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** 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 problem was that Tao loved to draw, but it was a taboo. The other problem was that the hunters were hungry. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict I predict that Tao will soon be able to draw his creative idea. I also predict that the tribe will soon eat. Tao might bring something to eat for the entire tribe.


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


 * conflict 1**:
 * predicted resolution 1**:

Answer the questions below
 * conflict 2**:
 * predicted resolution 2**:

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? The wolf was not eating because once he was fighting for his food so the splinter of bone got stuck in his jaw. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? The resolution of the wolf's problem was that Tao was grabbing his muzzle, and with two hands he slowly grabbed the splinter of bone from the wolf's jaw. 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? It was a good idea to stay in the slough because Tao had nowhere to go. It was a bad idea because it was tangled with thorns and worst

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. My name is Volt and I'm the leader of the Clan. I don't like hearing Tao's decisions, they make me so angry. I think that Tao is just a little boy. First I order him to bring all of us a rabbit, but he brought us nothing. 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, Vedra, was a creative women. She died at the age of 16. Vaedra would always work with her hands. She made necklaces out of pebbles and bones out of fish. She made really nice beads, bracelets, and needles out of ivory and antlers. Vedra would also make headbands and rings and she gave them for free to everybody. She was a creative woman and artistic, that is why people loved her. Answer the following questions
 * Chapter 4 **

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Tao tried to draw a horse and the wolf dog. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Tao's easier drawing was the wolf dog because he was getting the image.

** 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? Tao broke two taboos that Graybeard knows about. He knows that Tao goes into the slough and that he hunts with the wolfdog.

2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard doesn't know that Tao draws in the cave. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Graybeard describes Volt as a good man. He knows him very well. Graybeard says that Volt dreams to often of spirits and demons. I wonder why Graybeard describes Volt as a good man if sometimes he is mean.

** 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? Explain your answer. I agree with Graybeard because Tao is breaking the rules. It is a taboo and Tao did 3 taboos. 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 agree with them even if I really loved doing it because it is the rules of the society.

** 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 imagine a person that wants to be a teacher but does not want to learn. He would always not study or listen. 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 this person should not follow his dreams only if his society doesn't let him.

** 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 Tao to follow his dream and become a cave painter. What does this tell you about his character? This tells me that Graybeard is nice to teach Tao how to paint and this also tells me that Graybeard doesn't care if he breaks a taboo.

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

** CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009 **
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mammoths are the mountains that walk. 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao was about to get stepped on by a huge cow or a mammoth.

** 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 Graybeard is a good teacher because he gives lessons to Tao on how to paint and how to draw even if he is bossy sometimes. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? No i would not like it if Graybeard would teach me a skill because he seems to bossy.

** 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 to make paint was red, white, yellow earth, egg whites, charcoal, limestone, and fish oil and honey. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Tao was afraid of Graybeard at the end of the chapter because he was coughing and looked sick.

** 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. No i don't think it is a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt because Volt might see the wolf dog. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I predict that Volt might catch Tao painting and get in huge trouble.

** HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009 **
Read Chapter 14 Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao went in the river because the hunters were coming his way. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? Graybeard makes a decision that to let Ram go free and that Tao is going to make the spirits of the longhorns live in the Secret Cavern.
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**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 had trouble going in the Secret Cavern because he couldn't see and he didn't know where he was going.

**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. I am surprised because Volt is Tao's father! He was kind of mean to Tao in the begining of the story. In the end he told Tao he was the new cave painter.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009**
Read Chapter 18 Tao needed to go to the mounted people because he needed to prove himself.

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009**
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 * 1) =My friends and I follow all the latest fads.=
 * 2) =I have my own unique style. Disagree =
 * 3) =I always do what my parents and teachers expect of me. Agree =
 * 4) =I will follow my own dreams, even if others try to stop me. Agree =
 * 5) =I want to live with my family when I go to college. Agree =
 * 6) =I want to go to a college far from home. Disagree =
 * 7) =I wouldn’t marry someone if my parents disapproved. Agree =
 * 8) =I will marry whomever I choose. Disagree =
 * 9) =Being popular is important. Disagree =
 * 10) =I don’t care what other people say about me. Agree =