Benchmark Advance Grade 2 Skills and Strategies

Unit 1: Government at Work Unit 1: Government at Work

Reading Foundational Foundational Language Next Next Reading Foundational Foundational Language Generation CA-HSS Speaking and Unit Week Student Reads Selection Title Genre Lexile Generation CA-HSS Writing Speaking and Unit Week Student Reads Selection ScienceTitle StandardsGenre Lexile ListeningWriting Science Standards High- High- Listening English Language English Language Standards Conventions of Vocabulary Conventions of Vocabulary LiteraryStandards and Informational StandardsLiterary Focus and InformationalPhonics StandardsFrequency Focus FluencyPhonics Frequency Fluency Development Development English Acquisition English Acquisition Words Words (ESL) (ESL)

Informational Informational • Short Vowels • Short Vowels Shared Read 1 A City Park Text: Social 600 Shared Read 1 A City Park Text: Social 600 (RF.2.3a, (RF.2.3a, Studies Studies RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determine Main Idea • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3, Literary Text: (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,• RI.2.10) Initial Blends • Initial Blends Literary Text: W.2.4) W.2.4) Shared Read 2 Betsy's Battle Flag SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 Betsy'sNP Battle Flag End-Rhyme NP (RF.2.3a, F.2.3f) (RF.2.3a, F.2.3f) Poem • Identify Author’s Purpose (RI.2.6, RI.2.8)• Identify Author’s Purpose (RI.2.6, RI.2.8) Poem • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3, • Final Blends • Final Blends • Identify and Summarize Key Story Events (RF.2.3a, F.2.3f) • New: a, can, Informational • Identify and Summarize Key Story Events (RF.2.3a, F.2.3f) •• New:Plan Your a, can, Journal Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, • Use Commas in Informational (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) and, come, are, • Rate: Pacing • Plan Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, • Use Context Clues• Use Commas in 1 Short Read 1 Smoke Jumpers Text: Social 780 (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) and,W.2.8, come, W.2.10) are, • Rate: Pacing Greetings and • Use Context Clues 1 Short Read 1 Smoke Jumpers Text: Social 780 • Consonant for, big, go, has, (RF.2.4b) W.2.8, W.2.10) (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) Greetings and Studies • Consonant for, big, go, has, (RF.2.4b) Closings (L.2.2b) (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) Studies • Analyze Sequence (RL.2.5) Digraphs ch, sh, I (RF.2.3f) Closings (L.2.2b) • Analyze Sequence (RL.2.5) Digraphs ch, sh, I• (RF.2.3f)Draft Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, tch, dge • Draft Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, tch, dge W.2.8, W.2.10) Grammar and Grammar and • Identify Points of View (RL.2.6) (RF.2.3a, RF2.3f) W.2.8, W.2.10) Can You Sew a Historical Can You Sew a Historical • Identify Points of View (RL.2.6) (RF.2.3a, RF2.3f) Speaking and Speaking and Syntax Syntax Short Read 2 Short Read 2 620 620 Listening • Pronouns (1) Flag, Betsy Ross? Fiction Flag, Betsy Ross? Fiction • Revise and Edit Your Journal Entry (W.2.3,• Revise and Edit Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, Listening • Pronouns (1) • Compare and Contrast an Informational• Compare Text and and a •Contrast Consonant an Informational Text and a • Consonant Standards are • Nouns (2) W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) Standards are • Nouns (2) Literary Text (RI.2.9) Literary Text (RI.2.9)Digraphs Digraphs addressed addressed • Collective nouns • Collective nouns th, wh, ph Informational Informational th, wh, ph throughout the throughout the (8) (8) Word Study Word Study (RF.2.3a, Our Flag Text: Social 470Our Flag Text: Social 470 (RF.2.3a, unit. unit. • Adjectives (4, 5) • Adjectives (4, 5) Read 1* Read 1* RF.2.3f) Studies Studies RF.2.3f) • Prepositional • Prepositional Comprehension Comprehension phrases (9) phrases (9) and and • Past tense verbs • Past tense verbs Informational Informational Collaboration Collaboration (13) (13) What Does a Police What Does a Police Shared Read 3 SharedText: Procedural Read 3 560 Text: Procedural 560 Standards Standards • Irregular past • Irregular past Officer Do? Officer Do? Text Text (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, tense verbs (15) tense verbs (15) • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read andSL.2.3) Analyze are the Prompt (W.2.2, SL.2.3) are W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)integrated into integrated into • New: have, is, • New: have, is, 2.1.3 • Identify Key Details and Determine2.1.3 Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas the mini-lessons the mini-lessons Text Structure Text Structure jump, my, one, jump, my, one, Literary Text: Literary Text: (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2,• Reread duringto Find Turn Text andEvidence (W.2.2, during Turn and • Sequence (3) • Sequence (3) Shared Read 4 Max and the MayorShared Read 4 Max430 and the Mayor 430 put, the, want, put, the, want, 1 1 Realistic Realistic2.3.1 2.3.1 • Closed and • Closed and W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,Talk, W.2.10) Talk, • Cause and effect • Cause and effect what, you what, you • Identify Author’s Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.6,• Identify RI.2.8) Author’sOpen Purpose Syllables (RI.2.1, RI.2.6, RI.2.8) • Accuracy:Open Syllables • Accuracy: Collaborative Collaborative (11) (11) • Use Collective • Use Context Clues• Use Collective • Use Context Clues 2 2 2.5 2.5 (RF.2.3a, Self-Correct(RF.2.3a, • Organize Ideas (W.2.2,Self-Correct , W.2.4, W.2.8,• Organize Conversations, Ideas (W.2.2, , W.2.4, W.2.8, Conversations, • Review: a, can, • Review: a, can, Nouns (L.2.1a) (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) Nouns (L.2.1a) (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) • Analyze Sequence (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) • Analyze SequenceRF.2.3c, (RI.2.1, RF.2.3e, RI.2.3) (RF.2.4c)RF.2.3c, RF.2.3e, W.2.10) (RF.2.4c) W.2.10) and Productive and Productive Vocabulary Vocabulary Informational and, come, are, and, come, are, Engagement • Academic Our Government's Informational RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) Engagement • Academic Extended Read 1 Text: Social Our480 Government's for, big, go, has, for, big, go, has, activities. vocabulary (3, 11) Laws Extended Read 1 Text: Social • Use480 Images from Two Texts to Clarify• Use Images from Two Texts to Clarify • Draft an Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft an Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10) activities. vocabulary (3, 11) Studies Laws I I Studies Information (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) Information (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) • Linking words • Linking words (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) • Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4,• Revise Presentationand Edit Your of Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, Presentation of (14) (14) W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10)Knowledge and Knowledge and Ideas standards Ideas standards Interact in Interact in Word Study Class President: An Word Study Class President: An (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Interview 350 Interview 350 (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Read 2* Interview Read 2* Interview SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All addressed in the addressed in the lessons) lessons) Connect Across Connect Across • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All Discipline Discipline lessons) lessons) Literary Text: Literary Text: Projects. • Productive (All Shared Read 5 Ring the Bell! Shared Read 5 440Ring the Bell! 440 • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• Read, and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1, , Projects. • Productive (All Animal Fantasy Animal Fantasy lessons) W.2.4, W.2.10)) W.2.4, W.2.10)) lessons) • Prosody: • Prosody: • New: he, like, Expression • New: he, like, Expression • Long a: ai, a, • Long a: ai, a, • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1,• Reread, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1, , Literary Text: Literary Text: • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• RL.2.10)Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,little, no,RL.2.10) of, saw, little, no, of, saw, ea, ay ea, ay W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) Shared Read 6 December 1776 SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 6 DecemberNP 1776 End-Rhyme NP this, to, we, with • Expression: this, to, we, with • Expression: (RF.2.3a, (RF.2.3a, Poem Poem • Identify Differences in Points of View• Identify (RL.2.1, Differences in Points of View (RL.2.1, Dramatic Dramatic • Use Past Tense • Distinguish • Use Past Tense • Distinguish RF.2.3b, RF.2.3b, • Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, 3 3 RL.2.6) RL.2.6) • Review: have, Expression • Review: have, Expression Irregular Verbs Shades of MeaningIrregular Verbs Shades of Meaning RF.2.3c, RF.2.3c, W.2.10) W.2.10) Getting a Message is, jump, my, is, jump, my, (L.2.1d) (L.2.5b) (L.2.1d) (L.2.5b) Historical Getting a Message RF.2.3d, RF.2.3d, Extended Read 2 to General 390 Historical • Compare and Contrast Key Concept •in Compare Two Texts and Contrast Key Conceptone, input, Two the, Texts • Expression: one, put, the, • Expression: ExtendedFiction Read 2 to General 390 RF.2.3e, RF.2.3e, • Draft Your Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Draft Your Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Washington Fiction (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) want, what, you Characterization/ want, what, you Characterization/ Washington RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10) (RF.2.3f) Feelings (RF.2.3f) Feelings (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.4b) Informational Informational • Revise and Edit (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Revise and Edit (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.5, Word Study Here Comes the Word Study Here Comes the Text: Social 500 Text: Social 500 W.2.10) W.2.10) Read 3* Mail Read 3* Mail Studies Studies

