Creating character: Concluding lesson

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Guidance (2001)

Grades 6–8

• Goal 7: Acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help understand and respect self and others.
  • Objective 7.01: Develop a positive attitude toward self as a unique and worthy person.
  • Objective 7.03: Classify and appropriately express feelings.
  • Objective 7.05: Examine personal boundaries, rights, and privacy needs.
  • Objective 7.10: Establish that everyone has rights and responsibilities.
  • Objective 7.11: Respect alternative points of view.
  • Objective 7.12: Recognize, accept, respect, and appreciate ethnic, cultural, and individual diversity.
  • Objective 7.14: Use effective communication skills.
• Goal 9: Understand safety and survival skills.
  • Objective 9.02: Account for the relationship between rules, laws, safety, and the protection of an individual's rights.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 6

• Goal 7: The learner will assess connections between historical events and contemporary issues.
  • Objective 7.01: Identify historical events such as invasions, conquests, and migrations and evaluate their relationship to current issues.
  • Objective 7.02: Examine the causes of key historical events in selected areas of South America and Europe and analyze the short- and long-range effects on political, economic, and social institutions.
• Goal 8: The learner will assess the influence and contributions of individuals and cultural groups in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 8.02: Describe the role of key groups and evaluate their impact on historical and contemporary societies of South America and Europe.
• Goal 10: The learner will compare the rights and civic responsibilities of individuals in political structures in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 10.01: Trace the development of relationships between individuals and their governments in selected cultures of South America and Europe, and evaluate the changes that have evolved over time.
  • Objective 10.02: Identify various sources of citizens' rights and responsibilities, such as constitutions, traditions, and religious law, and analyze how they are incorporated into different government structures.
  • Objective 10.03: Describe rights and responsibilities of citizens in selected contemporary societies in South America and Europe, comparing them to each other and to the United States.
  • Objective 10.04: Examine the rights, roles, and status of individuals in selected cultures of South America and Europe, and assess their importance in relation to the general welfare.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 6

• Goal 1: The learner will use language to express individual perspectives drawn from personal or related experience.
  • Objective 1.01: Narrate an expressive account (e.g., fictional or autobiographical) which:
    • uses a coherent organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context.
    • tells a story or establishes the significance of an event or events.
    • uses remembered feelings and specific details.
    • uses a range of appropriate strategies (e.g., dialogue, suspense, movement, gestures, expressions).
  • Objective 1.02: Explore expressive materials that are read, heard, and viewed by:
    • monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard, and/or viewed.
    • analyzing the characteristics of expressive works.
    • determining the effect of literary devices and/or strategies on the reader/viewer/listener.
    • making connections between works, self and related topics.
    • comparing and/or contrasting information.
    • drawing inferences and/or conclusions.
    • determining the main idea and/or significance of events.
    • generating a learning log or journal.
    • creating an artistic interpretation that connects self to the work.
    • discussing books/media formally and informally.
  • Objective 1.03: Interact appropriately in group settings by:
    • listening attentively.
    • showing empathy.
    • contributing relevant comments connecting personal experiences to content.
    • monitoring own understanding of the discussion and seeking clarification as needed.
  • Objective 1.04: Reflect on learning experiences by:
    • describing personal learning growth and changes in perspective.
    • identifying changes in self throughout the learning process.
    • interpreting how personal circumstances and background shape interaction with text.
• Goal 2: The learner will explore and analyze information from a variety of sources.
  • Objective 2.01: Explore informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
    • monitoring comprehension for understand of what is read, heard, and/or viewed.
    • studying the characteristics of informational works.
    • restating and summarizing information.
    • determining the importance and accuracy of information.
    • making connections between works, self and related topics/information.
    • comparing and/or contrasting information.
    • drawing inferences and/or conclusions.
    • generating questions.
  • Objective 2.02: Use multiple sources of print and non-print information in developing informational materials such as brochures, newsletters, and infomercials by:
    • exploring a variety of sources from which information may be attained (e.g., books, Internet, electronic databases, CD-ROM).
    • distinguishing between primary and secondary sources.
    • analyzing the effects of the presentation and/or accuracy of information.
• Goal 4: The learner will use critical thinking skills and create criteria to evaluate print and non-print materials.
  • Objective 4.01: Determine the purpose of the author or creator by:
    • monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
    • exploring any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, or propaganda techniques.
    • identifying and exploring the underlying assumptions of the author/creator.
    • analyzing the effects of the author's craft on the reader/viewer/listener.
    • Objective 4.02: Analyze the communication and develop (with teacher assistance) and apply appropriate criteria to evaluate the quality of the communication by:
      • using knowledge of language structure and literary or media techniques.
      • drawing conclusions based on evidence, reasons, or relevant information.
      • considering the implications, consequences, or impact of those conclusions.