Touching Spirit Bear Final Novel Project - Cole's Scrapbook Creative Assignment
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Touching Spirit Bear Final Novel Project - Cole's Scrapbook Creative Assignment: Engage your students in a meaningful culminating project for Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen with this creative scrapbook activity. Cole Matthews’ journey is filled with pivotal moments that transform him from anger and isolation to healing and connection. In this project, students will step into Cole’s perspective by designing scrapbook pages that capture his growth, allowing them to reflect on major events, themes, and symbols in the novel in a highly personal and creative way.
Included in the Touching Spirit Bear Final Project:
➡️ Scrapbook Final Project Student Handout: Provide your students with clear directions for creating a five-page scrapbook based on Cole’s most important turning points. Each page requires students to include a journal entry from Cole’s perspective, a meaningful quote with chapter reference, a visual element (drawing, image, or symbol), a small symbolic object, and a one-word theme with color. These elements guide students to combine creativity with text evidence in their responses.
➡️ Pivotal Moment Planning Pages: Use the ready-to-print planning sheets that help students brainstorm and organize their ideas for each scrapbook entry. Students will reflect on five key scenes—thinking critically about how each moment shapes Cole’s transformation and the lessons he learns.
➡️ Scrapbook Template Pages: Students will use the provided scrapbook-style pages to design their final entries (or create their own from scratch). These templates give the project an authentic scrapbook look and feel, making the finished product more engaging and visually appealing.
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