Creative voices of Harlem

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 2

• Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
    • determining purpose (reader's and author's).
    • making predictions.
    • asking questions.
    • locating information for specific reasons/purposes.
    • recognizing and applying text structure.
    • comprehending and evaluating author's decisions and word choice.
    • determining fact and opinion.
    • recognizing and comprehending figurative language.
    • making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Grade 3

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, including:
    • fiction (short stories, novels, fantasies, fairy tales, fables).
    • nonfiction (biographies, letters, articles, procedures and instructions, charts, maps).
    • poetry (proverbs, riddles, limericks, simple poems).
    • drama (skits, plays).
  • Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
    • author's purpose.
    • plot.
    • conflict.
    • sequence.
    • resolution.
    • lesson and/or message.
    • main idea and supporting details.
    • cause and effect.
    • fact and opinion.
    • point of view (author and character).
    • author's use of figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, imagery).

Grade 4

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, including:
    • fiction (legends, novels, folklore, science fiction).
    • nonfiction (autobiographies, informational books, diaries, journals).
    • poetry (concrete, haiku).
    • drama (skits, plays).
  • Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
    • plot.
    • theme.
    • main idea and supporting details.
    • author's choice of words.
    • mood.
    • author's use of figurative language.

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, such as:
    • fiction (tall tales, myths).
    • nonfiction (books of true experience, newspaper and magazine articles, schedules).
    • poetry (narrative, lyric, and cinquains).
    • drama (plays and skits).
  • Objective 2.04: Identify elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
    • plot development.
    • author's choice of words.
    • effectiveness of figurative language (e.g., personification, flashback).
    • tone.

Music Education (2001)

Grade 1

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school are related to those of music.

Grade 2

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school are related to those of music.

Grade 3

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are related to those of music.

Grade 4

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school are related to those of music.

Grade 5

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school are related to those of music.

Kindergarten

• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies are related to those of music.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 2

• Goal 3: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and communities are alike and different.
  • Objective 3.06: Identify individuals of diverse cultures and describe on their contributions to society.

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 3.03: Identify examples of cultural interaction within and among the regions of the United States.
  • 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.

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 3

• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.03: Identify specific works of art as belonging to a particular culture, time and place.

Grade 4

• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.06: Discuss themes which are most important to a particular culture.

Kindergarten

• Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
  • Objective 5.01: Recognize that people in many times and places have made art.
  • Objective 5.02: Recognize that art is created to fulfill personal and/or societal needs or purposes.
  • Objective 5.05: Recognize that human beings create art to tell a story about their ideas and lives without words.