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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