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Unit 2: Characters Facing ChallengesUnit 2: Characters Facing Challenges

Milo and the Literary Text: Milo and the Literary Text: Shared Read 1 Shared Read 1 520 520 Dragon Fantasy Dragon Fantasy • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) • New: here, • New: here, Informational Informational Tales Around the Tales Around the look, me, play, look, me, play, Shared Read 2 SharedText: Read Social 2 620 Text: Social • Identify620 and Summarize Key Story Events• Identify and Summarize Key Story Events • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Reread to Find Text Evidence• Adjectives (W.2.3, and • Adjectives and World World said, see, she, said, see, she, Studies Studies (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) Adverbs (L.2.1e) Adverbs (L.2.1e) • Long o: oa, o, try, about, • Long o: oa, o, try, about, oe, ow (RF.2.3a, because oe, ow (RF.2.3a, because • Distinguish • Distinguish Literary Text: Literary Text: • Determine the Central Message (RL.2.2)• Determine the Central Message (RL.2.2) • Rate: Pausing • Plan Your Story (W.2.3,• Rate: PausingW.2.4, W.2.8, • Plan Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4,• Contractions W.2.8, • Contractions 1 Short Read 1 Rough-Face1 Girl Short Read 1 Rough-Face510 Girl 510 RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, Shades of Meaning Grammar and Shades of Meaning Grammar and Fairy Tale Fairy Tale (RF.2.4b) W.2.10) (RF.2.4b) W.2.10) (L.2.2c) (L.2.2c) RF.2.3d, RF.2.3e, • Review: he, RF.2.3d, RF.2.3e, • Review: he, Speaking and Speaking(L.2.5b) and Syntax (L.2.5b) Syntax • Analyze Characters (RL.2.3) • Analyze Characters (RL.2.3) RF.2.3f) like, little, no, of, RF.2.3f) like, little, no, of, Listening Listening Pronouns (1) Pronouns (1) • Draft Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Draft Your Story (W.2.3, •W.2.4, Use Dictionaries W.2.8, • Use Dictionaries Literary Text: Literary Text: saw, this, to, we, saw, this, to, we, Standards are Standards are Adjectives (2) Adjectives (2) Short Read 2 Yeh-Shen Short Read 2 560Yeh-Shen • Compare560 and Contrast Two Variant Tales• Compare (RL.2.9) and Contrast Two Variant Tales (RL.2.9) W.2.10) W.2.10) (L.2.2e) (L.2.2e) Fairy Tale Fairy Tale with with addressed addressed Adverbs (10, 13, Adverbs (10, 13, (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) throughout the throughout the 14) 14) • Revise and Edit Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4,• Revise unit.and Edit Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, unit. Verb phrases (4) Verb phrases (4) Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) Willow and Toad Willow450 and Toad 450 Conjunctions (5) Conjunctions (5) Read 1* ReadFairy 1* Tale Fairy Tale Comprehension Comprehension Progressive tense Progressive tense and and verbs (7) verbs (7) Collaboration Collaboration Regular and Regular and Crow Learns a Literary Text: Crow Learns a Literary Text: Standards Standards irregular past tense irregular past tense Shared Read 3 Shared Read 3 610 610 • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2, Lesson Fable Lesson Fable • New: after, • New: after, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, verbs (9) verbs (9) W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) • Identify Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Identify RL.2.10) Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,before, call,RL.2.10) do, before, call, do, SL.2.3) are SL.2.3) are • Long e: ee, ea, earth, father, • Long e: ee, ea, earth, father, integrated into integrated into Text Structure Text Structure Literary Text: Literary Text: • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2,• Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2, Since Hanna Since Hanna • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• RL.2.10) Identify Key e,Events e_e, y, (RL.2.1, ey, ie RL.2.5,give, her, RL.2.10) know, e, e_e, y, ey, ie give, her, know, the mini-lessons the mini-lessons Sequence (3) Sequence (3) Shared Read 4 SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 4 NP End-Rhyme NP W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) Moved Away Moved Away (RF.2.3a, large (RF.2.3a, large during Turn and during Turn and Poem Poem • Distinguish • Distinguish 2 2 • Analyze Characters (RL.2.1, RL.2.3)• Analyze CharactersRF.2.3b, (RL.2.1, RL.2.3) • Accuracy:RF.2.3b, Use • Accuracy: Use Talk, • Use Contractions Talk, • UseVocabulary Contractions Vocabulary 2 2 • Plan Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, Shades of Meaning Shades of Meaning RF.2.3c, • Review: here, ContextRF.2.3c, (RF.2.4c) • Review: here, Context (RF.2.4c) Collaborative (L.2.1f) Collaborative (L.2.1f)Signal words (3) Signal words (3) W.2.10) W.2.10) (L.2.5b) (L.2.5b) The Three Billy Literary Text: The Three Billy Literary Text: • Use Images to Clarify a Text (RL.2.1,• RL.2.7)Use Images toRF.2.3d, Clarify a Text (RL.2.1,look, me, RL.2.7) play, RF.2.3d, look, me, play, Conversations, Conversations, Shades of meaning Shades of meaning Extended Read 1 Extended Read 1 460 460 RF.2.3e, said, see, she, RF.2.3e, said, see, she, and Productive and Productive (8) (8) Goats Gruff Folktale Goats Gruff Folktale • Draft Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10) • Making Connections Across Texts (RL.2.1,• Making ConnectionsRF.2.3f) Across Textstry, (RL.2.1,about, RF.2.3f) try, about, Engagement Engagement Word choice (11, Word choice (11, RL.2.7) RL.2.7) because because activities. activities. 15) 15) • Revise and Edit (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Revise and Edit (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5, Build vocabulary Build vocabulary Word Study Jack and the Bean WordLiterary Study Text: Jack and the Bean Literary Text: (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) 340 340 W.2.10) W.2.10) Presentation of Presentation of (12) (12) Read 2* Tree ReadFolktale 2* Tree Folktale Knowledge and Knowledge and Ideas standards Ideas standards Interact in Interact in Literary Text: Literary Text: (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways My Dragon Wasn't My Dragon Wasn't Shared Read 5 SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 5 NP End-Rhyme NP • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• Read andSL.2.6) Analyze are the Prompt (W.2.1, SL.2.6) are Collaborative (All Collaborative (All Feeling Good Feeling Good Poem Poem • New: many, W.2.4,• New: W.2.10) many, W.2.4, W.2.10)addressed in the addressed in the lessons) lessons) near, off, people, • Prosody: Pitch near, off, people, • Prosody: Pitch Connect Across Connect Across Interpretive (All Interpretive (All • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• RL.2.10) Identify Key •Events Long i:(RL.2.1, RL.2.5,right, school,RL.2.10) • Long i: •right, Reread school, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1,• RereadDiscipline to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1, Discipline lessons) Two Men and a Literary Text: Two Men and a Literary Text: lessons) Shared Read 6 Shared Read 6 510 510 ie, i, y, igh that, two, under, • Expression:ie, i, y, igh W.2.4,that, two, W.2.10) under, • Expression: W.2.4, W.2.10)Projects. Projects. Productive (All Bear Fable Bear Fable Productive (All • Identify Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• IdentifyRL.2.10) Story(RF.2.3a, Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,very RL.2.10) Anticipation/Mood(RF.2.3a, very Anticipation/Mood lessons) lessons) • Irregular Past • Distinguish • Irregular Past • Distinguish RF.2.3b, RF.2.3b, • Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, 3 3 Tense Verbs Shades of MeaningTense Verbs Shades of Meaning The Troll Returns: The Troll Returns: • Determine the Central Message (RL.2.1,• Determine RL.2.2) theRF.2.3c, Central Message• (RL.2.1, Review: RL.2.2) after, • Prosody:RF.2.3c, W.2.10)• Review: after, • Prosody: W.2.10) A Sequel to "The Literary Text: A Sequel to "The Literary Text: (L.2.1d) (L.2.5b) (L.2.1d) (L.2.5b) Extended Read 2 Extended Read 2 450 450 RF.2.3d, before, call, do, Inflection/RF.2.3d, before, call, do, Inflection/ Three Billy Goats Folktale Three Billy Goats Folktale • Compare and Contrast Two Variant Folktales• Compare andRF.2.3e, Contrast Two Variantearth, Folktales father, Intonation–RF.2.3e, •earth, Draft father, Your EssayIntonation– (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Draft Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, Gruff" Gruff" (RL.2.1, RL.2.9) (RL.2.1, RL.2.9)RF.2.3f) give, her, know, VolumeRF.2.3f) W.2.10)give, her, know, Volume W.2.10) large (RF.2.4b) large (RF.2.4b) Why Sun and Why Sun and Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: (RF.2.3f) •(RF.2.3f) Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Moon Live in the Moon540 Live in the 540 Read 3* PourquoiRead 3* Tale Pourquoi Tale W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) Sky Sky

