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Monday, October 6, 2008 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.

I am good at baking and sketching. When I bake I feel good because I want to like my baking. When I sketch I feel relaxed. If people woudn't let me do the things I'm good at I would be very angry and I would want to argue until I get my way

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK 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. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. Example: conflict: Tayo needs to find a rabbit. predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.

The conflict of the story is that Tao likes to draw but his tribe won't let him because drawing is a taboo in there land. The tribe leader thinks as Tao as a boy that has his head in the clouds.I think that Tao will be able to draw and one day he will be the hero and the chief wouldn't think of him that way anymore.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 CLASSWORK: answer the question below Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter?

Two important events that happened in the story is that Tao could not find the rabbit and the tribe chief told him he could not come back until he got that rabbit. He made a little bed of straw because he could not find it. He saw the little wolf again and he said "your demon of pain is gone. Now you can eat." The wolf got up and went back to his pack to hunt now that he is heeled. Tao felt sad because he was alone. CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008 Answer the questions below

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.

Tao and Ram learned to hunt together. The decision Tao told Volt is that he will go with the wolf dog and hunt alone. Tao how could you hunt with this wolf demon. In this camp wolf dogs are demon spirits. If you hunt with evil wolfs then go,go live with the mountain people. You are a shame to our tribe.Go! Go!

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 mother was sixteen when she had him. She was creative and liked art. She would gather flowers from the fields and use shells from oceans to make necklaces for everyone. Everyone loved her gifts because they came from her heart. Then she died. It was tragic. Sense Tao was a baby he was very creative too. He loved to watch the clouds change shape and watch the birds fly across the sky. He loves to draw on cave walls. " I am sure she gave you the eyes to see beauty in the things around you,the animals ,the trees,the mountains."

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? 2. Which is easier for him and why?

The two animals that Tao tried to draw was a horse and Ram. Ram was easier for him because if he had something to go by, something to guide his eye,he can make an image true and without mistakes.

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? 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?

The two taboos that Tao has broken was painting and hunting with Ram the wolf dog. The taboo that he does not know about yet is that Tao goes hunting in the Slough, where the bad thing happened. The aspects that Graybeard was acknowledging was that he is a good man, but too often he dreams of spirits and demons.

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 agree with graybeard and I also don't. I agree because he is part of his clan whether he likes it or not. If that means not painting then he shouldn't. I disagree with graybeard because Tao loves to paint and if that is what he wants,then he should. Mabe Tao could make a difference in his clan. What graybeard said was true in those times,but now people could draw when we like.

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? In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.

What I did was think about my book called Twilight. I didn't really imagine it. It is about a regular girl named Bella and falls in love with a boy named Edward. But then she realizes that he is not like everyone else. He saved Bella from getting run over by a van in parking lot. He smashed a dent right into the side of it with his hand. Edward is a vampire. He doesn't eat people;he eats animals. They fall deeply in love with each other. Im writing this because no one would think of loving a vampire. It is too dangerous. But they don't care.

CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008 Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character

I think Graybeard changed his mind because he thought Tao was good and he knows that Tao loves to draw and paint. He wants to show Tao the ways of painting. This tells me that Graybeard's character is kind and giving. He wants to help him to become an even better artist.

CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao?

The "mountains- that -walk" are mammoths. What almost happened to Tao was he almost go

CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

Yes I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he is patient and is a good artist. Yes I would like to be taught a skill by him because he is not like any other teacher that is unpatient and mean.

CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008 Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?

Some of the ingredients used to make paint was crushed rocks that are different colors and fish oil. What surprised me the most was the fish oil because why did they need to use that. Why can't they just use water instead of stinky fish oil. Tao was afraid at the end of the chapter because as Graybeard walked away Tao could hear a scratchy cough from his old friend. He was scared for his friend.

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. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.

No, I don't think it was a good idea to show off his dog's ability because it is not safe.Tao is still part of his tribe and he is hunting with the wolf dog right in front of his tribe.It is still a taboo. I predict that that Volt the leader will get really mad at Tao because he is hunting with Ram. The leaders have not yet seen Tao with the wolf dog a it will be a big shock.

CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? Tao crossed the river because Volt and Garth were after him. They thought he went across the river but he did not at http://www.choicelonghornjerky.com/files/QuickSiteImages/ChoiceLonghorns.jpgthe time. Then the next morning Tao crossed the river because Ram did. The decision Graybeard reached was that sometime tonight Tao would become a cave painter.

CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? The problem that Tao has at the end of the chapter was that he was trying to find the passage way but it was pitch black and he was scared out of his mind.

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.

Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. Wow was right. I can't believe that Volt is Tao's father. It was such a shock. After all of that screaming and yelling he

CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008 Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?

Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You