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  Monday, October 6, 2008 Prewrite 1. What are you good at? football 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? It feels fun cause you know that your doing great at it. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? i will feel mad cause i dont get to do the thing that i am good at. --- Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK Chapter 1

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

conflict 1:he is always behind the group and only catches little food predicted resolution 1:i think he is going to be more focus and catch more and more food every day.

conflict 2:He needs to draw pictures secretly cause it is a taboo in there clan. predicted resolution 2:He is going to get caught and get in big trouble CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Answer the question below --- Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter?Tayo helped the wolf by taking out the big bone stuck in its jaw. Also he couldnt find food when he was out in wilderness so he just ate nuts in a dried up tree. -- CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008 Answer the questions below Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?They both learn how hunt for food

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?Tao tells Volt if they can hunt with the wolf cause it will be easier.

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.I will feel ashamed of tao because it is a evil spirit in there clan.I will just walk away and not say anything.I will also be mad at him and not talk to him until the next morning.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008 Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions 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.

Tao's mothers name was Vendra. She was 16 when she had Tao ,but Tao was a pre-mature baby. Tao had a bad leg since he was little. The whole clan wanted to kill her so she ran away and hid in a cave.If she got out they would have killed Tao. Tao is just like her mom Tao mom also saw stuff in the sky --- CLASSWORK Friday, October 17, 2008 Finish reading Chapter 5 in class Answer the following questions Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?a horse and ram the dog wolf 2. Which is easier for him and why?ram is easier because the horse he had to remember and he messed up on the legs over and over again but ram he saw in front of him so it was easier for him

CLASSWORK Monday, October 20, 2008 Answer the following questions Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?That he hunts on forbidden land and that he hunts with the wolf. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? That he walks on forbidden land. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?That he thinks he is a good leader but he dreams to much about demons and evil spirits.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 23, 2008 Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then? I think Greyberg is wrong. Greyberg is wrong because if Tao wants to show his feelings he could. There was no taboo about showing his feelings. Also Tao is only good at art but he cant do what he likes just because a insident happend to Volt. So thats why i think Greyberg is wrong.

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, where a person's desires go against society's expectations What situation did you imagine? A man who is working at a hair solon.

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. I think he should follow his dreams and if they start critisising him just ignor them. Also dont give up on your dreams and dont let people tell you what to do.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?I think he changed his mind because he felt sorry for him because he didnt have anyone else to teach him only him, and because he thinks he gots what it takes to be a good artist.

What does this tell you about his character?I think he is a nice a caring person. -

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are the mammoths.

2. What almost happened to Tao?Tao nearly got crushed by a mammoth but luckily Ram saved him. -

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher?ya i think he is a good teacher because he explains it step by step. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?ya because when people teach me fast then i don't really understand. -- CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?he used clay,limestone and animal fat. i was superised about the animal fat it dosent make a color.

2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?he is afraid greyberg is going to die because of his age. -- CLASSWORK Monday, November 3, 2008 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 because the other animals would be probably afraid and not go there ever again.

2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.I think tao is going to get in BIG trouble and get kicked out of his clan. -- CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? He crosses the river to escape from VOLT

2. What decision does Graybeard reach?He decides to let Tao take his place as the cave painter. -- CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? that he thinks he took the wrong way to the craven and gets lost because he doesn't follow the directions. -- CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008 Chapter 16 Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ 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. -- Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?to prove that he is the new cave painter. ---