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Unit 3: Plants and Animals in TheirUnit 3:Habitats Plants and Animals in Their Habitats

News About Informational News About Informational Shared Read 1 Shared Read 1 680 680 Scorpions Text: Science Scorpions Text: Science • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determine Main Idea • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3, (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) • New: again, W.2.4,• New: W.2.10) again, W.2.4, W.2.10) Literary Text: Literary Text: below, carry, below, carry, Shared Read 2 All the Penguins SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 AllNP the Penguins End-Rhyme • UseNP Text and Graphic Features to Locate• Use Text and Graphic Features does,to Locate eight, find, •does, Reread eight, to Find find, Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3, Poem Poem Information (RI.2.5, RI.2.7) Information (RI.2.5, RI.2.7) good, house, W.2.4,good, house,W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) • Long u: ew, ue, • Long u: ew, ue, laugh, mother laugh, mother u, u_e (RF.2.3a, u, u_e (RF.2.3a, • Use Commas in • Distinguish • Use Commas in • Distinguish The Coldest Place Informational The Coldest Place Informational • Use Text Evidence to Draw Inferences• Use(RI.2.1) Text Evidence to Draw Inferences (RI.2.1) • Rate: Pausing • Plan Your Journal• Rate:Entry Pausing(W.2.3, W.2.4,• Plan Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, 1 Short Read 1 1 Short Read 1 630 630 RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, Greetings and Shades of MeaningGreetings and Shades of Meaning on Earth Text: Science on Earth Text: Science • Review: many, (RF.2.4b) W.2.8,• Review: W.2.10) many, (RF.2.4b) W.2.8, W.2.10)Speaking and Speaking and RF.2.3d, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3d, RF.2.3e, Closings (L.2.2b) (L.2.5b) Closings (L.2.2b) (L.2.5b) • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, •RL.2.10) Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,near, off, RL.2.10) people, near, off, people, Listening Listening RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) Standards are Standards are right, school, •right, Draft school, Your Fictional Journal Entry (W.2.3,• Draft Your Fictional Journal Entry (W.2.3, Grammar and Grammar and Postcards from Literary Text: Postcards from Literary Text: addressed addressed Short Read 2 Short Read 2 470 • Analyze470 Story Structure (RL.2.1, RL.2.5)• Analyze Story Structure (RL.2.1,that, RL.2.5) two, under, W.2.4,that, two, W.2.8, under, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) Syntax Syntax Alex Animal Fantasy Alex Animal Fantasy throughout the throughout the very very • Subject-verb • Subject-verb unit. unit. • Compare and Contrast an Informational• Compare Text and and a Contrast an Informational(RF.2.3f) Text and a •(RF.2.3f) Revise and Edit Your Journal Entry (W.2.3,• Revise and Edit Your Journal Entry (W.2.3, agreement (1) agreement (1) Word Study The Deserts of WordInformational Study The Deserts of Informational Literary Text (RI.2.9) Literary Text (RI.2.9) W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.8, W.2.10) • Verbs (13) • Verbs (13) 470 470 Comprehension Comprehension Read 1* Utah Text:Read Science 1* Utah Text: Science • Prepositional • Prepositional and and phrases (2, 15) phrases (2, 15) Collaboration Collaboration • Adjectives (3, 9) • Adjectives (3, 9) Informational Informational Standards Standards Shared Read 3 A City Park Habitat Shared Read 3 A 590City Park Habitat 590 • Singular-plural • Singular-plural Text: Science Text: Science • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read and(SL.2.1, Analyze SL.2.2, the Prompt (W.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • New: move, • New: move, nouns (4) nouns (4) W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)SL.2.3) are SL.2.3) are never, once, never, once, • Proper nouns (5, • Proper nouns (5, • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas integrated into integrated into round, small, round, small, 8) 8) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2,• ,Reread the to mini-lessonsFind Text Evidence (W.2.2, , the mini-lessons A New Home for Literary Text: A New Home for Literary Text: their, too, walk, their, too, walk, Shared Read 4 Shared Read 4 400 2-LS2-1 400 2-LS2-1 • r-Controlled • r-Controlled W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,during W.2.10) Turn and during Turn and Margie Animal Fantasy Margie Animal Fantasy where, year where, year 3 3 2.2 • Use Text Features to Locate 2.2Information• Use (RI.2.1, Text Features Vowel to ar Locate Information (RI.2.1, • Accuracy:Vowel ar • Accuracy: Talk, • Capitalize Talk, • Capitalize • Use Context Clues Vocabulary • Use Context Clues Vocabulary 2 2 2-LS4-1 RI.2.5, RI.2.7)2-LS4-1 RI.2.5, RI.2.7)(RF.2.3b, Rereading(RF.2.3b, • Plan Your Essay Rereading(W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan YourCollaborative Essay (W.2.2, GeographicW.2.4, W.2.8, Names Collaborative Geographic Names • Review: again, • Review: again, (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) • Multiple-meaning(L.2.4a, L.2.4e) • Multiple-meaning RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, (RF.2.4b)RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.10) (RF.2.4b) W.2.10)Conversations, (L.2.2a) Conversations, (L.2.2a) below, carry, below, carry, words (14) words (14) Habitats Around Informational Habitats Around Informational • Use Text Evidence to Draw Inferences• Use(RI.2.1) Text EvidenceRF.2.3e, to RF.2.3f)Draw Inferences (RI.2.1) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) and Productive and Productive Extended Read 1 Extended Read 1 560 560 does, eight, find, does, eight, find, the World Text: Science the World Text: Science • Draft Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft YourEngagement Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10) Engagement good, house, good, house, Interact in Interact in • Make Connections Across Texts (RI.2.1,• Make RI.2.9) Connections Across Texts (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) activities. activities. laugh, mother laugh, mother Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways • Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Presentation of Presentation of Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) lessons) lessons) An Ocean Visit 450An Ocean Visit 450 Knowledge and Knowledge and Read 2* ReadRealistic 2* Realistic • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All Ideas standards Ideas standards lessons) lessons) (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, • Productive (All • Productive (All Literary Text: Literary Text: • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• Read andSL.2.6) Analyze are the Prompt (W.2.1, SL.2.6) are Shared Read 5 Burt the Sea Turtle Shared Read 5 Burt510 the Sea Turtle 510 lessons) lessons) Animal Fantasy Animal Fantasy • New: all, away, W.2.4,• New: W.2.10) all, away, W.2.4, W.2.10)addressed in the addressed in the better, by, • Prosody: better, by, • Prosody: Connect Across Connect Across • Identify Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• IdentifyRL.2.10) Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) change, done, Intonation •change, Reread done,to Find TextIntonation Evidence (W.2.1,• RereadDiscipline to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1, Discipline The Monarchs' Informational The Monarchs' Informational even, found, W.2.4,even, found, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,Projects. W.2.10) Projects. Shared Read 6 Shared Read 6 500 • Identify500 Key Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Identify Key• Story r-Controlled Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, • r-Controlled Journey Text: Science Journey Text: Science learn, only • Prosody: learn, only • Prosody: RL.2.10) RL.2.10) Vowels er, ir, ur Vowels er, ir, ur • Distinguish • Distinguish Speed/Pacing– • Plan Your Essay Speed/Pacing–(W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, •W.2.4, Compound W.2.8, • Compound 3 3 (RF.2.3b, (RF.2.3b, Shades of Meaning Shades of Meaning • Review: move, Varied W.2.10)• Review: move, Varied W.2.10) Sentences (L.2.1f) Sentences (L.2.1f) • Analyze Story Structure (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Analyze RL.2.7) StoryRF.2.3c, Structure RF.2.3d, (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.7) RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, (L.2.5b) (L.2.5b) Literary Text: Literary Text: never, once, never, once, Extended Read 2 Lost in the Desert Extended Read 2 Lost450 in the Desert 450 RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) Animal Fantasy Animal Fantasy round, small, • Inflection and •round, Draft Yoursmall, Opinion • Inflection Essay (W.2.1, and W.2.4,• Draft Your Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, • Compare and Contrast Key Concepts •in Compare Two Texts and Contrast Key Concepts in Two Texts their, too, walk, Intonation–Stress W.2.8,their, too, W.2.10) walk, Intonation–Stress W.2.8, W.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) where, year (RF.2.4b) where, year (RF.2.4b) Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: Kurt's Big Trip 290Kurt's Big Trip 290 (RF.2.3f) •(RF.2.3f) Revise and Edit Your Opinion Essay (W.2.1,• Revise and Edit Your Opinion Essay (W.2.1, Read 3* ReadRealistic 3* Realistic W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.10)

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Unit 4: Many Characters, ManyUnit Points 4: Many of View Characters, Many Points of View

