2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 11 5 11/02/15 – 11/06/15 Unit 2 – (Week 2) Reading/Writing Workshop: “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” Literature Anthology: “Wolf! Wolf!” Paired Read: “Cinderella and Friends” Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RL.1.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. (2) LAFS.2.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concluded the action. (2) Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Make Predictions Comprehension Skill Plot: Problem and Solution Vocabulary Strategy Suffixes Genre Fable Unit 2 – (Week 2) Writing Trait: Ideas Task: Tell about a time you were honest about something and how it made you feel. Be Sure to use supporting details to help readers understand your ideas. Grammar Skill: Singular and Plural Nouns, Commas in a Series LAFS.2.W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. (3) 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 12 4 11/09/15 Unit 2 – (Week 3) Unit 2 – (Week 3)
– 11/13/15 Reading/Writing Workshop “A Prairie Guard Dog” Literature Anthology: “Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!” Paired Read “At Home in the River” Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RI.1.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in text. (2) LAFS.2.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. (2) Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Make Predictions Comprehension Skill Main Topic and Key Details Vocabulary Strategy Suffixes Genre Narrative Nonfiction Writing Trait: Organization Task: Write about an animal you have seen in a park or in a zoo. Explain what it was doing. Be sure to organize your ideas in a way that makes sense, using sequence words. Grammar Skill: Kinds of Nouns, Capital Letters LAFS.2.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. (3) 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT
13-14 7 11/16/15 – 11/27/15 Unit 2 – (Week 4) Reading/Writing Workshop: “Eagles and Eaglets” Literature Anthology: “Baby Bears” Paired Read: “From Caterpillar to Butterfly” Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RI.1.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in text. (2) LAFS.2.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. (2) Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Reread Comprehension Skill Main Topic and Key Details Vocabulary Strategy Multiple-Meaning Words Genre Expository Text Unit 2 – (Week 4) Writing Trait: Word Choice Task: Students will write an informative essay explaining how baby animals are similar to their parents, using linking words that compare and contrast in your writing. Grammar Skill: Plural Nouns, Abbreviations LAFS.2.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. (3) 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 15 5 11/30/15 – 12/04/15 Unit 2 – (Week 5) Reading/Writing Workshop: “Cats and Kittens” Literature Anthology: “Beetles” and “The Little Turtle” Unit 2 – (Week 5) Writing Trait: Word Choice Task: Write a story about an animal that you think is funny. Include precise words in your writing.
Paired Read: “Gray Goose” Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RL.1.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding about key details in a text. (2) Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Reread Comprehension Skill Key Details Vocabulary Strategy Multiple-Meaning Words Genre Poetry Grammar Skill: Possessive Nouns, Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns LAFS.2.W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. (3) 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 16 5 12/07/15 – 12/11/15 Unit 3 – (Week 1) Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. (2) LAFS.2.RI.3.8 Describe how an author uses reasons to support specific points in a text. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: Magnets Work Literature Anthology: Unit 3 – (Week 1) Writing Trait: Organization Task: Pick a favorite sport. Explain how you use pushes and pulls to play the sport. Put your ideas in the order that makes the most sense. Grammar Skill: Action Verbs, Abbreviations LAFS.2.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and
I Fall Down Paired Read: “Move It!” Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Reread Comprehension Skill Author’ Purpose Vocabulary Strategy Similes Genre Expository definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. (3) 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 17 5 12/14/15 – 12/18/15 Unit 3 – (Week 2) Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concluded the action. (2) LAFS.2.RL.1.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding about key details in a text. (2) Reading/Writing Workshop: Starry Night Literature Anthology: Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars Paired Read: “Day to Night” Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Reread Unit 3 – (Week 2) Writing Trait: Word Choice Task: Write an informative piece explaining what can be seen in the sky at night. Use linking words to put events in order. Grammar Skill: Present-Tense Verbs, Commas in a Series LAFS.2.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. (3)
Synonyms Genre Narrative Nonfiction 2nd Grade- Quarter 2 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 19 5 01/11/16 – 01/15/16 Unit 3 – (Week 4) Instructional Focus Standards: LAFS.2.RI.1.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding about key details in a text. (2) LAFS.2.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph texts well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: Tornado! Literature Anthology: Wild Weather Paired Read: “Can you Predict the Weather?” Mini-Lessons: Comprehension Strategy Ask and Answer Questions Comprehension Skill Main Idea and Key Details Vocabulary Strategy Antonyms Genre Expository Text Unit 3 – (Week 4) Writing Trait: Organization Task: Tell about a weather event where you live. Describe how it affects people. Be sure to include a strong conclusion. Grammar Skill: The Verb Have, Book Titles LAFS.2.W.1.2 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section. (2)