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Creating Your Own Spirit Animal

This rubric is to use in creating a "Spirit Animal" or animal guide using information we have read in the novel Touching Spirit Bear.

Rubric Code: S62296

By vaishalikgrover

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Creating Your Own Spirit Animal
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Type of Spirit Animal	Poor Type of animal is missing.	Fair Type of animal is present, but is not specific. Example of what NOT to do: Dog, Cat, Bear.	Good Type of animal is present and specific, but is misspelled.	Excellent Type of animal is present, specific and spelled correctly.
Animal Help What is the Animal going to help you with MOST? Examples: Finding courage, being truthful etc.	Poor What is the animal going to help you most with is missing.	Fair Animal help is stated, but in only one word: Example of what NOT to do: "Courage," "Trust."	Good Animal help is stated but it is not in a complete sentence or there are grammatical and spelling errors that interfere with meaning.	Excellent Animal help is stated in a complete sentence with little or no errors that interfere with the meaning of the sentence.
Symbol of your Animal What picture or object represents your Animal and briefly explain why. Examples: Spirit Bear's symbol is a peace sign because he helps Cole with his anger and violent reactions.	Poor Symbol is missing.	Fair Symbol is present, but not complete.	Good Symbol is present, but does not relate to animal and is messy.	Excellent Symbol is present and its relationship to the animal is clear and it is well displayed.
2 Strengths of your Animal (Their Abilities: What is it that makes them able to help you? ) Explain how this will help you. What is special about them? What can they do?	Poor No strengths are listed.	Fair There is one strength, but not two. Both strengths are listed as one word. Example of what NOT to do: "Strong" "Smart"	Good Both strengths are listed but are not in complete sentences and / or are not explained.	Excellent Both strengths are listed in complete sentences and explained.
2 Weaknesses of your Animal (What can YOU help your animal with? Example: Fear, bullies, habitat loss ) How will you help your Spirit Animal?	Poor No weaknesses are listed.	Fair There is one weakness, but not two. Both weaknesses are listed as one or two words. Example of what NOT to do: "Weak" "Bad Knees" "Slow"	Good Both weaknesses are listed but are not in complete sentences and / or are not explained.	Excellent Both weaknesses are listed in complete sentences and explained.
Picture/Graphic A picture or graphic of animal is included. Examples of Acceptable Pics / Graphics: Pictures can be drawn. Pictures can be a collage of other images. Pictures can be a photograph of the stuffed animal dressed up as the spirit animal. Picture may be created with a Voki or Avatar-creation website (Parent supervision advised).	Poor No picture or graphic is included.	Fair Picture or graphic does not relate to the animal.	Good A picture or graphic of poor quality is displayed but it does tie to the animal.	Excellent A good quality picture or graphic is displayed that ties to the animal.

Keywords:

Spirit Animal, Create, Animal, Touching Spirit Bear, Project, Animal Guide

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