The Boy Who Literary Text: The Boy Who Literary Text: • Introduce the Week 1 Research Prompt• Introduce the Week 1 Research Prompt Shared Read 1 Shared Read 1 440 440 Cried Wolf Fable Cried Wolf Fable (W.2.7, W.2.8) (W.2.7, W.2.8) • New: long, • New: long, • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, •RL.2.10) Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,now, our, RL.2.10) some, now, our, some, Literary Text: Literary Text: • Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Answer• Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Answer Ferdinand Frog and Ferdinand Frog and them, through, them, through, Shared Read 2 SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 NP End-Rhyme NP Guiding Question (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7,Guiding Question (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7, the Flea the Flea • Analyze Story Structure (RL.2.5) • Analyze Story Structure (RL.2.5)upon, was, upon, was, Poem Poem • r-Controlled • r-Controlled W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10) when, work when, work Vowels or, oar, Vowels or, oar, The Blind Men and Literary Text: The Blind Men and Literary Text: • Identify Points of View (RL.2.6) • Identify Points of View (RL.2.6) • Rate: Pacing • Rate: Pacing • Use Dictionaries • Use Context Clues• Use Dictionaries • Use Context Clues 1 Short Read 1 1 Short Read 1 660 660 ore (RF.2.3b, ore (RF.2.3b, • Conduct Research (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7,• Conduct Research (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7, the Elephant Folktale the Elephant Folktale • Review: all, (RF.2.4b) • Review: all, (RF.2.4b) (L.2.2e) (L.2.4a) (L.2.2e)Conventions of (L.2.4a) Conventions of RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10) • Analyze Characters (RL.2.3) • Analyze Characters (RL.2.3) away, better, by, away, better, by, English English How the Beetle How the Beetle RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) Speaking and Speaking and Literary Text: Literary Text: change, done, change, done, • Contractions (9) • Contractions (9) Short Read 2 Got Its Gorgeous Short Read 2 Got580 Its Gorgeous 580 • Plan Your Writing (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7,• Plan YourListening Writing (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.7, Listening Pourquoi Tale Pourquoi Tale • Compare and Contrast Two Folktales •(RL.2.1, Compare and Contrast Two Folktaleseven, found, (RL.2.1, even, found, Standards are Standards are Coat Coat W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10) RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.5, RL.2.9) RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.5, RL.2.9)learn, only learn, only addressed addressed Grammar and Grammar and (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) throughout the throughout the Word Study How Deer Got Its LiteraryWord Study Text: How Deer Got Its Literary Text: • Revise and Edit Your Writing (W.2.2, •W.2.4, Revise and Edit Your Writing (W.2.2, W.2.4, Syntax Syntax 570 570 unit. unit. Read 1* Horn PourquoiRead 1* Tale Horn Pourquoi Tale W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) • Pronouns (1) • Pronouns (1) • Prepositional • Prepositional Comprehension Comprehension phrases (2) phrases (2) Literary Text: Literary Text: and and Shared Read 3 A Good Switch! Shared Read 3 420A Good Switch! 420 • Adjectives (3, 4, • Adjectives (3, 4, Fable Fable • Introduce the Week 2 Research Prompt• IntroduceCollaboration the Week 2 Research Prompt Collaboration 13) 13) (W.2.7, W.2.8) (W.2.7, StandardsW.2.8) Standards • New: always, • New: always, • Adverbs (4, 14) • Adverbs (4, 14) (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1,any, blue,RL.2.5, buy, any, blue, buy, • Conjunctions (8) • Conjunctions (8) • Pre-Search: Use Online Sources to Answer• Pre-Search: SL.2.3) Use are Online Sources to Answer SL.2.3) are RL.2.10) RL.2.10) city, draw, four, city, draw, four, • Produce Complete • Produce Complete Literary Text: Literary Text: Guiding Question (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.7,Guiding integrated Question into(W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.7, integrated into Shared Read 4 Ira and Jeb Shared Read 4 680Ira and Jeb 680 • r-Controlled great, how, live • r-Controlled great, how, live Simple and SimpleText andStructure Text Structure Fable Fable W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10)the mini-lessons the• Identify mini-lessons Real-Life • Identify Real-Life • Analyze Story Structure (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Analyze RL.2.7) StoryVowels Structure ear, eer,(RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.7)• Accuracy:Vowels ear, eer, • Accuracy: Compound Compound• Problem and • Problem and during Turn and duringConnections Turn and Connections 2 2 ere (RF.2.3b, • Review: long, Self-Correctere (RF.2.3b, • Review: long, Self-Correct Sentences (L.2.1f) Sentencessolution (L.2.1f) (11) solution (11) 4 4 • Conduct Research (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• ConductTalk, Research (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Talk,Between Words and Between Words and • Analyze Characters (RL.2.1, RL.2.3) • Analyze CharactersRF.2.3c, (RL.2.1, RF.2.3d, RL.2.3) now, our, some, (RF.2.4c)RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, now, our, some, (RF.2.4c) Collaborative CollaborativeTheir Uses (L.2.5a) Their Uses (L.2.5a) Literary Text: Literary Text: RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) them, through, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) them, through, • Capitalize Titles • CapitalizeVocabulary Titles Vocabulary Extended Read 1 Stone Soup Extended Read 1 440Stone Soup 440 • Plan Your Writing (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.7,• Plan YourConversations, Writing (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.7, Conversations, Folktale Folktale • Make Connections Across Texts (RL.2.1,• Make RL.2.2, Connections Across Textsupon, (RL.2.1, was, RL.2.2, upon, was, (L.2.2g) (L.2.2g)• Time words (5) • Time words (5) W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.8, W.2.10)and Productive and Productive RL.2.9) RL.2.9) when, work when, work • Word choice (6, 7) • Word choice (6, 7) Engagement Engagement (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) • Academic • Academic • Revise and Edit Your Writing (W.2.3, •W.2.4, Revise activities. and Edit Your Writing (W.2.3, W.2.4, activities. language (11) language (11) Word Study City Mouse and LiteraryWord Study Text: City Mouse and Literary Text: W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) 340 340 • Compound words • Compound words Read 2* Country Mouse ReadFable 2* Country Mouse Fable Presentation of Presentation of (15) (15) Knowledge and Knowledge and Ideas standards Ideas standards Interact in Interact in (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Why Owls Are Literary Text: Why Owls Are Literary Text: • Introduce the Week 3 Research Prompt• Introduce the Week 3 Research Prompt Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways Shared Read 5 Shared Read 5 710 710 SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are Wise Pourquoi Tale Wise Pourquoi Tale (W.2.7, W.2.8) (W.2.7, W.2.8) • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All • New: another, • New: another, addressed in the addressed in the boy, could, boy, could, lessons) lessons) • Prosody/Phrasing • Pre-Search: Use Digital• Prosody/Phrasing Sources to Answer• Pre-Search: Connect Use Across Digital Sources to Answer Connect Across every, far, from, every, far, from, • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All • Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, Guiding Question (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8,Guiding Discipline Question (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8, Discipline Literary Text: Literary Text: hurt, over, out, hurt, over, out, lessons) lessons) Shared Read 6 Wind and Sun Shared Read 6 550Wind and Sun RL.2.10)550 RL.2.10) • r-Controlled • Inflection• r-Controlled and W.2.10) • Inflection and W.2.10)Projects. Projects. Fable Fable these these • Productive (All • Productive (All Vowels air, are, Intonation:Vowels air, Pitch are, Intonation: Pitch • Use Comparative • Use Comparative • Use Context Clues lessons) • Use Context Clues lessons) 3 3 • Identify Points of View (RI.2.1, RI.2.3)• Identify Pointsear, of ere View (RF.2.3b, (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) ear, ere (RF.2.3b, • Conduct Research (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.7,• Conduct Research (W.2.1,Adjectives W.2.4, W.2.7, and Adjectives and • Review: • Review: (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) (L.2.4a, L.2.4e) RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, • Expression:RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.8, W.2.10) • Expression: W.2.8, W.2.10) Adverbs (L.2.1e) Adverbs (L.2.1e) Literary Text: Literary Text: always, any, always, any, • Compare and Contrast Key Concept in• CompareTwo Texts and RF.2.3e, Contrast RF.2.3f) Key Concept in Two TextsDramatic RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) Dramatic Extended Read 2 The Stone Garden ExtendedFractured Read 2 The520 Stone Garden Fractured 520 blue, buy, city, blue, buy, city, (RL.2.1, RL.2.9) (RL.2.1, RL.2.9) Expression • Plan Your WritingExpression (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.7,• Plan Your Writing (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.7, Folktale Folktale draw, four, great, draw, four, great, (RF.2.4b) W.2.8W.2.10) (RF.2.4b) W.2.8W.2.10) how, live how, live (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Word Study Goldilocks and the LiteraryWord Study Text: Goldilocks and the Literary Text: • Revise and Edit Your Writing (W.2.1, •W.2.4, Revise and Edit Your Writing (W.2.1, W.2.4, 220 220 Read 3* Three Bears FairyRead Tale3* Three Bears Fairy Tale W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10)

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Unit 5: Solving Problems ThroughUnit Technology 5: Solving Problems Through Technology

