English Language Arts, Grade 2

Unit 1: Speaking and Listening

Talking and listening to describe experiences and give reasons for opinions; asking and answering questions to clarify; sustaining conversations; giving multi-step instructions; and using respectful language and an appropriate voice for the situation.

• Describing experiences and explaining opinions
• Keeping a conversation going and giving instructions
• Turn-taking, kind words, and the right voice

Unit 2: Reading and Viewing

Using text features and combined cueing systems to read; self-correcting and cross-checking; using comprehension strategies to find main ideas, make inferences, and connect texts; doing simple research; and responding personally and critically.

• Using print features and choosing texts
• Combining clues to predict and self-monitor

• Self-correcting and cross-checking your reading
• Strategies to understand a story
• Doing simple research

• Making connections and supporting opinions
• Text types and thinking critically

Unit 3: Writing and Representing

Writing for many functions and making notes; using familiar text forms with audience awareness; working through the writing process; using spelling and print conventions; and creating with technology.

• Writing for different jobs and making notes
• Choosing text forms for an audience

• Prewriting and drafting your ideas
• Revising, editing, and publishing

• Spelling with sounds
• Sentences, punctuation, and capitals

• Using technology and combining information