Touching Spirit Bear Totem Pole Project



Name ___________________________ Date due __________

Touching Spirit Bear Totem Pole Project

We have been reading the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Matthews, the main character, goes on a journey of self-discovery and ends up creating a totem pole to explain what he has learned about himself.

Requirements for totem pole:

• 6 different animals

o 2 to represent your past (bottom of the pole)

o 2 to represent your present (middle of the pole)

o 2 to represent your future (top of the pole)

• One picture for each animal (drawn or printed)

• 2-D or 3-D

• Name is visible on totem pole

Requirements for presentation:

• 1-2 minutes

• Explain the symbolism of each animal and tell how the animals represent your past, present and future self.

• Notecards optional

Totem Pole Rubric

| |Points possible |Teacher evaluation |

|Two animals representing your past |2 | |

|1.__________ 2.___________ | | |

|Two animals representing your present |2 | |

|1. __________ 2. ___________ | | |

|Two animals representing your future |2 | |

|1. __________ 2. ____________ | | |

|Oral presentation of totem pole |5 | |

|____ 1-2 minutes | | |

|____ Explained symbolism of each | | |

|animal | | |

|____ Connected symbolism to past, | | |

|present, future experience | | |

|____ Delivery (Eye contact, volume, gestures, | | |

|enthusiasm) | | |

|Creativity and construction of totem pole | 4 | |

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|Total Points |15 | |

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