English Language Arts, Grade 2

Unit 1: Explore and Discover Language and Literacy

Strand A: oral language communication, and language as the foundation for reading and writing - receiving, exchanging and developing ideas, plus the phonics, word study, vocabulary and fluency that underpin early literacy.

• Listen to and build on the ideas
• Use non-verbal cues to demonstrate listening to

• Experiment with language to initiate and maintain
• Ask specific questions to expand personal knowledge

• Use complex sentences with attention to new
• Contribute their voice in different contexts

• Consolidate knowledge of phonemes; identify and manipulate

• Use upper and lowercase letters appropriately in

• Consolidate knowledge of letters and sounds to

• Understand and use small, meaningful parts of

• Understand and use a range of vocabulary

• Recognize high frequency words quickly and accurately

Unit 2: Comprehend and Respond to Multimodal Texts

Strand B: acquiring new information through inquiry, constructing meaning with comprehension strategies, and thinking critically about multimodal texts and responding to what is seen, heard and read.

• Activate prior knowledge including knowledge gained from
• Formulate basic questions about personal interests to

• Select a variety of multimodal texts based

• Examine gathered information to decide what information

• Recognize ideas or information can be represented
• Use images, photographs, and other text features

• Use prior knowledge to make predictions about

• Make connections to texts by drawing on

• Use strategies to confirm understanding
• Recall information from texts and select important

• Acquire, understand, and use topic and subject

• Recognize when they see themselves and others

• Recognize and decide whether ideas, sources, and/or
• Recognize others can have different viewpoints based

• Express a personal response by sharing an

Unit 3: Compose and Create Multimodal Texts

Strand C: generating ideas and planning, enhancing the clarity and artistry of writing, and editing and publishing multimodal texts for a range of purposes and audiences.

• Generate and contribute ideas to a topic

• Discuss new information gathered from more than

• Use strategies to plan for text creation

• Experiment with different types of writing (including

• Create short multimodal texts; use digital tools

• Recognize and experiment with organizational patterns; group

• Produce simple and compound sentences; use connecting

• Use specific word choice in text creation

• Demonstrate personal voice in texts, using descriptive

• Notice when writing does not make sense

• Form letters/words with accurate formation, size, placement

• Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts

• Use a capital letter when writing names

• Know and use some punctuation conventions to

• Develop final text and understand the purpose

Unit 4: Communicate Ideas and Build New Understandings

Strand D: sharing ideas and information for different audiences, and using metacognition to self-assess, set goals and monitor progress as an independent learner.

• Adjust communication style (formal or informal) to
• Choose artifacts to enhance message; use visual
• Present ideas and information in an organized

• Develop self-monitoring skills and adjust their approach
• Use tools such as a simple rubric
• Listen to timely and specific feedback on

• Set specific learning goals related to listening
• Monitor and track progress, with guidance and