English Language Arts, Grade 2
Newfoundland and Labrador · Grade 2 · English Language Arts — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Speaking and Listening
Talking and listening to learn: describing experiences, listening for purposes, asking and answering questions, retelling, taking part in conversations and oral presentations, and using respectful language.
- Describing your experiences out loud
- Listening for different purposes
- Asking questions to find out more
- Answering to clarify information
- Retelling events and stories in order
- Using aspects of language when speaking
- Reflecting on oral texts you hear
- Taking part in conversations
- Giving oral presentations
- Responding personally to ideas
- Responding carefully to ideas
- Giving multi-step directions
- Following multi-step directions
- Using social conventions
- Understanding how word choice affects feelings
- Matching cues to the situation and audience
Unit 2: Reading and Viewing
Making meaning from texts: choosing texts, using text features and strategies, inquiry, making connections, expressing and supporting responses, and noticing intended messages and perspectives.
- Choosing texts for a purpose
- Using text features to build meaning
- Using strategies to make sense of texts
- Making questions that lead to inquiry
- Combining information from sources
- Sharing relevant information
- Making connections to texts
- Expressing opinions about texts
- Supporting responses with text and experience
- Identifying intended messages in texts
- Responding to messages in texts
- Discussing other perspectives on texts
Unit 3: Writing and Representing
Creating texts: writing to express feelings and reflect, understanding purpose and audience, seeking feedback, and using the traits of writing to communicate effectively.
- Writing feelings and imaginative ideas
- Reflecting on learning through writing
- Using different text types and forms
- Understanding purpose and audience
- Creating texts for purposes and audiences
- Seeking feedback on your texts
- Using traits of writing to share ideas
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