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** Prewrite **
1. What are you good at? I am good at soccer. 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel so great when i play all my games on Saturday, and when i practice. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I will be mad and sad at he same time. It won't be fair. I will try to fight to do what I am good at.

** 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!). The conflict was he can't draw and paint in the caves. Also, his troop does not like him because he kept day dreaming a lot. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. I think he will get caught and will be kick out, out to the wildness. An other thing is, i predict his troop might still hate him. I think he will get caught and will be punished from the tribe.


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


 * conflict 1**: The conflict was he can't draw and paint in the caves.
 * predicted resolution 1**: i think he will get caught.

Answer the questions below
 * conflict 2** :His troop does not like him because he keeps day dreaming.
 * predicted resolution 2** :I think in the end they will become friends.

** Chapter 2 **
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating? the wolf wasn't eating because he had a splinter in his neck. 2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem? The resolution was Tao took the splinter off and now he could eat. 3. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? It is a bad idea because there are evil sprites there and no one goes there. 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. 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 Tao's mother vedra was loving, brave, and creative. She was loving, for example, She sat in a corner of big cave, holding you to her breast, keeping you warm, rocking back and forth, singing. She was brave, because She faught like a cave lion, screaming, biting, refusing to give you up. Last but not least, she was creative, for example,  From pebbles and the bones of the fish she made beads and bracelets and needles. Answer the following questions
 * Chapter 4 **

** Chapter 5 **
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? A horse and Ram. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Ram was because Ram was there when Tao was drawing him and it was hard for the horse because he had to picture the horse in his mind.
 * ====**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 15, 2009 Read Chapter 6 **====

**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? Ram and the slough 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? That he is a cave painter. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Graybeard describes Volt as a good man but he dreams of spirits and demons.

**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. yes, because he is trying to save Ram from Volt. 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. Yes, because i do not want to get in trouble but i will be mad. Because if you do not agree then they mite kick you out of the village.

**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? A person mite image that they want to go to space when there 11 years old. They studied science every single time. But the society does not agree with that person. 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 they should follow the society expectations because they can not go to space with out a sace ship and a kid cannot build a space ship by its self. And that person will be in a lot of trouble.

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

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009**
Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? He change his mind because he wants him to be a person like him one day. What does this tell you about his character? That he is kind but he could be mean when it gets to drawing.

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

**CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? The Mammoths 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost got step on by one of the mammoths.

**HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009**
Read Chapter 11

**CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009**
Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Yes, I think he is a good teacher because he knows what he is doing. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? No, I don not think i want to be taught by him because he is mean and he is pushy.

**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? They use a brush, paint, limestone powder, fish oil, charcoal dust,and stone dust. I think fish oil is odd because you do not use it; you eat it. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? Tao was afraid for his old friend. and because he heard the long,hacking cough after they said goodbye.

**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 do not think it is a good idea to show off because Ram didn't catch the deer ,it ran off. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I think there going to chase Tao and they mite catch him?

**HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009**
Read Chapter 14

**CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009**
Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao cross the river because he wanted to get away from the hunters. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? He told Volt to not get Ram and to kill him. and he he siad to go to the valley.

**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 was in a dark dark place and he could not see, he did not know if he was goig the right direction.

**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 was so surprise when I found out that Volt is the father of Tao. I had no clue. I didn't think of that because Volt always screamed at Tao. When I was reading I was amazed, and it was the first time that Volt helped Tao and didn't screamed at him .... :] I wonder how Tao felt about it? but it is to bad because Volt sad he does not need a father.

**HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009**
Read Chapter 18

**CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009**
Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? He feels that he needs to prove himself to them. 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. ||