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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Theatre Arts Education (2001)

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
  • Objective 1.02: Create and enact short stories, poetry or personal experiences.
  • Objective 1.03: Describe lessons related through multicultural literature.
• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.01: Identify characters and cast roles from a variety of scripts.
  • Objective 2.05: Utilize improvisational skills to create a scene based on a script.
  • Objective 2.08: Refine improvisational skills through dramatic exercises.
• Goal 3: The learner will design and produce theatre by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions.
  • Objective 3.02: Employ the basic concepts of time, space, and action in the dramatic process.
  • Objective 3.04: Use blocking to non-verbally convey character, mood and actions to the audience.
  • Objective 3.06: Integrate the technical theatre elements of sound, props, costumes, scenery, stage management and directing.
• Goal 4: The learner will direct through planning and presenting informal or formal productions.
  • Objective 4.08: Understand characters' thought processes during dramatic scenes.
  • Objective 4.10: Use rehearsal time effectively to brainstorm, experiment, plan and rehearse.
• Goal 5: The learner will research by finding information to support informal or formal productions.
  • Objective 5.01: Express through characterization meaning inferred from a text.
  • Objective 5.03: Adapt and use information about character traits derived from a text.
  • Objective 5.06: Investigate text to determine Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.
  • Objective 5.07: Reference various forms of literature other than scripts to support dramatic presentations.
• Goal 6: The learner will compare and integrate art forms by analyzing traditional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms.
  • Objective 6.01: Adapt music, sound, movement, dance, and design into the dramatic process.
• Goal 7: The learner will analyze, critique, and construct meaning from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions.
  • Objective 7.03: Justify artistic choices.
  • Objective 7.04: Listen to constructive criticism and react in a positive way.
  • Objective 7.07: Communicate emotions and thoughts evoked by performances.
• Goal 8: The learner will understand context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the past and present.
  • Objective 8.04: Experience live or recorded performances.
  • Objective 8.07: Participate in presentations.

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 5

• Goal 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
  • Objective 6.02: Critique artwork in relation to design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, balance, value, unity.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will analyze political and social institutions in North America and examine how these institutions respond to human needs, structure society, and influence behavior.
  • Objective 2.03: Recognize how the United States government has changed over time.
  • Objective 2.08: Describe the different types of families and compare and contrast the role the family plays in the societal structures of the United States, 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.
  • Objective 4.06: Evaluate the effectiveness of civil rights and social movements throughout United States history that reflect the struggle for equality and constitutional rights for all citizens.

Grade 6

• Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods and ideas over time and place in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 4.01: Describe the patterns of and motives for the migrations of people, and evaluate their impact on the political, economic, and social development of selected societies and regions.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
    • making predictions.
    • formulating questions.
    • supporting answers from textual information, previous experience, and/or other sources.
    • drawing on personal, literary, and cultural understandings.
    • seeking additional information.
    • making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
  • 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 2.07: Evaluate the usefulness and quality of information and ideas based on purpose, experiences, text(s), and graphics.
• Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.01: Respond to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes by:
    • analyzing word choice and content.
    • examining reasons for a character's actions, taking into account the situation and basic motivation of the character.
    • creating and presenting a product that effectively demonstrates a personal response to a selection or experience.
    • examining alternative perspectives.
    • evaluating the differences among genres.
    • examining relationships among characters.
    • making and evaluating inferences and conclusions about characters, events and themes.
  • Objective 3.03: Justify evaluation of characters and events from different selections by citing supporting evidence in the text(s).
  • Objective 3.05: Integrate main idea and supporting details from multiple sources to expand understanding of texts.
  • Objective 3.06: Conduct research (with assistance) from a variety of sources for assigned or self-selected projects (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
    • formulate hypotheses.
    • evaluate information and ideas.
    • present and support arguments.
    • influence the thinking of others.
  • Objective 4.07: Compose a variety of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using self-selected topic and format (e.g., poetry, research reports, news articles, letters to the editor, business letters).
  • Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., clarification, essay, feature story, business letter).