CCSS: Unpack and Map the Standards
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?RL.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RL.2.5: Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. /
- SWBAT,orally or in written form, ask and answer questions about a literary work using who, what, where, when, why, and how.
- SWBAT apply appropriate strategies to make connections and aid in comprehension before, during, and after reading, viewing, or listening to a literary work.
- SWBAT share observations about strong beginnings and endings.
- SWBAT retell a story using sequencing words to describe beginning to end.
- SWBAT identify the characters, setting, and plot of a literary work.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- RL.2.7:
- General Resources for all standards:
/ Quarter 1 /
- Read a passage (given by teacher), fill out a chart (provided by teacher) to answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about the passage.
- Performance Assessment
- Grade Level Indicator rubric
RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrateunderstanding of key details in a text.
RI.2.2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. /
- SWBAT,orally or in written form, ask and answer questions about a text using who, what, where, when, why, and how.
- SWBAT apply appropriate strategies to make connections and aid in comprehension before, during, and after reading, viewing, or listening to a literary work.
- SWBAT summarize a multi-paragraph text by expressing the main topic and focus details of the text.
- SWBAT write a paragraph as a shared write over one topic related to the book read. Paragraph will have a strong topic sentence, detailed information, and a satisfying conclusion.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- General Resources for all standards:
/ Quarter 1 /
- Read an informational passage (given by teacher), fill out a chart (provided by teacher) to answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about the passage.
- Performance Assessment
- Grade Level Reading Assessment
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?
W.2.3: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
W.2.5: With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). /
- SWBAT write a narrative about an event or short sequence of events that include well developed details and temporal words, and that provides a sense of closure.
- SWBAT revise and edit their work with guidance and support from adults and peers to receive a 3 score on the State Scoring Guide.
- SWBAT contribute information and ideas to the development of a nonfiction class write.
Program Guide pg. 33-40, 49-56, 69-71
W. 2.5- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 37-40, 57-59
W.2.7- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 119-121, 147-151,
474-475 / Quarter 1 / Grade Level Indicator Rubric and State Scoring Guide using the writing prompt: Think about a time or event that you will always remember. It can be a celebration or holiday, a trip or vacation or even an accident. Write a true story about this memory. Use as much detail as you can.
This is to be given before Thanksgiving break.
SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g. gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
- Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
- Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
- SWBAT politely contribute to and build upon conversations and classroom discussions.
- SWBAT write a two- or three-sentence explanation identifying and summarizing elements in the presented work. (W.2.2)
Program Guide pg. 237-240, 267-270
SL.2.2- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 245-248 / Quarter 1 /
- Performance Assessment
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?
L.2.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
- Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
- Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g. cage->badge; boy->boil).
L.2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
- SWBAT use adjectives and adverbs, and choosebetween them depending on what is to bemodified. (L.2.1e)
- SWBAT capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names in written work.
- SWBAT demonstrate a command of conventions in writing to receive a 3 score on the State Scoring Guide.
- SWBAT use classroom reference materials to determine or clarify meaning of unknown words and phrases.
- SWBAT develop a list of adjectives that help describe an activity that they participated in.
- SWBAT use adjectives and adverbs, and choosebetween them depending on what is to bemodified. (L.2.1e)
Skills Activities pg. 435-438, 429-434
L.2.2a- Write Away
Skills Activities (Capitals) pg. 339-344,
353-356
L.2.2d- Words Their Way
L.2.4e- Student Dictionaries, Student Journals / Quarter 1 /
- 2nd Grade Spelling Assessment
CCSS: Unpackand Map the Standards
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?RL.2.4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
RL.2.9: Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. /
- SWBAT choose a poem to perform (recite) for the class.
- SWBAT use a collection of words and phrases to write a poem.
- SWBAT identify examples of regular beats, alliteration, rhyme, and repeated lines in a poem.
- SWBAT compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story using a Venn diagram or other graphic organizer.
- SWBAT write two sentences comparing and two sentences contrasting the two versions.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- Write Away
- Create Poem Book
- Performance Assessment
RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
RI.2.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
RI.2.6: Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. /
- SWBAT use context clues and text features to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
- SWBAT use text features to research and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions.
- SWBAT determine the main purpose of a text.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- Grade Level Reading Assessment
W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
W.2.6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. /
- SWBAT write an informative/explanatory text which answers who, what, where, when, why, and how questions and includes a topic sentence, facts and details, and a conclusion.
- SWBAT work in a small group, gathering information online, utilizing digital tools for organizing information, and writing well-developed paragraphs about a topic. (
Program Guide pg. 147-151
W.2.6- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 197-200 / Quarter 2 /
- Writing Prompt of Teacher’s choice
- Final Copy typed in a Word document and printed for Writing Folder/ Portfolio
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?
SL.2.3: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. /
- SWBAT ask and answer questions about a topic.
Program Guide pg. 241-244 / Quarter 2 /
- Interview someone and create a writing pieces describing what they found out when interviewing this person.
L.2.1f: Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g. The boywatched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
L.2.2b: Use comma in greetings and closings of letters.
