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.2.2

Students will write a three paragraph opinion piece using grade level grammar  including an introduction, reasons that support their opinion, and a conclusion  and produce a published, digital presentation.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.2.2.1

Select, introduce, and write an opinion piece by supplying specific points from a text using linking words. 

2.W.1

2.RI.8

 

LA.2.2.2

Recount stories by writing about different cultures and determine the central message or moral of the text. Compare and contrast to own culture by writing an opinion piece.

2.RL.2

 

LA.2.2.3

Strengthen writing by revising and editing with guidance from adults and peers. 

2.W.5

 

LA.2.2.4

Combine, rearrange, or expand sentences using commas and correct grammar usage, in order to produce simple and compound sentences.

2.L.1f

 

LA.2.2.5

Utilize a variety of tools, including collaboration with peers, to produce a published, digital presentation.

2.W.6

Academic Vocabulary:

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