Totem Pole Creation
You are being asked to design and create your own personal Totem Pole. The purpose of the Totem Pole was to show the importance of the totem animal to the builder as well as other important symbols and images in their life.
For YOUR Totem Pole…
Choose THREE (3) symbols, which MUST be Animals, and create your personal pole. Make sure you place the symbols in an order that makes sense to you….top to bottom OR bottom to top.
Think about the intricacy of the carving… While this is NOT an art class, I DO expect that you will put some time into the creation of your Totem image. This is an important and meaningful symbol to many people, so treat it with the respect you would want them to give to YOUR important symbols.
FINALLY…you must write me a bulleted list explaining your Totem and its symbols. Answer the following: A) What do they mean? (Reference sheet.) B) Why did you choose those specific symbols? What is the importance and connection to your each animal? C) Why are the symbols in the order they are in? Do this on a separate sheet or on the back of your poster.