Language Arts - Grade 2

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Curriculum Guides 2003-2004

Language Arts - Grade 2

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Goals and Descriptions

Genres

Genres Description

Author: Purpose/Apply
The learner will be able to apply an understanding of the author's purpose to construct meaning from reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.3	Classroom

Narrative: Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand narrative text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Children's Literature: Respond
The learner will be able to read and respond to a variety of children's literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
Children's Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.0	Classroom

Poetry: Alliteration/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize alliteration in a poem.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Sound/Form	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Expository: Various Purposes
The learner will be able to read expository text for a variety of purposes.

Strand	Source	Activities
Expository	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Rhyme: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize rhyme in a poem.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Rhythm/Rhyme	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Rhythm: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize rhythm in a poem.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Rhythm/Rhyme	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.4	Classroom

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Language Expressions

Language Expressions Description

Noun: Identify
The learner will be able to identify nouns.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Noun: Irregular Plural/Identify
The learner will be able to identify irregular plurals of nouns.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.5	Classroom

Noun: Use/Speaking
The learner will be able to use nouns correctly when speaking.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Noun: Use
The learner will be able to use nouns correctly.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Sentence Structure: Proper Order
The learner will be able to identify a sentence written in proper order.

Strand	Source	Activities
Sentence Structure	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.2	Classroom

Sentence Structure: Proper Order/Use
The learner will be able to use proper word order in written sentences.

Strand	Source	Activities
Sentence Structure	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.2	Classroom

Sentence Structure: Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between complete and incomplete sentences.

Strand	Source	Activities
Sentence Structure	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.1	Classroom

Verb: Identify
The learner will be able to identify verbs.

Strand	Source	Activities
Verb	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Verb: Use
The learner will be able to use verbs correctly.

Strand	Source	Activities
Verb	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Language Conventions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Writing 2.0, Written/Oral 1.0	Classroom

Parts of Speech: Identify/Sentence
The learner will be able to identify parts of speech in a sentence.

Strand	Source	Activities
Parts of Speech	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Parts of Speech: Use/Speaking
The learner will be able to use parts of speech correctly when speaking.

Strand	Source	Activities
Parts of Speech	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Parts of Speech: Correctly/Use
The learner will be able to use parts of speech correctly.

Strand	Source	Activities
Parts of Speech	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

Plural: Identify
The learner will be able to identify plural nouns.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun: Plural	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.5	Classroom

Plural: Use
The learner will be able to correctly use plural nouns.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun: Plural	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.5	Classroom

Plural: Irregular/Use
The learner will be able to use irregular plurals of nouns appropriately.

Strand	Source	Activities
Noun: Plural	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.5	Classroom

Regular: Use/Speaking
The learner will be able to use verbs correctly when speaking.

Strand	Source	Activities
Verb: Regular	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.3	Classroom

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Language Mechanics

Language Mechanics Description

Capitalization: Months
The learner will be able to capitalize the months of the year.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Proper Nouns	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Capitalization: Proper Nouns
The learner will be able to capitalize proper nouns.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Proper Nouns	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Capitalization: Days
The learner will be able to capitalize the days of the week.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Proper Nouns	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Comma: Dates
The learner will be able to correctly use a comma in dates.

Strand	Source	Activities
Comma	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.4	Classroom

Comma: Salutation of a Letter
The learner will be able to correctly use a comma after the salutation in a friendly letter.

Strand	Source	Activities
Comma	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.4	Classroom

Comma: Close of a Letter
The learner will be able to correctly use a comma after the close of a letter.

Strand	Source	Activities
Comma	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.4	Classroom

Comma: Series/Items/Use
The learner will be able to use commas correctly with items in a series.

Strand	Source	Activities
Comma	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.4	Classroom

Quotation Mark: Use
The learner will be able to begin to use quotation marks correctly.

Strand	Source	Activities
Quotation Mark	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.5	Classroom

Abbreviate: Common/Identify
The learner will be able to identify commonly used abbreviations.

Strand	Source	Activities
Abbreviate/Initial	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.4	Classroom

Capitalization: Beginning of Sentence
The learner will be able to capitalize the beginning of a sentence.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Conventions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Capitalization: Salutation of Letter
The learner will be able to capitalize the salutation in a letter.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Conventions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Capitalization: Initials
The learner will be able to capitalize initials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Conventions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

Title: Personal
The learner will be able to capitalize personal titles.

Strand	Source	Activities
Capitalization: Title	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Written/Oral 1.6	Classroom

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Listening

Listening Description

Response: Appropriate/Variety
The learner will be able to respond appropriately in a variety of listening situations.

Strand	Source	Activities
Listening Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.0	Classroom

Critical Listening: Purpose
The learner will be able to listen critically for a variety of purposes.

Strand	Source	Activities
Critical Listening	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.0	Classroom

Directions: Three Step
The learner will be able to follow three-step directions given orally.

Strand	Source	Activities
Directions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.4	Classroom

Directions: Four Step/Follow
The learner will be able to follow four step directions given orally.

Strand	Source	Activities
Directions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.4	Classroom

Questions: Clarify
The learner will be able to ask questions for the purpose of seeking to clarify what he/she hears.

