Totem Poles
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Watch the video above and choose which animal you would use to be your totem or crest. Draw your totem and write a brief paragraph to describe the qualities the animal represents and why you chose it.
Go to http://www.whats-your-sign.com/native-american-animal-symbols.html to see your First Nations zodiac sign. Which one are you? Draw your sign and briefly write out the main personality traits that go with it. Totem poles are important to First Nations People of the Pacific Northwest. Watch the videos,read the handout on totem poles and write a three paragraph blog on:
what they were, how they were built, why they were important. |
Go to http://mrnussbaum.com/totem/
and design your own totem pole. Chose animals that you feel best represent you. Now that you have decided on your animal spirits draw your own totem pole to represent you. |
Watch the video above and choose which animal you would use to be your totem or crest. Draw your totem and write a brief paragraph to describe the qualities the animal represents and why you chose it.
Using Adobe Spark create a slideshow to present to the class what your have found out about totem poles, and animal crests. In the deck you must include
Animal crests
four different animal crests and what they represent.
What Totem poles are used for
How they are made
What four animal crests you would use to describe yourself and what they represent
Your spirit animal
why you chose that one.
You will be marked on completeness, accuracy, and how well your illustrations match your information.