Anna Connelly: Informational Anna Connelly: Informational Shared Read 1 Shared Read 1 700 700 Inventor Text: Biography Inventor Text: Biography • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determine• New: Main answer, Idea •• Read New: and answer, Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3, Literary Text: Literary Text: (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) brown, country, W.2.4,brown, W.2.10) country, W.2.4, W.2.10) • Compound Words • Compound Words Shared Read 2 Crazy Boys SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 NPCrazy Boys End-Rhyme NP start , then, start , then, (L.2.4d) (L.2.4d) Poem Poem • Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.6, RI.2.8)• Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.6,there, RI.2.8) wash, •there, Reread wash, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3, • Vowel-C-e and • Vowel-C-e and went, who, your W.2.4,went, who,W.2.10) your W.2.4, W.2.10) • Prefixes (L.2.4b) • Predict the • PrefixesConventions (L.2.4b) of • Predict the Conventions of Consonant-le Consonant-le A Woman With Informational A Woman With Informational • Use Text Features to Locate Information• Use (RI.2.1, Text Features to Locate Information (RI.2.1, • Rate: Pausing • Rate: Pausing Speaking and SpeakingMeaning ofand English Meaning of English 1 Short Read 1 1 Short Read 1 770 770 Syllables Syllables Vision Text: Biography Vision Text: BiographyRI.2.5) RI.2.5) • Review: (RF.2.4b) •• Plan Review: Your Narrative(RF.2.4b) (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Plan YourListening Narrative (W.2.3,• Use W.2.4, Adjectives W.2.10) ListeningCompound Words• Use• Serial Adjectives commas (4)Compound Words • Serial commas (4) (RF.2.3c, (RF.2.3c, another, boy, another, boy, Standards are (L.2.1e) Standards(L.2.4d) are (L.2.1e) (L.2.4d) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) • Use Text Evidence to Draw Inferences• Use(RI.2.1) Text Evidence to Draw Inferencescould, every, (RI.2.1) far, •could, Draft Yourevery, Narrative far, (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft Youraddressed Narrative (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) addressed Informational Informational Short Read 2 A Lucky Accident Short Read 2 A820 Lucky Accident 820 from, hurt, over, from, hurt, over, throughout the • Combine throughout the • CombineGrammar and Grammar and Text: Biography Text: Biography • Compare and Contrast Key Points in Two• Compare and Contrast Key Pointsout, inthese Two •out, Revise these and Edit (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Reviseunit. and Edit (W.2.3, SentencesW.2.4, W.2.5, (L.2.1f) unit. SentencesSyntax (L.2.1f) Syntax Biographies about Inventors (RI.2.1, RI.2.3,Biographies RI.2.9) about Inventors (RI.2.1,(RF.2.3f) RI.2.3, RI.2.9) W.2.10)(RF.2.3f) W.2.10) • Possessive • Possessive Informational Informational Comprehension Comprehension adjectives and adjectives and Word Study Word Study Kid Inventors Text: Social 620Kid Inventors Text: Social 620 and and pronouns (1) pronouns (1) Read 1* Read 1* Studies Studies Collaboration Collaboration • Adjectives (2, 10, • Adjectives (2, 10, Standards Standards 14) 14) Informational Informational A Colorful A Colorful (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • Past tense verbs • Past tense verbs Shared Read 3 SharedText: ReadSocial 3 650 Text: Social 650 • New: above, •• Read New: and above, Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2, Invention Invention SL.2.3) are SL.2.3) are (5) (5) Studies Studies • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determinebegan, Main different, Ideas W.2.4,began, W.2.10) different, W.2.4, W.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) enough, few, enough, few, integrated into integrated into • Irregular past • Irregular past • Root Words • Root Words grow, they, were, •grow, Reread they, to Findwere, Text Evidence (W.2.2,• Rereadthe to mini-lessonsFind Text Evidence (W.2.2, the mini-lessons tense verbs (9) tense verbs (9) Literary Text: Literary Text: (L.2.4c) (L.2.4c) Shared Read 4 Eletelephony Shared Read 4 NPEletelephony • ExplainNP How Images Contribute to a Text• Explain (RI.2.1, How • VowelImages Teams Contribute which, to a Text why (RI.2.1, • Vowel Teams W.2.4,which, W.2.8, why W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,during W.2.10) Turn and during Turn and 5 5 Nonsense Poem K-2-ETS1-1Nonsense2.5 PoemRI.2.7) K-2-ETS1-1 2.5 RI.2.7) /oi/: oi, oy /oi/: oi, oy Talk, Talk,• Determine • Determine • Accuracy: Use • Accuracy: Use • Use Contractions • Use Contractions 2 2 (RF.2.3b, • Review: (RF.2.3b, •• Organize Review: Ideas (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, • OrganizeCollaborative Ideas (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, CollaborativeMultiple-Meaning Vocabulary Multiple-Meaning Vocabulary Context (RF.2.4c) Context (RF.2.4c) (L.2.2c) (L.2.2c) Informational Informational • Use Text Evidence to Draw Conclusions• Use (RI.2.1, Text Evidence RF.2.3c, to RF.2.3d, Draw Conclusions answer, brown, (RI.2.1, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.10)answer, brown, W.2.10)Conversations, Conversations,Words (L.2.4a) • Word choice (6) Words (L.2.4a) • Word choice (6) Extended Read 1 Famous Inventors ExtendedText: Social Read 1 Famous650 Inventors Text: Social RI.2.6)650 RI.2.6) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) country, start , RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) country, start , and Productive and Productive • Multiple-meaning • Multiple-meaning • Use Commas • Use Commas Studies Studies then, there, •then, Draft there, Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft YourEngagement Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10) Engagement words (8) words (8) (L.2.2b) (L.2.2b) • Compare and Contrast Key Points in Two• Compare Texts and Contrast Key Pointswash, in went,Two Texts wash, went, activities. activities. • Domain-specific • Domain-specific Word Study WordInformational Study Informational (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) who, your •who, Revise your and Edit Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, vocabulary (13) vocabulary (13) The Curious Boy The580 Curious Boy 580 Read 2* Text:Read Biography 2* Text: Biography (RF.2.3f) W.2.5,(RF.2.3f) W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.8,Presentation W.2.10) of Presentation of Knowledge and Knowledge and Ideas standards Ideas standards Interact in Interact in A Robot That Informational A Robot That Informational • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• W. Read and(SL.2.4, Analyze SL.2.5, the Prompt (W.2.1, W. (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways Shared Read 5 Shared Read 5 680 680 Cleans Text: Science Cleans Text: Science • New: follow, 2.4,• New: W.2.10) follow, 2.4, W.2.10)SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All girl, head, idea, girl, head, idea, addressed in the addressed in the lessons) lessons) • Prosody: • Prosody: kind, leave, •kind, Reread leave, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1,• RereadConnect to Find AcrossText Evidence (W.2.1, Connect Across • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas Expression Expression Literary Text: Literary Text: might, next, W.2.4,might, W.2.8, next, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,Discipline W.2.10) Discipline lessons) lessons) Shared Read 6 A Smart Pillow Shared Read 6 790A Smart Pillow (RI.2.1,790 RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,• VowelRI.2.10) Teams • Vowel Teams Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction often, paper often, paper Projects. Projects.• Predict the • Productive (All • Predict the • Productive (All /ou/: ou, ow • Phrasing:/ou/: ou, ow • Phrasing: • Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.1,• W.2.4, Irregular W.2.8, Plural Meaning of • Irregularlessons) Plural Meaning of lessons) 3 3 • Analyze Author's Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.5,• Analyze RI.2.6) Author's(RF.2.3b, Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.5, RI.2.6)Subject/Predicate(RF.2.3b, Subject/Predicate • Review: above, W.2.10)• Review: above, W.2.10) Nouns (L.2.1b) Compound WordsNouns (L.2.1b) Compound Words Informational Informational RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, Robots Go to Robots Go to began, different, began, different, (L.2.4d) (L.2.4d) Extended Read 2 ExtendedText: Social Read 2 560 Text: Social • Draw560 Inferences from Two Informational• Draw Texts Inferences RF.2.3e, from RF.2.3f) Two Informational Texts • Speed/Pacing:RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) • Speed/Pacing: School School enough, few, •enough, Draft Your few, Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Draft Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, Studies Studies (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) Short Pause Short Pause grow, they, were, W.2.10)grow, they, were, W.2.10) (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.4b) Informational Informational which, why which, why Word Study Word Study Robots Text: Social 430 Robots Text: Social 430 (RF.2.3f) •(RF.2.3f) Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Read 3* Read 3* Studies Studies W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10)

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Unit 6: Tales to Live By Unit 6: Tales to Live By

