Totem Poles
Postes totémicos
Les totems
Totem Poles
Totem Poles
Totem Poles
Totem Poles
Native peoples living along the Pacific Northwest Coast have been carving totem poles for hundreds of years. The figures carved on the poles have special meanings and help record the history of some Native peoples. Totem Poles explains how totem poles are created and introduces students to some of the most commonly carved figures.
Lesson Resources
Response to Reading
Ready Routine
Use the READY Routine resources to help students build strong, evidence-based responses to text-dependent questions through a scaffolded process of reading, analysis, collaborative discussion, and writing.
Read the text
Examine the question
Analyze the text
Discuss your thinking
You write a response
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
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