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Intrigue of the Past: North Carolina's First Peoples
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (1996 version, implemented and tested.)

• Grade 4, Goal 1: Anthropology, psychology, sociology -- the learner will analyze the characteristics of the people of North Carolina.
• Objective 1: Identify, locate, and describe ways of living of the major Native American groups in North Carolina, past and present.
• Objective 2: Describe the origins and characteristics of major groups that settled in North Carolina and assess their influence on North Carolina customs.

• Grade 4, Goal 5: Geography -- the learner will evaluate ways the people of North Carolina use, modify and adapt to the physical environment.
• Objective 1: Explain how North Carolinians in the past used, modified, or adapted to the physical environment.

• Grade 8, Goal 2: Impact of exploration -- the learner will evaluate the effects of early contacts between various European nations and Native Americans.
• Objective 1: Identify Native American cultures and evaluate their contributions to North Carolina culture.
• Objective 2: Describe and explain differences between Native Americans and Europeans in their attitudes toward the use of natural resources.
• Objective 3: Describe the influence of trading contacts on relations between Native Americans and Europeans in North America.

English Language Arts (2001 version, implemented but not yet tested.)

• Grade 8, Goal 1: The learner will use language to express individual perspectives through analysis of personal, social, cultural, and historical issues.
• Objective 3: Interact in group activities and/or seminars in which the student:
• shares personal reactions to questions raised;
• gives reasons and cites examples from text in support of expressed opinions;
• clarifies, illustrates, or expands on a response when asked to do so, and asks classmates for similar expansion.
• Objective 4: Reflect on learning experiences by:
• evaluating how personal perspectives are influenced by society, cultural differences, and historical issues;
• appraising changes in self throughout the learning process;
• evaluating personal circumstances and background that shape interaction with text.

• Grade 8, Goal 2: The learner will use and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
• Objective 1: Analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
• summarizing information;
• determining the importance of information;
• making connections to related topics/information;
• monitoring comprehension;
• drawing inferences;
• generating questions;
• extending ideas.

(Curriculum alignment courtesy of Learn North Carolina.)

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