United States · Common Core State Standards
2nd Grade English Language Arts
This curriculum develops foundational literacy through a balance of complex literary texts and rich informational sources. Students build stamina in reading and writing while mastering the conventions of the English language to communicate ideas clearly.
Narrative Journeys and Character Growth
Students explore how characters respond to challenges and how authors use structure to build a story. This unit focuses on the relationship between character actions and central messages.
Analyzing how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges to determine their traits.
Understanding the beginning, middle, and end of a story to identify how the plot unfolds.
Exploring different characters' perspectives and how they influence the narration of a story.
Becoming Experts Through Informational Text
Students dive into non fiction to extract facts, use text features, and understand the main purpose of an author's writing.
Using captions, bold print, subheadings, and glossaries to locate key facts efficiently.
Identifying the primary focus of a multi paragraph text and the specific points that support it.
Finding similarities and differences in the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
The Craft of Writing and Expression
Students learn to compose narrative, informative, and opinion pieces with a focus on organization and descriptive language.
Learning to state an opinion and provide reasons supported by linking words.
Writing factual pieces that introduce a topic, use facts to develop points, and provide a conclusion.
Writing stories that include a short sequence of events and clear temporal words.
Word Power and Collaborative Talk
Focusing on vocabulary acquisition, grammar conventions, and the art of purposeful conversation.
Using surrounding text to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases.
Practicing the rules of discussion, including listening to others and building on their remarks.
Applying knowledge of irregular plural nouns, past tense verbs, and capitalization in writing.