Corridos about the Mexican Revolution

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Music Education (2001)

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

• Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
  • Objective 6.01: Identify musical forms representing various historical periods and cultures.
  • Objective 6.02: Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music.
  • Objective 6.03: Discuss a variety of compositional techniques.
  • Objective 6.04: Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.
• Goal 8: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.
  • Objective 8.01: Apply rules of standard written English to explain the uses of characteristic elements, artistic processes, and organizational principles among the arts areas (dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts) in different historical periods and cultures.
  • Objective 8.02: Identify and explain ways in which the concepts and skills of other content areas outside the arts are related to those of music.
  • Objective 8.03: Discuss the roles of creators, performers, and others involved in the production and presentation of the arts.
• 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.
  • Objective 9.02: Examine situations to determine conflict and resolution in relation to music in history and cultures.
  • Objective 9.03: Recognize and identify ways that music reflects history.
  • Objective 9.05: Show respect for music from various cultures and time periods.

Social Studies (2003)

Grades 11–12 — Advanced Placement World History

• Goal 7: New World Order – The learner will trace the changes in the global world order as a result 20th century conflicts.
  • Objective 7.03: Evaluate the causes and effectiveness of twentieth century nationalistic movements that challenged European domination in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Grades 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 3.01: Trace the causes for and results of independence movements in Latin America and describe the impact of independence on colonizers and newly independent countries.
  • Objective 3.02: Examine selected political and revolutionary movements and leaders in Latin American and assess their continuing impact on society as well as the United States' role in these movements.
  • Objective 3.05: Examine the culture including, but not limited to, music, dance, art, and literature of selected societies of Latin America.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 11 — Advanced Placement English Language

• Goal 2: The learner will use inquiry and research to inform an audience about complex subjects.
  • Objective 2.01: Research and synthesize information by:
    • investigating a variety of media sources.
    • evaluating validity and significance of information.
    • analyzing rhetorical functions of textual annotation and documentation.
    • organizing information for clarity and effectiveness.
    • demonstrating awareness of purpose, audience, and context.
    • documenting sources accurately.
• Goal 4: The learner will analyze prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines and rhetorical contexts.
  • Objective 4.01: Determine an author's intent/argument by:
    • identifying an author's use of rhetorical strategies and devices and the extent to which they effect the development of the theme (e.g., selection of detail, tone, mood, style, attitude, point-of-view, syntax, organization, diction, voice).
    • explaining the effectiveness of the author's use of language for the intended audience.
  • Objective 4.02: Analyze the effectiveness of the author's intent/argument by:
    • evaluating the author's rhetorical purpose.
    • synthesizing connections between text and historical and cultural context.
    • critiquing the use of literary devices (e.g., figurative language, irony, imagery).
• Goal 5: The learner will develop a deeper understanding of representative literature with a specific emphasis on non-fiction.
  • Objective 5.02: Analyze the author's rhetorical strategies and linguistic choices by:
    • understanding the author's intent.
    • recognizing the author's rhetorical style.
    • identifying the author's audience.
    • evaluating the effectiveness of such choices.