American Quilts & the Illinois Learning Standards
English
Language Arts
STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding
and fluency.
A. Apply word analysis and
vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.
1.A.2a Read and comprehend
unfamiliar words using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins and
derivations.
1.A.2b Clarify word meaning
using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries
and thesauruses.
B. Apply reading strategies
to improve understanding and fluency.
1.B.2a Establish purposes
for reading; survey materials; ask questions; make predictions; connect,
clarify and extend ideas.
1.B.2b Identify structure
(e.g., description, compare/contrast, cause and effect, sequence) of nonfiction
texts to improve comprehension.
1.B.2c Continuously check
and clarify for understanding (e.g., in addition to previous skills, clarify
terminology, seek additional information).
1.B.2d Read age-appropriate
material aloud with fluency and accuracy.
C. Comprehend a broad range
of reading materials.
1.C.2a Use information to
form and refine questions and predictions.
1.C.2b Make and support inferences
and form interpretations about main themes and topics.
1.C.2c Compare and contrast
the content and organization of selections.
1.C.2d Summarize and make
generalizations from content and relate to purpose of material.
1.C.2e Explain how authors
and illustrators use text and art to express their ideas (e.g., points
of view, design hues, metaphor).
1.C.2f Connect information
presented in tables, maps and charts to printed or electronic text.
STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand
literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
A. Understand how literary
elements and techniques are used to convey meaning.
2.A.2a Identify literary elements
and literary techniques (e.g., characterization, use of narration, use
of dialogue) in a variety of literary works.
2.A.2b Describe how literary
elements (e.g., theme, character, setting, plot, tone, conflict) are used
in literature to create meaning.
2.A.2c Identify definitive
features of literary forms (e.g., realistic fiction, historical fiction,
fantasy, narrative, nonfiction, biography, plays, electronic literary forms).
B. Read and interpret a variety
of literary works.
2.B.2a Respond to literary
material by making inferences, drawing conclusions and comparing it to
their own experience, prior knowledge and other texts.
2.B.2c Relate literary works
and their characters, settings and plots to current and historical events,
people and perspectives.
STATE GOAL 9: Use geometric
methods to analyze, categorize and draw conclusions about points, lines,
planes and space.
A. Demonstrate and apply geometric
concepts involving points, lines, planes and space.
9.A.2b Identify and describe
how geometric figures are used in practical settings (e.g., construction,
art, advertising).
9.A.2c Describe and draw representations
of geometric relationships, patterns, symmetries, and designs in two- and
three-dimensions with and without technology.
B. Identify, describe, classify
and compare relationships using points, lines, planes and solids.
9.B.2 Compare geometric figures
and determine their properties including parallel, perpendicular, similar,
congruent and line symmetry.
B. Understand the development
of significant political events.
16.B.2d (US) Identify major
political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since
the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Civil
War, as well as the role Abraham Lincoln.
D. Understand Illinois, United
States and world social history.
16.D.2b (US) Describe the
ways in which participation in the westward movement affected families
and communities.
E. Understand Illinois, United
States and world environmental history
16.E.2a (US) Identify environmental
factors that drew settlers to the state and region
16.E.2c (US) Describe environmental
factors that influenced the development of transportation and trade in
Illinois.
STATE GOAL 17: Understand world
geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on
the United States.
A. Locate, describe
and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.
B. Analyze and explain characteristics
and interactions on the Earth's physical systems.
17.B.2a Describe how physical
and human processes shape spatial patterns including erosion, agriculture
and settlement.
17.B.2b Explain how physical
and living components interact in a variety of ecosystems including desert,
prairie, flood plain, forest, tundra.
D. Understand the historical
significance of geography.
17.D.2b Identify different
settlement patterns in Illinois and the United States and relate them to
physical features and resources.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social
systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
18.A.2 Explain ways in which
language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve
as expressions of culture.
B. Apply skills and knowledge
necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts.
26.B.2d Visual Arts: Demonstrate
knowledge and skills to create works of visual art using problem solving,
observing, designing, sketching and constructing.