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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 3

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.07: Elaborate on an idea or theme.
• Goal 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
  • Objective 2.01: Expands control and manipulation of the media and tools which may include the following:
    • Photography - sun prints
    • Drawing - chalk, fine and broad markers, colored pencils, creates a variety of lines with tip, point and side, computer and software.
    • Cut paper - papers, found objects, fibers, glue, sharp-edged scissors, curling, scoring and stapling, cutting a variety of single and multiple shapes.
    • 3-D - paper mache, small hand tools.
    • Printmaking - cardboard
    • Painting - liquid acrylics, large and small brushes, computer and software.
    • Ceramic - coil construction, compound pinch and slab, addition, smoothing, self-created stamps.
    • Fibers - Knotting, small hand looms for fibers.

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.03: Use current events as a catalyst for the discussion and production of art.
• Goal 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
  • Objective 2.01: Use additional art media, techniques and processes, which may include:
    • Drawing - charcoal
    • Printmaking - easy cut, mixed media, collographs
    • 3-D - wire
    • Photography - pin-hole cameras

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 3

• Goal 5: The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities.
  • Objective 5.05: Distinguish and analyze the economic resources within communities.

Grade 4

• Goal 6: The learner will evaluate how North Carolinians apply basic economic principles within the community, state, and nation.
  • Objective 6.07: Describe the ways North Carolina specializes in economic activity and the relationship between specialization and interdependence.

Grade 5

• Goal 5: The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.
  • Objective 5.07: Describe the ways the United States and its neighbors specialize in economic activities, and relate these to increased production and consumption.

English Language Arts (2004)

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 2.05: Draw conclusions, make generalizations, and gather support by referencing the text.
• 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:
    • considering the differences among genres.
    • relating plot, setting, and characters to own experiences and ideas.
    • considering main character's point of view.
    • participating in creative interpretations.
    • making inferences and drawing conclusions about characters and events.
    • reflecting on learning, gaining new insights, and identifying areas for further study.
  • Objective 3.03: Use text and own experiences to verify facts, concepts, and ideas.
• 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:
    • present information in a sequenced, logical manner.
    • discuss.
    • sustain conversation on a topic.
    • share information and ideas.
    • recount or narrate.
    • answer open-ended questions.
    • report information on a topic.
    • explain own learning.

Grade 4

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.05: Make inferences, draw conclusions, make generalizations, and support by referencing the text.
  • Objective 2.07: Determine usefulness of information and ideas consistent with purpose.
• 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:
    • present information and ideas in a clear, concise manner.
    • discuss.
    • interview.
    • solve problems.
    • make decisions.
  • Objective 4.03: Make oral and written presentations using visual aids with an awareness of purpose and audience.

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.05: Evaluate inferences, conclusions, and generalizations and provide evidence by referencing the text(s).
  • Objective 2.07: Evaluate the usefulness and quality of information and ideas based on purpose, experiences, text(s), and graphics.
  • Objective 2.09: Listen actively and critically by:
    • asking questions.
    • delving deeper into the topic.
    • elaborating on the information and ideas presented.
    • evaluating information and ideas.
    • making inferences and drawing conclusions.
    • making judgments.
• 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 4.03: Make oral and written presentations to inform or persuade selecting vocabulary for impact.