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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 1

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.03: Develop fluency in use of symbols for visual expression.
  • Objective 1.04: Discuss and examine familiar objects and literature to inspire imagery.
• Goal 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
  • Objective 4.02: Create, discuss and/or write simple stories about one's own artwork.
  • Objective 4.03: Produce work that shows attention to detail in one's surroundings.
  • Objective 4.04: Use imagination to interpret environments other than one's own

Grade 2

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.01: Understand the process involved in using the media.
  • Objective 1.02: Plan and organize for creating art.
  • Objective 1.03: Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
• Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
  • Objective 3.04: Discuss and use opposites to create variety including big/little, light/dark, smooth/rough, tall/short, few/many.
  • Objective 3.05: Identify center of interest (emphasis) in a composition.
• Goal 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
  • Objective 4.03: Begin to recognize that an artist's background and experiences are important in shaping an artist's work.

Grade 3

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.03: Select color both for emotional appeal and realism.
• Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
  • Objective 3.13: Mix tints and shades.

Kindergarten

• Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Objective 1.02: Use imagination as a source of ideas.
  • Objective 1.05: Develop symbols for visual expression
  • Objective 1.06: Select color according to emotional appeal
  • Objective 1.10: Illustrate poems, stories and rhymes
• Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
  • Objective 3.01: Name and identify colors.
• Goal 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
  • Objective 4.03: Invent original and personal imagery from observation and imagination to convey meaning and not rely on copying or tracing another's work.
  • Objective 4.04: Find inspiration in the work of other artists from many cultures.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 1

• Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.04: Share personal experiences and responses to experiences with text:
    • publishing non-print texts.
    • discussing interpretations.
    • recording personal responses.
  • Objective 3.06: Discuss authors'/speakers' use of different kinds of sentences to interest a reader/listener and communicate a message.
• 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 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.04: Increase oral and written vocabulary by listening, discussing, and composing texts when responding to literature that is read and heard. (e.g., read aloud by teacher, literature circles, interest groups, book clubs).
  • Objective 3.06: Discuss the effect of an author's choices for nouns, verbs, and modifiers which help the reader comprehend a narrative or expository text.
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.02: Use expanded vocabulary to generate synonyms for commonly overused words to increase clarity of written and oral communication.
  • 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.

Grade 3

• 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.
  • Objective 3.05: Compare and contrast printed and visual information (e.g., graphs, charts, maps).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.04: Use planning strategies (with assistance) to generate topics and to organize ideas (e.g., drawing, mapping, discussing, listing).
  • Objective 4.08: Focus reflection and revision (with assistance) on target elements by:
    • clarifying ideas.
    • adding descriptive words and phrases.
    • sequencing events and ideas.
    • combining short, related sentences.
    • strengthening word choice.

Kindergarten

• Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.04: Use speaking and listening skills and media to connect experiences and text
    • listening to and re-visiting stories
    • discussing, illustrating, and dramatizing stories
    • discovering relationships.
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.03: Use words that describe color, size, and location in a variety of texts: e.g., oral retelling, written stories, lists, journal entries of personal experiences.
  • Objective 4.04: Maintain conversation and discussions:
    • attending to oral presentations
    • taking turns expressing ideas and asking questions.