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.2.4

Students will apply various text features and determine how it contributes to a text.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.2.4.1

Explain how specific images contribute to a text such as a diagram.

2.RI.7

 

LA.2.4.2

Interpret information from illustrations and words in print and digital text to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, plot.

2.RL.7

 

LA.2.4.3

Use various nonfiction-text features such as captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, and indexes to locate key facts or information.

2.RI.5

Academic Vocabulary: context clues 

Content Vocabulary: interpret questions, understand text, analyze age appropriate reading