History in quilts

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 3

• Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
  • Objective 3.03: Identify geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond, oval, octagon, and pentagon.
• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.01: Identify the main purposes for art in a society.
  • Objective 5.02: Differentiate between decorative and functional purpose in one's own artwork.
  • Objective 5.03: Identify specific works of art as belonging to a particular culture, time and place.
  • Objective 5.04: Identify media/techniques and processes used for an individual artwork.
  • Objective 5.05: Understand there have been many different cultures in the world and each culture has produced art.
  • Objective 5.08: Recognize that cultures have different ideas about art.

Grade 4

• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.01: Recognize that art can serve more than one purpose and/or function in a given culture.
  • Objective 5.03: Compare works of art from different times and cultures.
  • Objective 5.04: Compare works of art from one culture to that from another culture of the same time period.
  • Objective 5.06: Discuss themes which are most important to a particular culture.
  • Objective 5.07: Recognize that individuals are products of their own culture.
  • Objective 5.08: Explores the art and architecture of selected North Carolina artists.

Grade 5

• Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
  • Objective 3.01: Recognize and apply the elements of art in an aesthetic composition.
  • Objective 3.02: Recognize and apply the design principles used in composition.
• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.01: Begin to recognize that art is the visual record of the history of mankind.
  • Objective 5.02: Identify selected characteristics that make art of a particular culture unique.
  • Objective 5.07: Demonstrate a sense of history (what came before and after) regarding cultures and works of art.
• Goal 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
  • Objective 6.01: Respond to questions relating to purpose and appropriateness of works including: Why do you think this artist painted this way? How do the materials the artist used help get across the idea of the artwork?
  • Objective 6.02: Critique artwork in relation to design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, balance, value, unity.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 3

• Goal 1: The learner will characterize qualities of good citizenship by identifying people who made a difference in the community and other social environments.
  • Objective 1.02: Recognize diverse local, state, and national leaders, past and present, who demonstrate responsible citizenship.
• Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
  • Objective 2.03: Describe similarities and differences among communities in different times and in different places.
• Goal 3: The learner will examine how individuals can initiate change in families, neighborhoods, and communities.
  • Objective 3.01: Analyze changes, which have occurred in communities past and present.
  • Objective 3.02: Describe how individuals, events, and ideas change over time.

Grade 4

• Goal 2: The learner will examine the importance of the role of ethnic groups and examine the multiple roles they have played in the development of North Carolina.
  • Objective 2.04: Describe how different ethnic groups have influenced culture, customs and history of North Carolina.
• Goal 3: The learner will trace the history of colonization in North Carolina and evaluate its significance for diverse people's ideas.
  • Objective 3.02: Identify people, symbols, events, and documents associated with North Carolina's history.
  • Objective 3.05: Describe the political and social history of colonial North Carolina and analyze its influence on the state today.
• Goal 5: The learner will examine the impact of various cultural groups on North Carolina.
  • Objective 5.02: Describe traditional art music and craft forms in North Carolina.
  • Objective 5.03: Describe and compare the cultural characteristics of regions within North Carolina and evaluate their significance.

Grade 5

• Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
  • Objective 3.01: Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States.
  • Objective 3.03: Identify examples of cultural interaction within and among the regions of the United States.
  • Objective 3.04: Hypothesize how the differences and similarities among people have produced diverse American cultures.
  • Objective 3.07: Describe art, music, and craft forms in the United States and compare them to various art forms in Canada, Mexico, and selected countries of Central America.
• Goal 4: The learner will trace key developments in United States history and describe their impact on the land and people of the nation and its neighboring countries.
  • Objective 4.03: Describe the contributions of people of diverse cultures throughout the history of the United States.