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.2.8

Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including technical and connotative words, and analyze how word choice shapes meaning or tone.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.2.8.1

Interpret various nonfiction-text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes) to locate key facts or information.

2.RI.5

 

LA.2.8.2

Apply context clues, prefixes, suffixes, root words, synonyms, antonyms, compound words, descriptive words, and cvvc/cvc words in reading and writing. 

2.L.2d

2.L.4a

2.L.4b

2.L.4d

 

LA.2.8.3

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

2.RL.7

 

LA.2.8.4

Apply word relationships and nuances to determine  word meanings.

2.L.5

Academic Vocabulary:

Content Vocabulary: