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Reading: LiteratureKey Ideas and RL.2.1Ask and answer such questions aswho, what, where, when, why, andhow to demonstrate understanding ofkey details in a text.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2Recount stories, including fables andfolktales from diverse cultures, anddetermine their central message,lesson, or moral.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3Describe how characters in a storyrespond to major events andchallenges.Craft and dELA-Literacy.RL.2.4Describe how words and phrases(e.g., regular beats, alliteration,rhymes, repeated lines) supplyrhythm and meaning in a story,poem, or song.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Literature1Teacher Created Resources

Craft and dDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of astory, including describing how thebeginning introduces the story andthe ending concludes the action.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.6Acknowledge differences in the pointsof view of characters, including byspeaking in a different voice for eachcharacter when reading dialoguealoud.Integration of Knowledge and eReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RL.2.7Use information gained from theillustrations and words in a print ordigital text to demonstrateunderstanding of its characters,setting, or plot.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9Compare and contrast two or moreversions of the same story (e.g.,Cinderella stories) by differentauthors or from different cultures.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Literature2Teacher Created Resources

Range of Reading and Level of Text edDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RL.2.10By the end of the year, read andcomprehend literature, includingstories and poetry, in the grades 2–3text complexity band proficiently,with scaffolding as needed at thehigh end of the range.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Literature3Teacher Created Resources

Reading: Informational TextKey Ideas and RI.2.1Ask and answer such questions aswho, what, where, when, why, andhow to demonstrate understanding ofkey details in a text.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2Identify the main topic of amultiparagraph text as well as thefocus of specific paragraphs withinthe text.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3Describe the connection between aseries of historical events, scientificideas or concepts, or steps intechnical procedures in a text.Craft and dELA-Literacy.RI.2.4Determine the meaning of words andphrases in a text relevant to a grade2 topic or subject area.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Informational Text1Teacher Created Resources

Craft and dDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RI.2.5Know and use various text features(e.g., captions, bold print,subheadings, glossaries, indexes,electronic menus, icons) to locate keyfacts or information in a textefficiently.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6Identify the main purpose of a text,including what the author wants toanswer, explain, or describe.Integration of Knowledge and eReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RI.2.7Explain how specific images (e.g., adiagram showing how a machineworks) contribute to and clarify atext.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.8Describe how reasons support specificpoints the author makes in a text.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9Compare and contrast the mostimportant points presented by twotexts on the same topic.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Informational Text2Teacher Created Resources

Range of Reading and Level of Text edDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RI.2.10By the end of year, read andcomprehend informational texts,including history/social studies,science, and technical texts, in thegrades 2–3 text complexity bandproficiently, with scaffolding asneeded at the high end of the range.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Informational Text3Teacher Created Resources

Reading: Foundational SkillsPhonics and Word sedDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RF.2.3Know and apply grade-level phonicsand word analysis skills in decodingwords.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3aDistinguish long and short vowelswhen reading regularly spelled onesyllable words.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3bKnow spelling-sound correspondencesfor additional common vowel teams.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3cDecode regularly spelled two-syllablewords with long vowels.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3dDecode words with common prefixesand suffixes.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3eIdentify words with inconsistent butcommon Recognize and read gradeappropriate irregularly spelled words.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Foundational Skills1Teacher Created Resources

ateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.RF.2.4Read with sufficient accuracy andfluency to support comprehension.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4aRead grade-level text with purposeand understanding.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4bRead grade-level text orally withaccuracy, appropriate rate, andexpression on successive readings.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4cUse context to confirm or self-correctword recognition and understanding,rereading as necessary.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Foundational Skills2Teacher Created Resources

WritingText Types and DateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.W.2.1Write opinion pieces in which theyintroduce the topic or book they arewriting about, state an opinion,supply reasons that support theopinion, use linking words (e.g.,because, and, also) to connectopinion and reasons, and provide aconcluding statement or section.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2Write informative/explanatory texts inwhich they introduce a topic, usefacts and definitions to developpoints, and provide a concludingstatement or section.ELA-Literacy.W.2.3Write narratives in which theyrecount a well-elaborated event orshort sequence of events, includedetails to describe actions, thoughts,and feelings, use temporal words tosignal event order, and provide asense of closure.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Writing1Teacher Created Resources

Production and Distribution of ateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.W.2.5With guidance and support fromadults and peers, focus on a topicand strengthen writing as needed byrevising and editing.ELA-Literacy.W.2.6With guidance and support fromadults, use a variety of digital toolsto produce and publish writing,including in collaboration with peers.Research to Build and Present dDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.W.2.7Participate in shared research andwriting projects (e.g., read a numberof books on a single topic to producea report; record scienceobservations).ELA-Literacy.W.2.8Recall information from experiencesor gather information from providedsources to answer a question.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Writing2Teacher Created Resources