Literary Text: Literary Text: Shared Read 1 The Best Idea Shared Read 1 500The Best Idea 500 Fable Fable • New: point, • New:Read andpoint, Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2, • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• RL.2.10)Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) river, second, river,W.2.4, second, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) song, think, song, think, • Past-Tense • Past-Tense The Size of Literary Text: The Size of Literary Text: • Describe the Overall Structure of a Story• Describe (RL.2.3, the Overall Structure of a Story (RL.2.3, Shared Read 2 Shared Read 2 790 790 • Vowel Teams three, until, • Vowel Teams three,• Reread until, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2,• Reread to Find Text EvidenceIrregular (W.2.2, Verbs Irregular Verbs Kindness Pourquoi Tale Kindness Pourquoi Tale RL.2.5) RL.2.5) /oo/: oo, ui, ew, watch, white, /oo/: oo, ui, ew, watch,W.2.4, W.2.10)white, W.2.4, W.2.10) (L.2.1d) (L.2.1d) ue, u, ou, oe young ue, u, ou, oe young • Determine the Central Message (RL.2.2)• Determine the Central Message (RL.2.2) Grammar and Grammar and Why the Sky is Far Literary Text: Why the Sky is Far Literary Text: (RF.2.3b, • Rate:(RF.2.3b, Pacing • Plan Your Essay •(W.2.2, Rate: Pacing W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4,• Review W.2.8, • Review 1 Short Read 1 1 Short Read 1 650 650 Speaking and Speaking and Syntax Syntax Away Pourquoi Tale Away Pourquoi Tale RF.2.3c, • Review: (RF.2.4b)RF.2.3c, •W.2.10) Review: (RF.2.4b) W.2.10) Compound Words Compound Words • Identify Point of View (RL.2.6) • Identify Point of View (RL.2.6) Listening Listening • Adjectives (1, 8) • Adjectives (1, 8) RF.2.3d, follow, girl, RF.2.3d, follow, girl, Standards are (L.2.4d) Standards are (L.2.4d)• Irregular past • Irregular past RF.2.3e, head, idea, kind, RF.2.3e, head,• Draft idea, an Essay kind, (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, • Draft an Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, Literary Text: Literary Text: • Use Text Evidence to Draw Inferences• Use (RL.2.1) Text Evidence to Draw Inferences (RL.2.1) addressed addressed tense verbs (2) tense verbs (2) Short Read 2 King Midas Short Read 2 640King Midas 640 RF.2.3f) leave, might, RF.2.3f) leave,W.2.10) might, W.2.10) • Show Possessives • Show Possessives Myth Myth throughout the throughout the • Conjunctions (4) • Conjunctions (4) next, often, next, often, Correctly (L.2.2c) Correctly (L.2.2c) • Compare and Contrast the Central Message• Compare in a and Contrast the Central Message in a unit. unit. • Pronouns (9) • Pronouns (9) paper paper• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Folktale and Myth (RL.2.1, RL.2.2) Folktale and Myth (RL.2.1, RL.2.2) • Prepositional • Prepositional Word Study Mercury and the WordLiterary Study Text: Mercury and the Literary Text: (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f)W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) 380 380 Comprehension Comprehension phrases (14) phrases (14) Read 1* Ax ReadMyth 1* Ax Myth and and Collaboration Collaboration Text Structure Text Structure Standards Standards • Sequence (3) • Sequence (3) Literary Text: Literary Text: • New: add, • New: add, Shared Read 3 Fox Gets Tricked Shared Read 3 Fox500 Gets Tricked 500 (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • Cause and effect • Cause and effect Trickster Tale Trickster Tale between, close, between,• Read and close, Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3, • Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• Identify Key Story Events (RL.2.1,example, RL.2.5, food, example,W.2.4, W.2.10) food, W.2.4, W.2.10)SL.2.3) are SL.2.3) are (7) (7) RL.2.10) RL.2.10) group, hear, group, hear, integrated into integrated into • Vowel Teams • Vowel Teams home, left, home,• Reread left, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Rereadthe to Findmini-lessons Text Evidence (W.2.3, the mini-lessons Vocabulary Vocabulary The Lion and the Literary Text: The Lion and the Literary Text: /oo/: oo, ou /oo/: oo, ou • Complete • Complete Shared Read 4 Shared Read 4 620 • Draw620 Inferences about Characters (RL.2.1,• Draw Inferences about Charactersmountain (RL.2.1, mountainW.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)during Turn and during• Identify Turn Real-Life and • Academic • Identify Real-Life • Academic Man Fable Man Fable (RF.2.3b, • Accuracy:(RF.2.3b, • Accuracy: Sentences (L.2.1f) Sentences (L.2.1f) 6 6 2-LS4-1 RL.2.3) 2-LS4-1 RL.2.3) Talk, Talk,Connections vocabulary (3, 7) Connections vocabulary (3, 7) 2 2 RF.2.3c, RereadingRF.2.3c, Rereading • Review: point, • Review:Plan Your point, Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Plan YourCollaborative Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) CollaborativeBetween Words and • Suffixes (5) Between Words and • Suffixes (5) RF.2.3d, (RF.2.4b)RF.2.3d, (RF.2.4b) • Use Adverbs • Use Adverbs Literary Text: Literary Text: • Acknowledge Differences in the Points• Acknowledge of View of Differences in theriver, Points second, of View of river, second, Conversations, Conversations,Their Uses (L.2.5a) • Idioms (10) Their Uses (L.2.5a) • Idioms (10) Extended Read 1 A Foxy Garden Extended Read 1 A530 Foxy Garden 530 RF.2.3e, RF.2.3e, Correctly (L.2.1e) Correctly (L.2.1e) Trickster Tale Trickster Tale Characters (RL.2.1, RL.2.6) Characters (RL.2.1, RL.2.6) song, think, song,• Draft think, Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft Yourand ProductiveStory (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) and Productive • Compound words • Compound words RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) three, until, three, until, Engagement Engagement (13) (13) Informational Informational • Make Connections Across Texts (RL.2.1,• Make RL.2.2) Connections Across Textswatch, (RL.2.1, white, RL.2.2) watch,• Revise white, and Edit Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4,• Revise activities.and Edit Your Story (W.2.3, W.2.4, activities. • Word choice (15) • Word choice (15) Word Study The Many Tales of Word Study The Many Tales of Text: Social 560 Text: Social 560 young youngW.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) Read 2* Red Riding Hood Read 2* Red Riding Hood Studies Studies (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Presentation of Presentation of Knowledge and Knowledge and Interact in Interact in Ideas standards Ideas standards Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways • New: music, • New: music, Literary Text: Literary Text: • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• Read and(SL.2.4, Analyze SL.2.5, the Prompt (W.2.1, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All Shared Read 5 A Gift for Mom Shared Read 5 A420 Gift for Mom 420 night, old, night, old, Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are lessons) lessons) picture, • Prosody: picture, • Prosody: addressed in the addressed in the • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All sentence, spell, Inflection (RF.2.4b) sentence, spell, Inflection (RF.2.4b) • Vowel Teams • Vowel Teams • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1,• RereadConnect to Find TextAcross Evidence (W.2.1, Connect Across lessons) lessons) Literary Text: Literary Text: • Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• RL.2.10)Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,thought, RL.2.10) thought, /ô/: al, aw, /ô/: al, aw, W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,Discipline W.2.10) Discipline • Productive (All • Productive (All Shared Read 6 Try, Try Again SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 6 Try,NP Try Again End-Rhyme NP together, while, • Expression: together, while, • Expression: au, (w)a au, (w)a Projects. Projects.• Clarify the lessons) • Clarify the lessons) Poem Poem • Determine the Central Message in Two• Determine Stories the Central Message worldin Two Stories Anticipation/Mood world Anticipation/Mood (RF.2.3b, (RF.2.3b, • Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Use Words W.2.8, with Meaning of • Use Words with Meaning of 3 3 (RL.2.1, RL.2.2) (RL.2.1, RL.2.2) (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.4b) RF.2.3c, RF.2.3c, W.2.10) W.2.10) Prefixes (L.2.4b) Unfamiliar WordsPrefixes (L.2.4b) Unfamiliar Words • Review: add, • Review: add, Literary Text: Literary Text: RF.2.3d, RF.2.3d, (L.2.4, L.2.4e) (L.2.4, L.2.4e) Extended Read 2 On One Wheel Extended Read 2 460On One Wheel • Compare460 and Contrast Points of View• Comparein Two and Contrast Points ofbetween, View in Twoclose, • Phrasing: between, close, • Phrasing: Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction RF.2.3e, RF.2.3e, • Draft Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Draft Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, Stories (RL.2.1, RL.2.6) Stories (RL.2.1, RL.2.6) example, food, High-Frequency example, food, High-Frequency RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) W.2.10) W.2.10) group, hear, Words group, hear, Words home, left, (RF.2.4c) home, left, (RF.2.4c) • Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: mountain mountain No Small Trick No310 Small Trick 310 W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) Read 3* RealisticRead 3* Fiction Realistic Fiction (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f)

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Unit 7: Investigating the Past Unit 7: Investigating the Past

