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Literature Connections
6-8 Core Literature Themes and
Connections
Boy of the Painted
Cave by
Justin Densel
Philomel, 1988 (158p)
Tao wants to be a cave painter but it is forbidden because his lame
foot is seen as a curse that prevents him from becoming one of the Chosen
Ones. Author’s note and map add other dimensions of information
and clarify historical thinking about time and place.
6th
grade Core Literature
Key Concepts
and Vocabulary Words
Ancient world, caves, gnarly, artistic, painting, apprentice,
prehistoric, archeology
Themes
caves, early man
English/Language
Arts
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Theme Questions
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Websites |
Extensions/ Activities
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Why is Tao’s
lame foot seen as a curse?
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ESL Version
of the Boy of the Painted Cave
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/programs/cipd/middle/lessons/
teacherlessons/marg_costello/Teacherguide.html
This Language Arts unit is designed for intermediate English Language
Development students in middle school. Nick Bartel has writtenthe
unit in an easy to read downloadable version of Boy of the Painted
Cave for ESL students along with a version for advanced readers.
Activities along with class sets are included for each chapter
for teachers and students. Well worth using with any students.
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Quickwrite
activities
Create a Pictionary or Jeopardy Game with vocabulary words
Spend time
reviewing this site for Into, Through and Beyond activities for
each chapter.
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is it important to do what you believe in?
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Questions
on Painted Cave
http://www.sle.slv.k12.ca.us/~aweld/paintedcave.html
Ms. Staiger uses these questions as prompts for student writing.
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Form
groups and brainstorm answers to the questions about Boy of the
Painted Cave. Discuss ideas. Write hypothesis on why Tao did what
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Language
Arts Content Standards
Reaches most reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing standards
for 6th grade.
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History/Social
Science
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Theme Questions
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Websites |
Extensions/
Activities
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How does art
play a part in historical thinking about time and place?
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Cave Art
(WebQuest)
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/caveart/
A WebQuest by Carlos Royal asks students to take the role of clan
members during prehistoric times. They are asked to recreate cave
art about their daily life.
Cave Murals
by Middle School Students
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/cv/projects/cave_stone/
After reading the book, students became apprentices and created
their own cave murals.
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Each student
creates their own cave under their desk or as a group on the wall.
Discussion board on different caves – look at discussion
board from CV
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How
did people survive as hunter/gatherers during prehistoric times?
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Early Man
Websites
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/prehistoricman.htm
This site is a collection of websites on prehistoric man and caves
created for homeschoolers yet good for 6th grade students.
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Go
for a virtual visit of the Caves of Lascaux and do some of the activities.
Do the food quiz on Flints and Stones site. |
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6th Grade
History/Social Science Content Standards
6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies
of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from
the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.
1. Describe the hunter-gatherer societies, including the development
of tools and the use of fire.
2. Identify the locations of human communities that populated
the major regions of the world and describe how humans adapted
to a variety of environments.
3. Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the
physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants
and animals and new sources of clothing and shelter.
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