To surge over and submerge; engulf**..


 * Chapter 18&19

Reaction- That's prettyu messed up what they did to the newborn baby. Now I know what happens when you get released, you get an injection and get killed, that's really harsh. It sucks for Jonas he had to see his father kill that newborn baby. It sucks for the baby beacuse they took his life away he never got a chance in life.

Chapter 20

Quote-** **"She's very efficient at her work, your red-haired friend. Feelings are not part of the life she's learned."**


 * Reaction-That is really sad. The girl he loves can't love him back and she also kills people Jonas gets to be the only one that loves people. Jonas should be really sad but the good memories have the ability to keep him having something to live for. As always, love hurts but no one in his community can feel love or feelings.**


 * Vocabulary- Emphatically -tending to express oneself in forceful speech.**


 * Chapter 21**
 * Quote-** **"First thing tomorrow morning."

Reaction- Jonas is going to escape with Gabriel and he will get a chance to experence life with color, like flowers trees grass all kinds of stuff. Where ever he goes he hopes he will have a better life then the one he had with emotions and feeling.

Vocabulary-Meticulously -marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details.

Chapter 22-23 Quote-** **What happened to Jonas?

Reaction-I** **think that, he lives elsewhere which is better then where he lived before. I cant beleave he went bacl and changed utopia.****I like this ending because it is a cool ending. Jonas and the Giver changed their community at the end.

Vocabulary-Exquisite -pleasing through beauty or perfection.

Chapter 23 Vocabulay-Consciousnes****-A punishment.**