Hello!
How are you? Today I will begin our new topic for all of you in Writing & Composition 1a - about totem poles.
What are totem poles? They are the wood carvings made by the Pacific Coast native Americans and Canadian First Nations people in the U.S., in Northern California, the states of Oregon and Washington plus southeastern Alaska, and in Canada, in British Columbia.
Activity/homework
Let's look at these totem poles pictures. What kinds of animals or other images do you see in them? Talk about these and make some guesses!
I have posted some selected stories that students in my class last year all wrote on totem poles images. I was impressed with what they did on these and am sharing these to show their great work - and for you to compare your stories on totem poles to theirs. How do they compare?
What do you think of these? Here's one:
Once, there was a dog who was brave and fought against any difficulty. He always looked forward and wasn't terrified of anything.
One day, he was walking along the river. He saw a cat who was teased by a lion. He tackled the lion and saved the cat from the lion. This story is told all over, and the pole for it symbolizes the dog's courage.
That was great! Now here's another one:
There was a raven which flew over a village. One of the villagers carried some food, and was called over by another villager to talk a little. But he soon noticed that his baggage was a little lighter. The raven had robbed it!
The leaders of the village decided to watch out for the raven, but at any moment it could steal it, it didn't miss it.
Here's another!
Once there was a bird who was a liar. He sometimes deceived everyone, so he was disliked. One day, when he was flying around in the sky, his wings got damaged and he fell into the forest. He cried for help as loudly as possible, but no-one believed his words.
Here's one more:
Once there was a dog who was hungry. He didn't eat anything for a long time.
One day, he walked especially heavily. Then, there was a big tree which had a lot of fruit. He wanted to eat it, but the tree was high, so he couldn't reach it. He tried to jump, but finally, he ran out of energy.
The king of the trees, who watched the scene, felt sorry for the dog, so he thought of a good idea. The idea was for the dog to become a high tree which was situated next to the big tree with the fruit.
So now, he became a totem pole which could reach for the fruit, and is enjoying a lot of fruit in heaven.
So how did you like these stories? How would they compare with yours?
Take care!
What are totem poles? They are the wood carvings made by the Pacific Coast native Americans and Canadian First Nations people in the U.S., in Northern California, the states of Oregon and Washington plus southeastern Alaska, and in Canada, in British Columbia.
Activity/homework
Let's look at these totem poles pictures. What kinds of animals or other images do you see in them? Talk about these and make some guesses!
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What do you think of these? Here's one:
Once, there was a dog who was brave and fought against any difficulty. He always looked forward and wasn't terrified of anything.
One day, he was walking along the river. He saw a cat who was teased by a lion. He tackled the lion and saved the cat from the lion. This story is told all over, and the pole for it symbolizes the dog's courage.
That was great! Now here's another one:
There was a raven which flew over a village. One of the villagers carried some food, and was called over by another villager to talk a little. But he soon noticed that his baggage was a little lighter. The raven had robbed it!
The leaders of the village decided to watch out for the raven, but at any moment it could steal it, it didn't miss it.
Here's another!
Once there was a bird who was a liar. He sometimes deceived everyone, so he was disliked. One day, when he was flying around in the sky, his wings got damaged and he fell into the forest. He cried for help as loudly as possible, but no-one believed his words.
Here's one more:
Once there was a dog who was hungry. He didn't eat anything for a long time.
One day, he walked especially heavily. Then, there was a big tree which had a lot of fruit. He wanted to eat it, but the tree was high, so he couldn't reach it. He tried to jump, but finally, he ran out of energy.
The king of the trees, who watched the scene, felt sorry for the dog, so he thought of a good idea. The idea was for the dog to become a high tree which was situated next to the big tree with the fruit.
So now, he became a totem pole which could reach for the fruit, and is enjoying a lot of fruit in heaven.
Take care!
Images: Top - by Jerzy Strzelecki - (Top) Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3112589/1. By Joshua Murdough - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28076326/2. By Jerzy Strzelecki - http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3112590/3. By Mark Byzewski - 005 (2)a, CC BY 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54628069/4. By User: Husky22 at wikivoyage shared, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23224106/5. By Leonard Kaplan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21638335
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