2nd 3 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 25 3 02/16/15 – 02/20/15 Unit 4 Week 4 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Literature Anthology: How the Beetle Got Her Colors Paired Selection: ”How the Finch Got its Colors” Essential Question: How can we understand nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words Text Based Writing Prompt: Informative/Explanatory Topic: Folktales About Nature You have read two folktales about nature. Write an explanatory essay to explain the lesson you learned. Use evidence from text to so support your answer. Writing Trait: Ideas: Develop Character Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs Grammar Mechanics: Letter Punctuation 26 5 02/23/15 – 02/27/15 Unit 4 Week 5 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: “Snow Shape,” “Nature Walk,” “In the Sky” Literature Anthology: Rain,” “Rain Poem” Paired Selection: “Helicopters,” “Windy Tree” Essential Question: What excites us about nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Similes Text Based Writing Prompt: Opinion Topic: Poems About Nature You have read several poems about nature. Write an opinion essay telling which poem is your favorite. Include how the author uses sensory words. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. Writing Trait: Word Choice: Sensory Traits Grammar Skill: Contractions Grammar Mechanics: Contractions/ Apostrophes
27 5 03/02/15 – 03/06/15 Unit 4 Week 6 (Review and Extend OR Exemplar Text Lesson) “A Whale of Story” Teacher’s Resource PDF Online ”Hope for the Everglades” Instructional Standards: LAFS.2.RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.(2) LAFS.2.W.3.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). (4) Unit 3 Assessment - Grade 2 Unit Assessment Book Fluency Assessment - Grade 2 Fluency Assessment Book Writing Task: Research and Inquiry Project The Big Idea: How do different environments make the world an interesting place? Conducting the Research: Set research goals Identify Sources Find and Record Information Organize and Summarize Present Research Findings Text Based Writing Prompt: Informative/Explanatory Topic: Adaptations TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: You have read several about how the Alaska and the Florida Everglades may be in trouble. Write an explanatory essay to explain how the problems they may be facing can be solved. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. 28 5 03/09/15 – 03/13/15 Unit 5 Week 1 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue and aloud. (2) Reading/Writing Workshop: A Difficult Decision Literature Anthology: Grace for President Paired Selection: “Helping to Make Smiles” Essential Question: What do good citizens do? Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Point of View Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: Opinion Topic: Being A Good Citizen You have read several texts about what good citizens do. Write an opinion essay on whether or not you think it is important to be a good citizen. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. Writing Trait: Ideas: Descriptive Details Grammar Skill: Pronouns Grammar Mechanics: Quotation Marks