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** Prewrite **
1. What are you good at? i am good at knife and stick fighting. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? i feel calm and relaxed when a fight because i know that if i just get out of the way i wont get hit. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? if someone took this away i would be upset and very mad because i love what i do.

** 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 other problem in the chapter is that volt is very angry with tao and tao wants to draw and he is not allowed. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. i think tao will bring back the rabbit or something better to please volt and that he will find secret ways to draw.


 * 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**:
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** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? the wolf was not eating because he had a bone splinter in his jaw. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? tao helps get the bone out and feeds the wof. 2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? it was not a good idea for tao to enter the slough because it is dangers and a taboo of his tribe. Answer the questions below 1. In chapter 1, what does Tao really want to learn to do? tao wants to draw. <=======< 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 bone splinter <=======< 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? they learn to hunt together <========< A. walk on a leash B. swim the river C. hunt D. escape Volt

4. What decision does Tao tell Volt? tao tells volt that he will hunt alone. <========< 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.
 * Chapter 4 **

Answer the following questions

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? tao tried to draw a horse and tried to draw ram. 2. Which is easier for him and why? drawing ram is easy for him because he likes ram and the wolf dog id right there.

**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? greybeard sees that tao is hunting with a wolf and hunting in the slough. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? greybeard does not know that tao is painting. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? greybeard shows volts leadership not that he believes in demons too much.

**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 greybeard because it is a alw and a taboo of the tribe. 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 not like if they say this but i would understand because people cn get really hurt when stick fighting.

**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 imagined a boy who his whole family is one religion and he wants to be another.

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 that anyone should fallow there dreams because its what they believe.

**HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009**
Read Chapter 9

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

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The mountains that walk are mammoths. 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost was crushed by a mammoths foot.

**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 Greybeard is a good teacher because he is strict and at the same time nice. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? I would like Greybeard to teach me because he is strict and a stirct teacher can make you good at what you do.

**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 ingrediants for paint was animal fat,fish oil,and blood. I thought that animal fat was the most interesting. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Tao was afraid because Greybeard was saying good-bye.

**HOMEWORK Monday, October 26, 2008**
Read Chapter 13

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009**
Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? he wants to fallow in greybeards footsteps nd be a cave painter of all the tribes.

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.