Speaking & ListeningComprehension and pate in collaborativeconversations with diverse partnersabout grade 2 topics and texts withpeers and adults in small and largergroups.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1aFollow agreed-upon rules fordiscussions (e.g., gaining the floor inrespectful ways, listening to otherswith care, speaking one at a timeabout the topics and texts underdiscussion).ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1bBuild on others’ talk in conversationsby linking their comments to theremarks of others.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1cAsk for clarification and furtherexplanation as needed about thetopics and texts under discussion.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2Recount or describe key ideas ordetails from a text read aloud orinformation presented orally orthrough other media.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Speaking & Listening1Teacher Created Resources

Comprehension and essedDateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.SL.2.3Ask and answer questions aboutwhat a speaker says in order toclarify comprehension, gatheradditional information, or deepenunderstanding of a topic or issue.Presentation of Knowledge and eReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.SL.2.4Tell a story or recount an experiencewith appropriate facts and relevant,descriptive details, speaking audiblyin coherent sentences.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.5Create audio recordings of stories orpoems; add drawings or other visualdisplays to stories or recounts ofexperiences when appropriate toclarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.6Produce complete sentences whenappropriate to task and situation inorder to provide requested detail orclarification. (See grade 2 Languagestandards 1 and 3 here for specificexpectations.)CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Speaking & Listening2Teacher Created Resources

LanguageConventions of Standard ateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.1Demonstrate command of theconventions of standard Englishgrammar and usage when writing orspeaking.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1aUse collective nouns (e.g., group).ELA-Literacy.L.2.1bForm and use frequently occurringirregular plural nouns (e.g., feet,children, teeth, mice, fish).ELA-Literacy.L.2.1cUse reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself,ourselves).ELA-Literacy.L.2.1dForm and use the past tense offrequently occurring irregular verbs(e.g., sat, hid, told).ELA-Literacy.L.2.1eUse adjectives and adverbs, andchoose between them depending onwhat is to be modified.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Language1Teacher Created Resources

Conventions of Standard ateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.1fProduce, expand, and rearrangecomplete simple and compoundsentences (e.g., The boy watched themovie; The little boy watched themovie; The action movie waswatched by the little boy).ELA-Literacy.L.2.2Demonstrate command of theconventions of standard Englishcapitalization, punctuation, andspelling when writing.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2aCapitalize holidays, product names,and geographic names.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2bUse commas in greetings and closingsof letters.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2cUse an apostrophe to formcontractions and frequently occurringpossessives.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2dGeneralize learned spelling patternswhen writing words (e.g., cage badge; boy boil).ELA-Literacy.L.2.2eConsult reference materials, includingbeginning dictionaries, as needed tocheck and correct spellings.CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Language2Teacher Created Resources

Knowledge of DateReassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.3Use knowledge of language and itsconventions when writing, speaking,reading, or listening.ELA-Literacy.L.2.3aCompare formal and informal uses ofEnglish.Vocabulary Acquisition and eassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.4Determine or clarify the meaning ofunknown and multiple-meaningwords and phrases based on grade 2reading and content, choosingflexibly from an array of strategies.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4aUse sentence-level context as a clueto the meaning of a word or phrase.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4bDetermine the meaning of the newword formed when a known prefix isadded to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).ELA-Literacy.L.2.4cUse a known root word as a clue tothe meaning of an unknown wordwith the same root (e.g., addition,additional).CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Language3Teacher Created Resources

Vocabulary Acquisition and eassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.4dUse knowledge of the meaning ofindividual words to predict themeaning of compound words (e.g.,birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly;bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).ELA-Literacy.L.2.4eUse glossaries and beginningdictionaries, both print and digital, todetermine or clarify the meaning ofwords and phrases.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5Demonstrate understanding of wordrelationships and nuances in wordmeanings.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5aIdentify real-life connections betweenwords and their use (e.g., describefoods that are spicy or juicy).ELA-Literacy.L.2.5bDistinguish shades of meaning amongclosely related verbs (e.g., toss,throw, hurl) and closely relatedadjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny,scrawny).CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Language4Teacher Created Resources

Vocabulary Acquisition and eassessedNotesELA-Literacy.L.2.6Use words and phrases acquiredthrough conversations, reading andbeing read to, and responding totexts, including using adjectives andadverbs to describe (e.g., When otherkids are happy that makes mehappy).CCSS Checklist—Grade 2 Language5Teacher Created Resources