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1 2 nd grade ELA curriculum map created: June 2016 NYS Assessments RL.1, 3, 5, 6 RI. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, RF. 3 a, c RF. 4 a, b, c W. 2, 3, 5, 8 SL 1.a, 2, 6 L 1.f, 2.e, 3a, 4e, -Expository Text -Drama -character and setting -main idea and details -facts and details -monitor and clarify -text structure -story structure -important ideas -predict and set purpose - The Twin Club - Exploring Space with an Astronaut - Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night - A Walk in the Desert - The Strongest One Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarking Aims Web Unit One (September October) -sentences -subjects -predicates -declarative and interrogative sentences -imperative and exclamatory sentences -short vowels and consonants -long vowels VCVe -consonant blends -inflected endings -consonant diagraphs -personal narrative -expository nonfiction -realistic fiction -brief report -play scene

2 Assessments RL 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 RF 3 a, b, c RF 4 a, b, c W 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 SL 1.a, 2, 4, 6 L 1.a, b, c, f, 2.e, 3.a, 4.a, e, 6 -Literary Nonfiction -Informational Text -Expository Text -Drama/Fairy Tale -Folk Tale -cause and effect -author s purpose -facts and details -compare and contrast -summarize -text structure -background knowledge -story structure -inferring - Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends - Abraham Lincoln - Scarcity - The Bremen Town Musicians - One Good Turn Deserves Another Unit Two (October - November) -nouns -proper nouns -singular and plural nouns -plural nouns that change spelling -possessive nouns -r-controlled: ar, or, ore, oar -contractions -r-controlled: er, ir, ur -plurals -vowel patterns: a, ai, ay - narrative nonfiction -biography -expository nonfiction -fairy tale -folk tale

3 Assessments RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 RI 1, 5, 7, RF 3.a, b, c, 4.a, b, c W 1, 3, 5, 8, 11 SL 1.a, d, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 L 1.a, b, c, d, f, 2.b, d, e, 3.a, 4.a, d, e, 6 -Fantasy -Folk Tale -Biography -author s purpose -draw conclusions -compare and contrast -sequence -fact and opinion -questioning -visualize -summarize -cause and effect -inferring - Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends - Dear Juno - Anansi Goes Fishing - Rosa and Blanca - A Weed Is a Flower Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarking Aims Web Unit Three (December - January) -verbs -verbs with singular and plural nouns -verbs for past, present, and future -more about verbs -verbs: am, is, are, was, were -vowel patterns: e, ee, ea, y -vowel patterns: o, oa, ow -compound words -vowel patterns: i, ie, igh, y -comparative endings: -er, -est - animal fantasy -friendly letter -narrative poem -realistic fiction

4 Assessments RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 RF 3. a, b, c, d, e, f, 4. a, b, c W 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 SL 1 a, b, c, d, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 L 1.a, b, c, d, e, f, 2.b, d, e, 3.a, 4.a, d, e, 5.a, b, 6 -Fable -Expository Text -Myth -Legend -draw conclusions -sequence -fact and opinion -plot and theme -background knowledge -important ideas -questioning -visualize -monitor and clarify - A Froggy Fable - Life Cycle of a Pumpkin - Soil - The Night the Moon Fell - The First Tortilla Unit Four (January - February) -adjectives and our senses -adjectives for number, size, and shape -comparative and superlative adjectives -adverbs that tell when and where -adverbs that tell how -final syllable: -le -vowel patterns: oo, u -diphthongs: ou, ow, oi, oy -syllable patterns -vowel diagraphs: oo, ue, ew, ui -friendly letter -expository nonfiction -short expository report -narrative poem -thank-you note

5 Assessments RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 RF 3. a, b, c, d, e, f, 4. a, b, c W 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 SL 1 a, b, c, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 L 1.a, b, c, d, e, f, 2.b, c, d, e, 3.a, 4.a, b, c, d, e, 5.a, b, 6 -Literary Nonfiction -Fantasy -Humorous Fiction -fact and opinion -cause and effect -plot and theme -character and setting -main idea and details -important ideas -visualize -background knowledge -story structure -inferring - Fire Fighter! - Carl the Complainer - Bad Dog, Dodger! - Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores - The Signmaker s Assistant Unit Five (March - April) -pronouns -singular and plural pronouns -using I and me -different kinds of pronouns -contractions -suffixes: -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish -prefixes: un-, re-, pre-, dis- -consonant patterns: kn, wr, gn, mb -consonant patterns: ph, gh, ck, ng -vowel patterns: aw, au, au(gh), al - narrative nonfiction -realistic nonfiction -journal entry -animal fantasy -humorous fiction

6 Assessments RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 RF 3. a, b, c, d, e, f, 4. a, b, c W 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 SL 1 a, b, c, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 L 1.a, b, c, d, e, f, 2.a, b, c, d, e, 3.a, 4.a, b, c, d, e, 5.a, b, 6 -Informative Text -compare and contrast -author s purpose -draw conclusions -sequence -fact and details -monitor and clarify -summarize -questioning -text structure -predict and set purpose - Just Like Josh Gibson - Red, White, and blue: The Story of the American Flag - A Birthday Basket for Tia - Cowboys - Grace for President Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarking Aims Web Unit Six (May - June) -using capital letters -quotation marks -prepositions and prepositional phrases -commas -commas in compound sentences -inflected endings -abbreviations -final syllables: -tion, -ture, -ion -suffixes: -ness, -less, -able, -ible -prefixes: mis-, mid-, mciro-, non- - realistic fiction -descriptive poem or song -invitation letter -compare-and-contrast text -persuasive statement

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