Grade 2 - Mississippi Department Of Education
Page 1Grade 2Grant funded by:MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 2MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONP.O. Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205-0771Tel (601) 359-2586www.mde.k12.ms.usTwitter: @MissDeptEdThe Mississippi State Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi School for the Arts, the Mississippi School forthe Blind, the Mississippi School for the Deaf, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science do not discriminate on the basis of race,sex, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities andbenefits. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the abovementioned entities:Director, Office of Human ResourcesMISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION359 North West Street, Suite 203Jackson, Mississippi 39201(601) 359-3511MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 3AcknowledgementsMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons Project LeadsThe Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their leadership in the development of theMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons.Dr. Kim BentonChief Academic OfficerJoyce GreerOffice of Early Childhood Instructional SpecialistDevin BooneSpecial Education Professional Development CoordinatorKristi HigginbothamSpecial Education Professional Development CoordinatorBarbara BowenELA Professional Development CoordinatorDr. Felicia Jackson-StewartELA Professional Development CoordinatorElise BrownMath Professional Development CoordinatorAshley KazeryELA Professional Development CoordinatorWendy ClemonsOffice of Professional Development Executive DirectorKristina LivingstonProfessional Development Coordinator DirectorDana DanisOffice of Secondary Education ELA Curriculum SpecialistCeleste MaughMath Professional Development CoordinatorDr. Marla DavisOffice of Secondary Education Bureau DirectorTanjanikia McKinneyScience Professional Development CoordinatorJennifer NanceOffice of Secondary Education Office Director IIMS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 4AcknowledgementsMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons Developers and ContributorsThe Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their contributions to the development of theMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons: English Language Arts.Kimberlee AlexanderGreenville Public School DistrictMelissa BuckMDE Literacy CoachTeresa AmackerOcean Springs School DistrictLeigh Ann CheesemanMDE Literacy CoachTerwinda T. BanksCanton Public School DistrictCindy ChristianRankin County School DistrictEbony BealerHarrison County School DistrictNicole CockrellMadison County School DistrictKate BotelerMadison County School DistrictAngela DavisMDE Literacy CoachLydia BoutwellMDE Early Childhood ConsultantSamantha EdwardsSouth Panola School DistrictJeannie BrockBenton County School DistrictBeverly FarrDeSoto County School DistrictElisa BryantLafayette County School DistrictLisa HamrickPascagoula – Gautier School DistrictMS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 5AcknowledgementsMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons Developers and ContributorsThe Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their contributions to the development of theMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons: English Language Arts.Roxanne HarperBrookhaven School DistrictAllison RuhlMadison County School DistrictJessica HolyfieldRankin County School DistrictRebecca RussellRankin County School DistrictMelanie IrbyPearl Public School DistrictKelly SmithMDE Literacy CoachLisa LairyWest Point Consolidated School DistrictLeigh Ann SmithLauderdale County School DistrictShirley MasseyMDE Literacy CoachNicole SmithJones County School DistrictCatrice MitchellHinds County School DistrictLori StringerMDE Literacy CoachBrenda NelsonGulfport School DistrictKatie SzaboLafayette County School DistrictCyndi ParkerHarrison County School DistrictMS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 6AcknowledgementsMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons Developers and ContributorsThe Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their contributions to the development of theMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons: Mathematics.Lydia BoutwellMDE Early Childhood ConsultantFanchon FreemanClarksdale Municipal School DistrictCourtney D. BrownJackson Public School DistrictBeth FulmerMath Curriculum ConsultantAshley BoydDeSoto County School DistrictJennifer GastonCoffeeville School DistrictToni CanizaroClinton Public School DistrictKathleen HamiltonMarshal County SchoolsTracy CatchingsVicksburg-Warren School DistrictRachael Hayes-MageeBiloxi Public School DistrictSusan CraddiethColumbus Municipal School DistrictCaroline HeblichDeSoto County School DistrictAlesheia CunninghamDeSoto County School DistrictSusan JarvisOcean Springs School DistrictSavannah EvansLamar County School DistrictVeronica JefferiesVicksburg-Warren School DistrictMS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 7AcknowledgementsMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons Developers and ContributorsThe Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their contributions to the development of theMississippi Exemplar Units and Lessons: Mathematics.Jeyakumar JeyarajEast Jasper Consolidated School DistrictMelissa LoweLauderdale County School DistrictLucy Ann MartinJackson Public School DistrictLynda MathieuGeorge County School DistrictBonnie MareadyDeSoto County School DistrictKimberly B. McKinneyWest Point Consolidated School DistrictHertensia V. MixonDeSoto County School DistrictMS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsShalaan Oliver-HendricksColumbus Municipal School DistrictAmy ShellySpecial Education Professional Development CoordinatorTaShara Smith-ShoemakerHattiesburg Public School DistrictMariella SimonsMDE ConsultantAshleigh SyversonHarrison County School DistrictDavid H. Taylor IILaurel School DistrictJennifer C. WilsonRankin County School DistrictGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 8IntroductionMission StatementThe Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is dedicated to student success, including the improvement of student achievement in EnglishLanguage Arts (ELA) and mathematics in order to produce citizens who are capable of making complex decisions, solving complex problems, andcommunicating fluently in a global society. The Mississippi College‐ and Career‐Readiness Standards (MS CCRS) provide a consistent, clearunderstanding of what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of each grade level or course. The standards are designed tobe robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that students need for success in college and careers and tocompete in the global economy. The goal of the MDE is to provide educators with the training and resources to understand and implement theMS CCRS effectively.PurposeIn efforts to facilitate implementation and promote understanding of the MS CCRS for ELA and mathematics, the W. K. Kellogg Foundationgenerously awarded the MDE a grant to secure a cadre of effective educators to develop the MS CCRS Exemplar Units for teachers. Specifically, agroup of highly-effective Mississippi educators developed exemplar instructional units and lessons aligned to the MS CCRS for ELA andmathematics. The MS CCRS Exemplar Units address difficult-to-teach standards as determined by teachers and are designed to serve as exemplarmodels for instructional units, lessons, and resources. The MS CCRS Exemplar Units have been vetted through nationally renowned vendorsto ensure exemplar quality.MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
