Curriculum Goals Supported
National Education Standards
Language Arts (NL-ENG.K-12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.9, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12) Social Science-U.S. History K-4 (NSS-USH.K- 4.5)
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Third Grade: Social Studies (7.01) English Language Arts (2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.04, 4.03, 4.09) Fourth Grade: Social Studies (4.05), English Language Arts (1.04, 2.03, 2.09, 4.07) Fifth Grade: Social Studies (4.03), English Language Arts (1.03, 2.03, 2.09, 4.07)
Essential Questions
How do early experiences influence or affect people?
How does growing up in American culture shape people's values or beliefs?
How did Charles Sandburg the boy, become Carl Sandburg the famous writer?
Key Vocabulary
Genre: a distinctive type or category of literature.
Biography: a written history of a person's life written by someone else.
Autobiography: a written history of your life written by you.
Pre-Visit Lesson: Growing Up (Autobiography - Part 1)
On-Site or Post-Visit Lesson 1: From Prairie Town Boy to Famous Writer
Post-visit Lesson 2: Growing Up (Autobiography - Part 2)
