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identidy Prewrite all about me
1. What are you good at? ** I am good at handball. ** 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?** when I play handball I feel a rush .** 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? **I would fell bad and if no one would let me play handball **.

** 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!)** Tao wanted to draw but it was taboo to draw unless you were a chosen one. the wolf dog was hungry but didn't eat. ** 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. **Tao will learn to draw. The wolf dog will eat again.**


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


 * conflict 1**: Tao found a wolf dog that was thin and looked hungry but, the wolf refused to eat.
 * predicted resolution 1**: I think that the wolf dog will find food himself.

Answer the questions below
 * conflict 2**: Tao wants to make art, but its taboo.
 * predicted resolution 2**: I think that Tao will find another cave to do art and no one will notice that it's him.

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? **The wolf wasn't eating because he had a long silver of bone jammed deeply into his jaw.** 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? **Tao took out the bone sticking out from his mouth.** 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? **It was a good idea because there was some food there**. Why might this be a bad idea? **It might be a bad idea because people said there where evil spirits and demons.**

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 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. 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. Answer the following questions
 * I am volt. I am strangely concerned about Tao. He brings much game to our village. I wonder where he gets all that food. I don't understand how he gets so much game with a bad foot.**
 * Chapter 4 **
 * Tao's mother was a interesting person. She was creative,caring,and brave. When people came to take Tao she wouldn't let them. She made things and gave them away for free.**

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?**a horse and a wolf.** 2. Which is easier for him and why?**the wolf because he can look at the wolf.**

Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? **Hunting in the slough and having a wolf dog. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? ****The goodness in Volt.**
 * Answer the following questions
 * 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?Tao drawing in caves.

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 disagree because everyone has the right to what they want.** 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 I would still do it but in secret.**

HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009

 * Read 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.
 * Chapter 8

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?**There is a boy who wanted to be a computer programer. Everyone else thought that he should be a lawyer. So everyday he would go to the junkyard to look for some computer parts and he would fix broken computers for money.He saved his money and bought a electronic store.He now owns a chain of electronic stores. Today he is a multi-million man.**

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 he should follow his dreams otherwise he would not be rich.**

HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009

 * Read Chapter 9**

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? ****because he wants tao to be the new cave painter.** What does this tell you about his character?**that he cares about tao.**
 * Chapter 9

HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009

 * Read Chapter 10**

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009
// 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? //**//** the mountains that walk are mammothes. ** 2. What almost happened to Tao?**He almost got stepped on by the mammoth.**//
 * Chapter 10

HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009

 * Read Chapter 11**

CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? **because he pushed tao to do better.
 * Chapter 11
 * Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?because I want a teacher to push me to my limits.**

HOMEWORK Friday, October 23, 2009

 * Read Chapter 12**

CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? **The clotted blood.
 * Chapter 12
 * 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?Because Greybeard is dying . **

HOMEWORK Monday, October 26, 2008

 * Read Chapter 13**

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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 because even if he succeeds no one likes a show off.
 * Chapter 13
 * 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.I think volt will allow wolf dogs.**

HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009

 * Read Chapter 14**

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1. Why does Tao cross the river?to **look for ram.
 * Chapter 14
 * 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?ask the mountain people to release ram.**

HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009

 * Read Chapter 15**

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? he is lost in the cave.**
 * Chapter 15

HOMEWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009

 * Read Chapter 16**

CLASSWORK Friday, October 30, 2009
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 16

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

HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009

 * Read Chapter 18**

CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
 * Chapter 18

Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can add new characters if you want. identidy **