Page 9Design OverviewThe MS CCRS Exemplar Units for ELA and mathematics address grade-level specific standards for Pre-Kindergarten-8th grade, as well as forAlgebra, English I, and English II. The overall unit plan is described in the first section of the ELA and math units. This section includes the unittitle, a suggested time frame, the grade level MS CCRS addressed and assessed, a unit overview with essential questions and a summary oflesson tasks, and the culminating/performance task description and rubric.Though the math and ELA overall unit plan designs are very similar, some design aspects differ in order to accommodate the respectiverequirements of each content area. For mathematics, the first section also provides a segment designated for the Standards for MathematicalPractices (SMPs) addressed in the unit. For ELA, the first section also includes a text set with links to texts (if in the public domain) and afresh/cold-read task.The second section of each unit includes lesson plans. Within the lesson plans, provided are lesson-specific MS CCRS, suggested time frames,learning targets, guiding questions, required resources and materials, vocabulary terms and instructional strategies, teacher directions,instructional supports for students, enrichment activities, student handouts, assessments (formative, summative, pre-, and self-), and additionalresources to aid in the implementation of the lessons.ImplementationThe intention of the MS CCRS Exemplar Units for ELA and mathematics is to provide educators with resources to understand and implement theMS CCRS effectively. The implementation of the MS CCRS Exemplar Units for ELA and mathematics is voluntary. Additionally, the MDE willprovide ongoing support for implementation of the MS CCRS Exemplar Units with initial regional trainings followed by site-specific supportthrough our regional service delivery model. For regional and site-specific training, please contact the MDE Office of Professional Development.MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
P a g e 10Grade LevelUnit TitleDuration2A Guide to Weather through Informational Text and Research20 daysMississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards forEnglish Language ArtsUnit Overview and Essential QuestionsReading StandardsDuring this unit, students will use informational and literary texts tolearn about weather and how it can affect the world around us.This unit will address how to utilize text features to navigatethrough informational texts and build content knowledge aboutany topic. Additionally, students will learn how to apply weatherrelated information in real life situations. Finally, the students willcreate a weather safety plan, which will require students tosynthesize information from the text(s), demonstrate theirknowledge of making connections between steps in a technicalprocedure, and write informatively.Focus:RL.2.1 Ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why,and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diversecultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, includingdescribing how the beginning introduces the story and the endingconcludes the action.RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when,why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in atext.RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well asthe focus of specific paragraphs within the text.Essential Questions:RI.2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical How do the text features in informationals text help readersevents, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technicallocate and understand the facts?procedures in a text. How can changes in weather affect our daily lives?RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, How can we be safe during dangerous weather?subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locatekey facts or information in a text efficiently.RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presentedby two texts on the same topic.MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
P a g e 11Additional:RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the samestory (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or fromdifferent cultures.Reading Foundational Skills StandardsAdditional:RF.2.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to supportcomprehension.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.b. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriaterate, and expression on successive readings.Writing StandardsFocus:W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introducea topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide aconcluding statement or section.Additional:W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., reada number of books on a single topic to produce a report; recordscience observations).W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather informationfrom provided sources to answer a question.Speaking and Listening StandardsAdditional:SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diversepartners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults insmall and larger groups.MS Exemplar Unit English Language ArtsGrade 2 Edition 1
P a g e 12SL.2.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task andsituation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.Language StandardsAdditional:L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standardEnglish grammar and usage when writing (printing, cursive, orkeyboarding) or speaking.e. Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between themdepending on what is to be modified.L.2.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading andcontent, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue
MS Exemplar Unit English Language Arts Grade 2 Edition 1 Design Overview The MS CCRS Exemplar Units for ELA and mathematics address grade-level specific standards for Pre-Kindergarten-8th grade, as well as for Algebra, English I, and English II. The overall unit plan is described in the first section of the ELA and math units. This section .
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