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Blackbeard: The Most Feared Pirate of the Atlantic
A lesson plan for Grade 4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies and Computer Technology Skills
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.11: Explore primary and secondary sources.
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.05: Gather information.
- Objective 4.07: Organize and use information.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 4
- Goal 3: The learner will trace the history of colonization in North Carolina and evaluate its significance for diverse people's ideas.
- Objective 3.02: Identify people, symbols, events, and documents associated with North Carolina's history.
Computer Technology Skills (2005)
Grade 4
- Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
- Objective 3.07: Locate, select, organize, and present content area information from the Internet for a specific purpose and audience, citing sources. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 4
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- setting a purpose using prior knowledge and text information.
- making predictions.
- formulating questions.
- locating relevant information.
- making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections with text through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.06: Conduct research for assigned projects or self-selected projects (with assistance) from a variety of sources through the use of technological and informal tools (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
- 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.
- Objective 4.07: Compose fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using self-selected and assigned topics and forms (e.g., personal and imaginative narratives, research reports, diaries, journals, logs, rules, instructions).
- Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., personal and imaginative narrative, research reports, learning logs, letters of request, letters of complaint).
- Objective 4.10: Use technology as a tool to gather, organize, and present information.
- Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
- Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
- Objective 5.01: Use correct capitalization (e.g., names of languages, nationalities, musical compositions) and punctuation (e.g., commas in a series, commas in direct address, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, apostrophes in possessives).
- Objective 5.04: Compose multiple paragraphs with:
- topic sentences.
- specific, relevant details.
- logical progression and movement of ideas.
- coherence.
- elaboration.
- concluding statement related to the topic.
- Objective 5.08: Demonstrate evidence of language cohesion by:
- logical sequence of fiction and nonfiction retells.
- time order sequence of events.
- sustaining conversations on a topic.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.11: Explore primary and secondary sources.
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.05: Gather information.
- Objective 4.07: Organize and use information.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 4
- Goal 3: The learner will trace the history of colonization in North Carolina and evaluate its significance for diverse people's ideas.
- Objective 3.02: Identify people, symbols, events, and documents associated with North Carolina's history.
Computer Technology Skills (2005)
Grade 4
- Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
- Objective 3.07: Locate, select, organize, and present content area information from the Internet for a specific purpose and audience, citing sources. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 4
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- setting a purpose using prior knowledge and text information.
- making predictions.
- formulating questions.
- locating relevant information.
- making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections with text through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.06: Conduct research for assigned projects or self-selected projects (with assistance) from a variety of sources through the use of technological and informal tools (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
- 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.
- Objective 4.07: Compose fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using self-selected and assigned topics and forms (e.g., personal and imaginative narratives, research reports, diaries, journals, logs, rules, instructions).
- Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., personal and imaginative narrative, research reports, learning logs, letters of request, letters of complaint).
- Objective 4.10: Use technology as a tool to gather, organize, and present information.
- Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
- Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
- Objective 5.01: Use correct capitalization (e.g., names of languages, nationalities, musical compositions) and punctuation (e.g., commas in a series, commas in direct address, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, apostrophes in possessives).
- Objective 5.04: Compose multiple paragraphs with:
- topic sentences.
- specific, relevant details.
- logical progression and movement of ideas.
- coherence.
- elaboration.
- concluding statement related to the topic.
- Objective 5.08: Demonstrate evidence of language cohesion by:
- logical sequence of fiction and nonfiction retells.
- time order sequence of events.
- sustaining conversations on a topic.