Strand	Source	Activities
Questions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.2	Classroom

Purposes: Establish
The learner will be able to establish a purpose for listening.

Strand	Source	Activities
Listening Purposes	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.1	Classroom

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Reading Operations

Reading Operations Description

Reading Behaviors: Appropriate
The learner will be able to read developmentally appropriate material.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Reading Behaviors: Understand
The learner will be able to understand developmentally appropriate reading material.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Response: Possible Endings
The learner will be able to respond to reading materials by composing possible endings to stories, then determining the reason for and impact of those endings.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Responses: Composing	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.2	Classroom

Emergent Reading: Conceptual/Processes
The learner will be able to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the basic processes involved in reading.

Strand	Source	Activities
Emergent Reading: Conceptualizing	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.0	Classroom

Cause/Effect: Identify
The learner will be able to identify cause and effect in reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Cause/Effect	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.6	Classroom

Summary: Clarify Ideas
The learner will be able to summarize the text in order to clarify ideas.

Strand	Source	Activities
Summary	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.5	Classroom

Summarize: Organize Ideas
The learner will be able to summarize the text in order to organize ideas.

Strand	Source	Activities
Summary	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.5	Classroom

Compare/Contrast: Stories/Cultures
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the same story found in different cultures.

Strand	Source	Activities
Compare/Contrast	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.3	Classroom

Strategies: Syllabication
The learner will be able to use syllabication to understand reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.2	Classroom

Strategies: Spelling Patterns
The learner will be able to use common spelling patterns as a strategy for reading words.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.1	Classroom

Strategies: Understand/Variety/Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of strategies and skills to understand text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Purposes: Establishing
The learner will be able to establish a purpose for reading.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Purposes	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.2	Classroom

Setting: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast setting in reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Setting	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.1	Classroom

Plot: Compare/Contrast/Texts
The learner will be able to compare and contrast elements of plot in a variety of texts.

Strand	Source	Activities
Plot	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.1	Classroom

Questions: Ask/Expository
The learner will be able to ask questions about significant elements of expository text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Questions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 2.4	Classroom

Structure: Elements/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between structural and story elements in a text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Structure	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.0	Classroom

Reading Aloud: Expression/Grade Level
The learner will be able to read aloud texts appropriate to his/her grade level with expression.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Aloud	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.6	Classroom

Reading Aloud: Accuracy
The learner will be able to read aloud with accuracy.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Aloud	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.6	Classroom

Reading Aloud: Intonation
The learner will be able to read aloud with appropriate intonation.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Aloud	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.6	Classroom

Reading Behaviors: Silent/Fluency
The learner will be able to show fluency in silent reading.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors: Silent/Sustained	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.0	Classroom

Compare/Contrast: Reading Materials
The learner will be able to compare and contrast characters in reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Character: Compare/Contrast	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 3.1	Classroom

Fluency: Read Aloud
The learner will be able to read aloud with fluency.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Aloud: Fluency	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Reading 1.0, Reading 1.6	Classroom

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Speaking

Speaking Description

Speech: Resource/Topic
The learner will be able to use a variety of resource material to report on a topic in a speech.

Strand	Source	Activities
Speech	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 2.2	Classroom

Story: Explanation/Events/Ask
The learner will be able to ask for an explanation of a story's events.

Strand	Source	Activities
Story	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.2	Classroom

Sequence: Experience/Logical
The learner will be able to order experiences in a logical sequence.

Strand	Source	Activities
Sequence	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.7, Listening/Speaking 2.1.a	Classroom

Directions: Three Step/Give
The learner will be able to give three step directions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Directions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.4	Classroom

Directions: Four Step/Give
The learner will be able to give four step directions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Directions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.4	Classroom

Paraphrasing: Others
The learner will be able to paraphrase what others say.

Strand	Source	Activities
Paraphrasing/Restating	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.3	Classroom

Support: Facts/Details
The learner will be able to use facts and details to support a topic.

Strand	Source	Activities
Main Idea/Support	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.9, Listening/Speaking 2.2	Classroom

Vocal Characteristic: Rate/Occasion
The learner will be able to use appropriate pacing for a given speaking occasion.

Strand	Source	Activities
Vocal Characteristic	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.6	Classroom

Vocal Characteristic: Articulate
The learner will be able to speak articulately.

Strand	Source	Activities
Vocal Characteristic	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.6	Classroom

Strategies: Phrasing/Pitch/Modulation
The learner will be able to guide the listener by speaking with appropriate phrasing, pitch, and modulation.

Strand	Source	Activities
Speaking Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.0	Classroom

Formal: Recitation
The learner will be able to deliver an effective recitation.

Strand	Source	Activities
Communication: Formal	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 2.0	Classroom

General: Focused Central Idea/Give
The learner will be able to give short presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a focused central topic, using Standard English conventions as they would in their writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Presentation: General	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 2.0	Classroom

Questions: Ask/Obtain Explanation
The learner will be able to ask questions to obtain further explanation of another person's ideas.

Strand	Source	Activities
Questions	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Two, Listening/Speaking 1.2	Classroom