ELA

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Critical Areas and Changes in Grade 2

Critical Areas: (L.2)Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures.

(L.10), (I.10) Read and comprehend literature in 2-3 text complexity band proficiently with scaffolding at the high end of the range.

(I.3)Describe connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

(W.5) With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing by revising and editing.

(W.6) Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing in collaboration with peers.

(S&L.1) Collaborative participation and conversations with diverse partners with agreed upon rules.

(Lang.4) Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital.

New to 2:

L.2 – moral of a story; diverse culture text, including fables and folktales

L.4 – how alliteration/regular beats add meaning in a story, poem or song.

L. 6 –Acknowledge differences in characters points of view, including speaking in different voices.

L.7 – Use information, print or digital, from illustrations/words to gain understanding of characters, setting or plot.

L.10 – Read and comprehend literature in 2-3 text complexity band proficiently with scaffolding at the high end of the range.

I.2 – Identify multi-paragraph text and specific paragraphs

I.3 – Connections between series of historical events, scientific ideas/concepts and technical procedures.

I.4 – Determine meaning of words and phrases in grade 2 text.

I.5 – Text feature (including bold, captions, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus and icons).

I.7 – Explain how scientific images (diagrams) contribute to and clarify texts.

I.10 – same as L.10 above

W.1 – Write opinion stories and supply reasons using connecting words.

W.3 – Use temporal words to signal event order.

W.5 – Edit/Revise with guidance and support.

W.6 – With guidance and support, revise/edit using digital tools.

W.7 – Shared research participation in writing projects.

W.8 – Gather information from experiences to answer a question.

S&L. 1 – Very specific agreed upon rules for discussion and engagement when conversing.

S&L.2 – Include key ideas and use of media.

S&l.4 – Wording is different from SCOS. Instructions are clearer.

Lang. 1 – Specific expectations for conventions and usage when writing or speaking.

Lang. 2 – More specific expectations for writing – Consulting reference materials - ex. Dictionary

Lang.4 – Very specific with regards to determining the meaning of words and phrases. Includes the use of reference materials when appropriate. ex. Using glossaries and dictionaries (print and digital)

Moved to ______

Fact and Opinion piece is within the Writing strand. Students will write opinion pieces and will research facts when writing informative and explanatory pieces.

Making Predictions (unsure where this is now)

L10 – 20 minutes daily reading - gone