L.2.2e: Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.2.4c: Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
L.2.4d: Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly;bookshelf, notebook, bookmark). /
- SWBAT produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences. (L.2.1f)
- SWBAT use a comma correctly in greetings and closings of letters written to a real person or to imaginary persons or characters.
- SWBAT use classroom reference materials to check and correct spellings.
- SWBAT use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
- SWBAT use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
Program Guide pg. 73-77, 79-82,399-
402
L.2.2b- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 109-112
L.2.2e- Student Dictionaries
L.2.4- Phonics Books / Quarter 2 / L.2.1f
- Performance Assessment
- Write Flat Stanley letters in correct format and send it in the mail.
- Student Journals
- Student Journals
- Performance Assessment
- Student Journals
- Phonic Books
- Performance Assessment
CCSS: Unpackand Map the Standards
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?RL.2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RL.2.6: Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. /
- SWBAT discuss how a character or characters face and respond to a challenge.
- Identify cause/effect relationships between characters and major story events and challenges in a text.
- SWBAT read a passage using correct inflection, rate, and intonation, speaking in different voices for each character.
- SWBAT explain who is telling a story.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
RI.2.3: Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
RI.2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. /
- SWBAT illustrate the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures by using a graphic organizer such as a time line or flow chart.
- SWBAT compare and contrast the important points presented in two texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram or other graphic organizer.
- SWBAT write two sentences comparing and two sentences contrasting the two texts.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- McGraw Hill Social Studies- Leveled Readers
- Performance Assessment
W.2.1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section. /
- SWBAT write a paragraph that introduces a topic, states an opinion, supplies reasons to support the opinion, uses linking words, and provides a strong conclusion. Paper shall receive a 3 score on the State Scoring Guide.
Program Guide pg. 119-121 / Quarter 3 / Grade Level Indicator Rubric and State Scoring Guide using the writing prompt: Write about your favorite book or favorite character from a book. Give 3 or more reasons for it being your favorite book or your favorite character. Make sure to include your linking words.
To be given before Spring Break.
SL.2.5: Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
SL.2.6: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. /
- SWBAT clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings using recordings of stories or poems adding visual displays such as drawing or pictures for greater understanding.
- SWBAT speak in complete sentences to provide details or clarification when requested.
SL.2.6- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 73-77 / Quarter 3 /
- Record your story or poem on a digital tool and share with your classmates.
- Performance Assessment
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?
L.2.1a: Use collective nouns (e.g., group).
L.2.1 b: Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice,fish).
L.2.2c: Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
L.2.4a: Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.2.4b: Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
L.2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. /
- SWBAT form and use frequently occurring irregular plural and collective nouns.
- SWBAT form contractions and frequently occurring possessives using an apostrophe.
- SWBAT use sentence-level context as a clue to decide the meaning of a word or phrase.
- SWBAT determine the meaning of the new word formed by adding common prefixes.
- SWBAT demonstrate word relationships and nuances in word meaning.
Skills Activity pg. 413-422
L.2.2c- Write Away
Program Guide pg. 223-226 / Quarter 3 /
- Performance Assessment
- Phonics
- Daily writing
CCSS: Unpackand Map the Standards
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. /
- SWBAT retell two or more stories from diverse cultures to determine the central message, lesson, or moral.
- SWBAT read and understand literary stories and poetry at the appropriate complexity level.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- Practice Test from the OAKS website
- Grade Level Reading Assessment
RI.2.7: Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
RI.2.8: Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
RI.2.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. /
- SWBAT examine and interpret specific images to gain greater understanding of the text.
- SWBAT read and identify information in a text to determine and state specific points the author is making.
- SWBAT comprehend informational text in multi-subjects proficiently at the appropriate complexity level.
- McGraw Hill
- Scott Foresman
- McGraw Hill Social Studies- Leveled Readers
- Grade Level Reading Assessment
W.2.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. /
- SWBAT write an answer for a given question by relating it to personal experience or through information gathered from provided sources.
Program Guide pg. 249-251 / Quarter 4 /
- Writing Prompt given by the teacher.
SL.2.4: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. /
- SWBAT sequentially retell a story or experience, including facts and relevant descriptive detail, in audibly coherent sentences.
Program Guide pg. 249-251 / Quarter 4
List Grade-specific Standard / What are the grade level Concepts and Skills you will teach? Or What must students learn? / What materials and resources will you utilize? / When will you teach the concepts and skills? / How will you know when the students can do it? What is the evidence of learning?
L.2.1c: Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
L.2.1d: Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
L.2.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- Compare formal and informal uses of English.
L.2.5b: Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g. toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g. thin, slender, skinny, scrawny). /
- SWBAT use reflexive pronouns to describe an experience or event.
- SWBAT correctly use the past tense irregular verbs that occur frequently in conversation and in written works.
- SWBAT use the conventions of language when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- SWBAT determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words using an array of strategies to clarify text meaning.
- SWBAT distinguish the meaning of closely related verbs and adjectives.
Skills Activities pg. 423-428 / Quarter 4 /
- Performance Assessment
CCSS: Unpackand Map the Standards