Next Next Reading FoundationalReading FoundationalFoundational Foundational Language Language Generation CA-HSS Generation CA-HSS Speaking and Speaking and Unit Week Student Reads SelectionUnit Week Title StudentGenre Reads LexileSelection Title Genre Lexile Writing Writing Science Standards Science Standards High- High- Listening Listening English Language English Language Conventions of Vocabulary Conventions of Vocabulary Standards Literary Standardsand Informational StandardsLiterary Focus and InformationalPhonics StandardsFrequency Focus FluencyPhonics Frequency Fluency Development Development English Acquisition English Acquisition Words Words (ESL) (ESL) Informational Informational A Look Back at A Look Back at Shared Read 1 SharedText: Read Social 1 770 Text: Social 770 Bell Bell Studies Studies • New: air, • New: air, • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2,• Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.2, along, begin, along, begin, Literary Text: Literary Text: W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) Shared Read 2 Buffalo Dusk Shared Read 2 NPBuffalo Dusk • IdentifyNP Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, •RL.2.10) Identify Key Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,children, RL.2.10) children, Narrative Poem Narrative Poem important, letter, important, letter, • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2,• Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.2, • Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.7)• Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.7)open, own, open, own, • Past-Tense • Past-Tense W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10) • Compare Formal • Compare Formal sound, talk sound, talk Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs Informational Informational • Compound • Compound and Informal and Informal Short Read 1 The Oregon Trail Short Read 1 The570 Oregon Trail • Identify570 Cause and Effect Relationships• Identify in a Text Cause and Effect Relationships in a Text (L.2.1d) (L.2.1d) Text: Diary Text: Diary Words (RF.2.3b, • Rate:Words Pausing (RF.2.3b, • Plan Your Essay •(W.2.2, Rate: Pausing W.2.4, W.2.8,• Plan Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, Language (L.2.3a) Language (L.2.3a) 1 1 (RL.2.5) (RL.2.5) • Review: music, • Review: music, Grammar and Grammar and RF.2.3c, RF.2.3e, (RF.2.4b)RF.2.3c, RF.2.3e, W.2.10) (RF.2.4b) W.2.10) night, old, night, old, Speaking and • Complete Simple Speaking and • CompleteSyntax Simple Syntax Helen Keller: Helen Keller: RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) • Use Shades of • Use Shades of Informational Informational • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determinepicture, Main Idea picture, Listening and Compound Listening and• Compound Proper nouns (1, • Proper nouns (1, Short Read 2 Words through Short Read 2 780Words through 780 • Draft Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8,• Draft Your Essay (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.8, Meaning (L.2.5b) Meaning (L.2.5b) Text: Journal Text: Journal (RI.2.2) (RI.2.2) sentence, spell, sentence, spell, Standards are Sentences (L.2.1f) Standards are Sentences14) (L.2.1f) 14) Touch Touch W.2.10) W.2.10) thought, thought, addressed addressed • Prepositional • Prepositional • Compare and Contrast Two First Person• Compare Accounts and Contrast Two Firsttogether, Person while,Accounts together, while, throughout the throughout the phrases (3) phrases (3) • Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise and Edit Your Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, (RI.2.9) (RI.2.9) world world unit. unit. • Verbs (5) • Verbs (5) Word Study WordInformational Study Informational W.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.5, W.2.10) Dear Diary 520Dear Diary 520 (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) • Irregular past • Irregular past Read 1* Text:Read Diary1* Text: Diary Comprehension Comprehension tense verbs (11) tense verbs (11) and and • Adjectives (13) • Adjectives (13) Collaboration Collaboration Informational Informational Standards Standards Text Structure Text Structure (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • Cause and effect • Cause and effect Shared Read 3 A Gift to America SharedText: Read Social 3 A690 Gift to America Text: Social 690 • New: almost, • New: almost, • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.3,• Read andSL.2.3) Analyze are the Prompt (W.2.3, SL.2.3) are (2) (2) Studies Studies animal, around, animal, around, 2.1 2.1 W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)integrated into integrated into • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determinebody, Main color, Ideas eye, body, color, eye, Literary Text: Literary Text: the mini-lessons the mini-lessons Vocabulary Vocabulary In the British In the British (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) form, high, light, form, high, light, Shared Read 4 SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 4 NP 2-ESS1-1 End-Rhyme2.2 NP 2-ESS1-1 2.2 • Inflectional • Inflectional • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.3,• Rereadduring to Find Turn Text and Evidence (W.2.3, during Turn and • Academic • Academic Museum Museum story story 7 7 Poem Poem Endings with Endings with W.2.4, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.10)Talk, • Produce Complete Talk, • Producelanguage Complete (2) language (2) • Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.1, •RI.2.7) Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.1, RI.2.7) • Accuracy: • Accuracy: • Compare Formal • Compare Formal 2-LS4-1 2.3 2-LS4-1 2.3 Spelling Changes Spelling Changes Collaborative Simple and Collaborative Simple• Domain-specific and • Domain-specific 2 2 Informational Informational • Review: air, Self-Monitoring • Review: air, Self-Monitoring and Informal and Informal (RF.2.3b, (RF.2.3b, • Organize Ideas (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• OrganizeConversations, Ideas (W.2.3, W.2.4,Compound W.2.10) Conversations, Compoundvocabulary (9) vocabulary (9) Extended Read 1 Primary Sources ExtendedText: SocialRead 1 Primary640 Sources Text: Social • Describe640 the Connection Between Concepts• Describe in a the Connection Betweenalong, Concepts begin, in a (RF.2.4b) along, begin, (RF.2.4b) Language (L.2.3a) Language (L.2.3a) 2.5 2.5 RF.2.3c, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3e, and Productive Sentences (L.2.1f) and Productive Sentences• Compound (L.2.1f) words • Compound words Studies Studies Text (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) Text (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) children, children, RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) • Draft a Diary Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft aEngagement Diary Entry (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) Engagement (4, 10) (4, 10) important, letter, important, letter, activities. activities. • Multiple-meaning • Multiple-meaning • Making Connections Across Texts (RI.2.1,• Making RI.2.9) Connections Across Textsopen, (RI.2.1, own, RI.2.9) open, own, • Revise and Edit (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Revise and Edit (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.5, words (8) words (8) Word Study Grandpa's Treasure WordLiterary Study Text: Grandpa's Treasure Literary Text: sound, talk sound, talk 470 470 W.2.10) W.2.10)Presentation of Presentation of Read 2* Chest RealisticRead 2* Fiction Chest Realistic Fiction (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Knowledge and Knowledge and Interact in Interact in Ideas standards Ideas standards Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are lessons) lessons) Newton and Informational Newton and Informational • New: across, • New: across, Shared Read 5 Shared Read 5 840 840 • Read and Analyze the Prompt (W.2.1,• Read andaddressed Analyze in the the Prompt (W.2.1, addressed in the • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All Gravity Text: Biography Gravity Text: Biography become, become, W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8,Connect W.2.10) Across Connect Across lessons) lessons) complete, complete, • Prosody: Pitch • Prosody: Pitch Discipline Discipline • Productive (All • Productive (All during, during, Narrative Narrative • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas (RF.2.4b) • Reread to Find Text(RF.2.4b) Evidence (W.2.1,• RereadProjects. to Find Text Evidence (W.2.1, Projects. lessons) lessons) An Exciting Day in An Exciting Day in happened, happened, Shared Read 6 SharedNonfiction: Read 6 640 Nonfiction: (RI.2.1,640 RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.8, W.2.10) San Francisco San Francisco hundred, hundred, • Use Proper Nouns • Use Proper Nouns Diary Diary • Related Root • Speed/Pacing:• Related Root • Speed/Pacing: problem, toward, problem, toward, (L.2.2a) • Distinguish (L.2.2a) • Distinguish • Identify Cause and Effect Relationships• Identify (RI.2.1, Cause Words and Effect(RF.2.3b, Relationships (RI.2.1, SlowWords (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.3b, • Organize Ideas (W.2.1,Slow (RF.2.4b) W.2.4, W.2.8, • Organize Ideas (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.8, 3 3 study, wind study, wind Shades of Meaning Shades of Meaning RI.2.3) RI.2.3) RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.10) W.2.10) Narrative Narrative • Use Contractions (L.2.5b) • Use Contractions (L.2.5b) A Dinosaur Named A Dinosaur Named RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) • Phrasing:RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) • Phrasing: Extended Read 2 ExtendedNonfiction: Read 2 600 Nonfiction: 600 • Review: • Review: (L.2.2c) (L.2.2c) SUE SUE • Compare and Contrast Key Concepts •in Compare Two Texts and Contrast Key Concepts in Two TextsCompound • Draft an OpinionCompound Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Draft an Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, Journal Journal almost, animal, almost, animal, (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) Sentences W.2.8, W.2.10) Sentences W.2.8, W.2.10) around, body, around, body, ( RF.2.4c) ( RF.2.4c) Informational Informational color, eye, form, color, eye, form, Word Study Word Study • Revise and Edit (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Revise and Edit (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.5, A New Discovery Text: Social A560 New Discovery Text: Social 560 high, light, story high, light, story Read 3* Read 3* W.2.10) W.2.10) Studies Studies (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f)

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Unit 8: Wind and Water ChangeUnit Earth 8: Wind and Water Change Earth

