Form and theme in the traditional Mexican Corrido

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 9

• Goal 5: The learner will demonstrate understanding of various literary genres, concepts, elements, and terms.
  • Objective 5.01: Read and analyze various literary works by:
    • using effective reading strategies for preparation, engagement, reflection.
    • recognizing and analyzing the characteristics of literary genres, including fiction (e.g., myths, legends, short stories, novels), non-fiction (e.g., essays, biographies, autobiographies, historical documents), poetry (e.g., epics, sonnets, lyric poetry, ballads) and drama (e.g., tragedy, comedy).
    • interpreting literary devices such as allusion, symbolism, figurative language, flashback, dramatic irony, dialogue, diction, and imagery.
    • understanding the importance of tone, mood, diction, and style.
    • explaining and interpreting archetypal characters, themes, settings.
    • explaining how point of view is developed and its effect on literary texts.
    • determining a character's traits from his/her actions, speech, appearance, or what others say about him or her.
    • explaining how the writer creates character, setting, motif, theme, and other elements.
    • making thematic connections among literary texts and media and contemporary issues.
    • understanding the importance of cultural and historical impact on literary texts.
    • producing creative responses that follow the conventions of a specific genre and using appropriate literary devices for that genre.
• Goal 6: The learner will apply conventions of grammar and language usage.
  • Objective 6.01: Demonstrate an understanding of conventional written and spoken expression that:
    • uses varying sentence types (e.g., simple, compound, complex, compound-complex) purposefully, correctly, and for specific effect.
    • selects verb tense to show an appropriate sense of time.
    • applies parts of speech to clarify and edit language.
    • addresses clarity and style through such strategies as parallelism; appropriate coordination and subordination; variety and details; appropriate and exact words; and conciseness.
    • analyzes the place and role of dialects and standard/nonstandard English.
    • uses vocabulary strategies such as roots and affixes, word maps, and context clues to discern the meanings of words.

Grade 10

• Goal 4: The learner will critically interpret and evaluate experiences, literature, language, and ideas.
  • Objective 4.02: Analyze thematic connections among literary works by:
    • showing an understanding of cultural context.
    • using specific references from texts to show how a theme is universal.
    • examining how elements such as irony and symbolism impact theme.
• Goal 5: The learner will demonstrate understanding of selected world literature through interpretation and analysis.
  • Objective 5.01: Read and analyze selected works of world literature by:
    • using effective strategies for preparation, engagement, and reflection.
    • building on prior knowledge of the characteristics of literary genres, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry, and exploring how those characteristics apply to literature of world cultures.
    • analyzing literary devices such as allusion, symbolism, figurative language, flashback, dramatic irony, situational irony, and imagery and explaining their effect on the work of world literature.
    • analyzing the importance of tone and mood.
    • analyzing archetypal characters, themes, and settings in world literature.
    • making comparisons and connections between historical and contemporary issues.
    • understanding the importance of cultural and historical impact on literary texts.

Music Education (2001)

Grade 9–12 — General Music/All Other High School Electives

• Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
  • Objective 9.01: Identify representative examples of music using distinguishing characteristics to identify genre, style, culture and/or historical periods.

Grade 9–12 — Vocal Music I

• Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
  • Objective 9.01: Identify representative examples of music using distinguishing characteristics to identify genre, style, culture, and/or historical periods.

Grade 9–12 — Vocal Music II

• Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
  • Objective 9.01: Classify representative examples of music using distinguishing characteristics to identify genre, style, culture, and/or historical periods.

Grade 9–12 — Vocal Music III

• Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
  • Objective 9.01: Classify unfamiliar and familiar representative examples of music using distinguishing characteristics to identify genre, style, culture and/or historical periods; justify the reasons for the classifications.

Second Languages (2005)

Grade 9–12 — AP Modern Foreign Language

• Goal 4: Cultures - The learner will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other than his/her own.
  • Objective 4.04: Analyze and discuss historical and contemporary literature and the arts in order to describe the cultural practices and to explain the perspectives of the people of the target cultures.

Grade 9–12 — High School Level III

• Goal 4: CULTURES - The learner will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other than his/her own.
  • Objective 4.04: Examine historical and contemporary literature and the arts in order to understand the cultural practices and perspectives of the target cultures.

Grade 9–12 — High School Level IV

• Goal 4: CULTURES - The learner will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other than his/her own.
  • Objective 4.04: Analyze and discuss historical and contemporary literature and the arts in order to understand the cultural practices and perspectives of the people of the target cultures.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 11–12 — Latino American Studies

• Goal 3: The learner will examine independence movements in selected countries of Latin America, and assess the political, economic, and cultural impact of post-independence in Latin America.
  • Objective 3.05: Examine the culture including, but not limited to, music, dance, art, and literature of selected societies of Latin America.