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Totem Pole Essay & Totem

Students will assemble a totem pole using symbols that represent family members (including the student). The totem must be accompanied by a written essay explaining choice of each animal, its characteristics, and the relationship to each family member.

Rubric Code: QX42X5A

By harrjm

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Totem Pole Essay & Totem
	Below 1 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Introduction	Below No hook or lead; gives details about body paragraph(s); did not submit essay.	Approaching No hook or lead; gives details about body paragraph(s).	Proficient Interesting hook or lead that does not give details about the body paragraphs.	Advanced Includes "Proficient" and a thesis statement.
Body Paragraphs	Below Lacking family member information; little to no details; incorrect family order; did not submit essay.	Approaching Some family members/info missing; few details included; possibly combined family members into same paragraphs; incorrect family order.	Proficient Each family member included, using separate paragraphs; description of each member included-in correct order.	Advanced Includes "Proficient" and details including sensory/figurative language; more than one paragraph correctly written for family members in correct order.
Conclusion	Below No conclusion; did not submit essay.	Approaching Ending has no relation to essay; one or two sentences only.	Proficient Ending wrapped up logically; three or four sentences included.	Advanced Includes "Proficient" and ending related to introduction; descriptive insight or "lesson learned" included.
Mechanics	Below More than ten spelling/grammar errors; no indented paragraphs; did not submit essay.	Approaching Errors number between four and ten; not all paragraphs indented.	Proficient Indented each paragraph; spelling and grammar include less than three errors.	Advanced Proper indentation;no spelling/grammar errors; sentences were varied.
Totem Pole	Below No apparent attempt at neatness/appropriate color/cutting skills are evident; hand-drawn animals show no relation to written; no base/labeling; did not submit totem.	Approaching Lack of color/sloppy coloring; cutting skills sloppy; base is missing info/incorrectly labeled; hand-drawn animals may be difficult to identify.	Proficient Neatness and appropriate color used; cutting skills evident; correct family order used; base labeled correctly; hand-drawn animals are appropriate and show related details.	Advanced Creative/neat/appropriate color and cutting; hand-drawn animals are extensively detailed; base includes related graphics, but these don't detract from required information.