English Language Arts Curriculum

2nd Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will read to learn while using complex text and connect reading, writing, listening, and speaking across all content areas.  
Students will construct different forms of writing in a three paragraph format.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.2.13

Students will determine the main idea in a central text or passage by making connections to events or ideas, and write a three paragraph informative writing piece that outlines the main idea, reasons, and evidence while collaborating with peers.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.2.13.1

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

2.RI.2

 

LA.2.13.2

Describe the connections between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

2.RI.3

 

LA.2.13.3

Read and comprehend grade level informational text with scaffolding.

2.RI.10

 

LA.2.13.4

Tell a story or recount an experience with facts and relevant, descriptive details; speak audibly in coherent sentences. 2.SL.4
 

LA.2.13.5

Introduce a topic, produce facts and definitions to show points, apply a concluding statement, indenting, and three paragraphs. 2.W.2
 

LA.2.13.6

Compare and contrast the main idea presented by two texts on the same topic. 2.RI.9

Academic Vocabulary:

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