A pirate's life

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

• Goal 1: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and groups are similar and different.
  • Objective 1.02: Identify various groups to which individuals and families belong.
  • Objective 1.03: Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families.
• Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
  • Objective 3.03: Compare and contrast past and present changes within the local community and communities around the world.
• Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
  • Objective 5.04: Analyze patterns of movement within the community.
  • Objective 5.07: Explore physical features of continents and major bodies of water.

Grade 2

• Goal 1: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
  • Objective 1.01: Identify and describe attributes of responsible citizenship.
  • Objective 1.02: Demonstrate responsible citizenship in the school, community, and other social environments.
  • Objective 1.03: Analyze and evaluate the effects of responsible citizenship in the school, community, and other social environments.
• 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.
• Goal 4: The learner will exhibit an understanding of change in communities over time.
  • Objective 4.02: Analyze environmental issues, past and present, and determine their impact on different cultures.
• Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
  • Objective 5.01: Define geography and use geographic terms to describe landforms, bodies of water, weather, and climate.
  • Objective 5.04: Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.
  • Objective 5.05: Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.
  • Objective 5.06: Identify and describe the people, vegetation, and animal life specific to certain regions and describe their interdependence.
• Goal 6: The learner will analyze how people depend on the physical environment and use natural resources to meet basic needs.
  • Objective 6.02: Cite ways people modify the physical environment to meet their needs and explain the consequences.
• Goal 7: The learner will apply basic economic concepts and evaluate the use of economic resources within communities.
  • Objective 7.03: Describe different types of employment and ways people earn an income.
  • Objective 7.04: Identify the sources and use of revenue in the community.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 1

• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
    • clarifying purposes for engaging in communication.
    • using clear and precise language to paraphrase messages.
    • engaging in more extended oral discussions.
    • producing written products.
    • completing graphic organizers.

Grade 2

• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.04: Use oral communication to identify, organize, and analyze information.
  • Objective 4.05: Respond appropriately when participating in group discourse by adapting language and communication behaviors to the situation to accomplish a specific purpose.