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Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.2.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.2.3.a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RL.2.9. Compare/contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the author’s message, lesson learned and/or moral, including but not limited to fables and folktales from diverse cultures.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideStory Elements
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.
RL.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, compl
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideInference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideStory Retell
Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RL.2.4. Describe how words and phrases, including but not limited to regular beats, alliteration, rhymes and/or repeated lines, supply rhythm and shape meaning in a story, poem or song.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RL.2.5. Describe how parts of the text contribute to the overall structure of poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, non-linear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
RL.2.6. With prompting and support, acknowledge differences in the perspectives of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud, and how those perspectives shape the content of the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideMain Idea
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RI.2.9. Describe the relationship between information from two or more texts on the same theme or topic.
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideInference
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the central idea of a text.
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RI.2.3. Describe the connection between individuals, historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures over the course of a text.
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.
RI.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, compl
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideInference
Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RI.2.4. Determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases and how those words and phrases shape meaning in a grade-level text.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RI.2.5. Identify and describe informational text structures, including sequence/chronological and descriptive structures, and describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text and how they contribute to the overall structure.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
RI.2.6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain or describe, and how that purpose shapes the content of the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideAuthor's Purpose
Composition—Grade 2
Composition—Grade 2
Text Types and Purposes
1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
C.2.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, with supporting reasons.
C.2.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.
C.2.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.
C.2.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
C.2.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.
C.2.3.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases
L.2.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
L.2.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideParts of a Book
L.2.4.f. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.