Informational Informational Shared Read 1 Volcano! Shared Read 1 860Volcano! 860 • New: against, • New: against, Text: Science Text: Science certain, door, certain, door, • Introduce the Unit 8 Research Project• Introduce the Unit 8 Research Project early, field, early, field, (W.2.7, W.2.8) (W.2.7, W.2.8) Literary Text: Literary Text: • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determineheard, Main knew, Idea heard, knew, • Compound Words • Compound Words Shared Read 2 I Am Wind SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 NPI Am Wind End-Rhyme (RI.2.1,NP RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) listen, morning, listen, morning, • Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Identify• Pre-Search: Use Print Sources(L.2.4d) to Identify (L.2.4d) Poem Poem several several Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) • Analyze Cause and Effect (RI.2.3) • Analyze Cause and Effect (RI.2.3) • Irregular Plural • Irregular Plural • Compare Formal • Distinguish • Compare Formal • Distinguish Informational Informational • Review: • Rate: Pacing • Review: • Rate: Pacing 1 Short Read 1 Tornado!1 Short Read 1 780Tornado! 780 Nouns (RF.2.3e, Nouns (RF.2.3e, • Pre-Search: Use Online Sources to Choose• Pre-Search: Use Online Sourcesand Informal to Choose Shades of Meaningand Informal Shades of Meaning Text: Science Text: Science • Analyze How Reasons Support Points• inAnalyze a Text How Reasons Supportacross, Points become,in a Text (RF.2.4b) across, become, (RF.2.4b) RF.2.3f) RF.2.3f) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) ResearchSpeaking Topics (W.2.7, and W.2.8)Language (L.2.3a) Speaking(L.2.5b) and LanguageConventions (L.2.3a) of (L.2.5b) Conventions of (RI.2.8) (RI.2.8) complete, complete, Listening Listening English English during, during, Water's Awesome Water's Awesome • Write Guiding Research Questions (W.2.7,• Write GuidingStandards Research are •Questions Use Adjectives (W.2.7, Standards are • Use• Contractions Adjectives (4) • Contractions (4) Short Read 2 ShortOpinion Read Text 2 860 Opinion Text • Compare860 and Contrast Two Informational• Compare Texts and Contrast Two Informationalhappened, Texts happened, Wonder Wonder W.2.8) W.2.8) addressed (L.2.1e) addressed (L.2.1e) (RI.2.6, RI.2.9) (RI.2.6, RI.2.9) hundred, hundred, throughout the throughout the problem, toward, problem, toward, • Identify Possible Sources (W.2.7, W.2.8)• Identifyunit. Possible Sources (W.2.7, W.2.8) unit. Grammar and Grammar and study, wind study, wind Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: Syntax Syntax The Big Blizzard The550 Big Blizzard 550 (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Read 1* RealisticRead 1*Fiction Realistic Fiction Comprehension Comprehension • Subject-verb • Subject-verb and and agreement (1) agreement (1) How a Mountain Informational How a Mountain Informational Collaboration Collaboration • Prepositions (5, • Prepositions (5, Shared Read 3 Shared Read 3 820 820 Changes Text: Science Changes Text: Science Standards Standards 14) 14) • New: area, • New: area, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, • Adjectives (8) • Adjectives (8) 2-ESS1-1 2-ESS1-1 ever, hours, •ever, Reread hours, to Find Text Evidence (W.2.4,• RereadSL.2.3) to Find are Text Evidence (W.2.4, SL.2.3) are • Pronouns (9) • Pronouns (9) Hans Saves the Literary Text: Hans Saves the Literary Text: • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determinemeasure, Main notice, Ideas W.2.7,measure, W.2.8, notice, W.2.10) W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Shared Read 4 Shared Read 4 800 800 integrated into integrated into • Adverbs (10) • Adverbs (10) Village Folktale Village2-ESS2-1 Folktale (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,2-ESS2-1 RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) order, piece, order, piece, the mini-lessons the mini-lessons • Nouns (13) • Nouns (13) • Words with -er short, today, true • Words with -er •short, Take today,Notes (W.2.4,true W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• Take Notesduring (W.2.4, Turn and W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) during Turn and • Analyze Cause and Effect Text Structure• Analyze (RI.2.1, Cause or -orand Endings Effect Text Structure (RI.2.1, • Accuracy:or -or Endings • Accuracy: Talk,• Compare Formal • Compare Formal 8 8 Informational 2-ESS2-3 Informational2.2 2-ESS2-3 2.2 Talk, Text Structure Text Structure 2 Extended Read 1 Earth's Changes2 Extended Read 1 600Earth's Changes RI.2.3)600 RI.2.3) (RF.2.3b, • Review: Self-Monitoring(RF.2.3b, •• ParaphraseReview: InformationSelf-Monitoring (W.2.4, W.2.7, • Paraphrase Information (W.2.4, W.2.7, Collaborativeand Informal and Informal Text: Science Text: Science Collaborative • Cause and effect • Cause and effect 2-LS4-1 2-LS4-1 RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, against, certain, (RF.2.4b)RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, W.2.8,against, W.2.10) certain, (RF.2.4b) W.2.8, W.2.10)Conversations, Conversations,Language (L.2.3a) (6) Language (L.2.3a) (6) • Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.6) • Identify Author'sRF.2.3e, Purpose RF.2.3f) (RI.2.6)door, early, field, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) door, early, field, and Productive and Productive K-2-ETS1-1 K-2-ETS1-1 heard, knew, •heard, Evaluate knew, Your Notes (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• EvaluateEngagement Your Notes (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Engagement Vocabulary Vocabulary • Make Connections Across Texts (RI.2.9)• Make Connections Across Textslisten, (RI.2.9) morning, listen, morning, activities. activities. • Academic • Academic Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: My Beach 410My Beach 410 several •several Plan Your Writing (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• Plan Your Writing (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) language (6) language (6) Read 2* RealisticRead 2*Fiction Realistic Fiction (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Presentation of Presentation of Knowledge and Knowledge and Interact in Interact in Ideas standards Ideas standards Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All Beautiful Sand Informational Beautiful Sand Informational Shared Read 5 Shared Read 5 850 850 SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are lessons) lessons) Dunes Text: Science Dunes Text: Science • New: covered, • New: covered, • Prosody/ Phrasing • Draft an Informative/Explanatory• Prosody/ Phrasing Report: • Draft anaddressed Informative/Explanatory in the Report: addressed in the • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All cried, figure, cried, figure, (RF.2.4b) Introduction (W.2.2,(RF.2.4b) W.2.4, W.2.10) IntroductionConnect (W.2.2, Across W.2.4, • Capitalize W.2.10) Proper Connect Across • Capitalizelessons) Proper lessons) horse, money, horse, money, Fishing in the Literary Text: Fishing in the Literary Text: • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas Discipline Nouns (L.2.2a) Discipline Nouns• Productive (L.2.2a) (All • Productive (All Shared Read 6 Shared Read 6 650 650 • Comparatives - products, • Comparatives - products, Desert Social Studies Desert Social Studies (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.8, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.8, RI.2.10) • Inflection/ • Draft an Informative/Explanatory• Inflection/ Report• Draft anProjects. Informative/Explanatory Report Projects. lessons) lessons) er, -est questions, since, er, -est questions, since, Intonation: (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10)Intonation: (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.10) • Capitalize • Capitalize (RF.2.3b, usually, voice (RF.2.3b, usually, voice • Distinguish • Distinguish • Identify Opinions and Reasons (RI.2.1,• Identify RI.2.2, Opinions and Reasons (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, Pitch Pitch Geographic Names Geographic Names 3 3 Informational Informational RF.2.3c, RF.2.3c, Shades of Meaning Shades of Meaning Surf Haven Surf Haven RI.2.8, RI.2.10) RI.2.8, RI.2.10) (RF.2.4b) • Revise an Informative/Explanatory(RF.2.4b) Report• Revise an Informative/Explanatory(L.2.2a) Report (L.2.2a) Extended Read 2 ExtendedText: NewsRead 2 610 Text: News 610 RF.2.3d, • Review: area, RF.2.3d, • Review: area, (L.2.5b) (L.2.5b) Debates Its Future Debates Its Future (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.10) (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.10) Article Article RF.2.3e, ever, hours, RF.2.3e, ever, hours, • Analyze Reasons and Evidence (RI.2.1,• Analyze RI.2.8, Reasons and Evidence (RI.2.1, RI.2.8, • Phrasing: • Phrasing: • Produce Simple • Produce Simple RF.2.3f) measure, notice, RF.2.3f) measure, notice, RI.2.9) RI.2.9) Compound • Edit an Informative/ExplanatoryCompound Report• Edit an Informative/Explanatoryand Compound Report and Compound order, piece, order, piece, Sentences (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5,Sentences W.2.6, W.2.10) (W.2.2, W.2.4, W.2.5, W.2.6,Sentences W.2.10) (L.2.1f) Sentences (L.2.1f) Word Study Word Study short, today, true short, today, true Zoo: Yes or No? Opinion Text 470Zoo: Yes or No? Opinion Text 470 (RF.2.4c) (RF.2.4c) Read 3* Read 3* (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f)

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Unit 9: Buyers and Sellers Unit 9: Buyers and Sellers

From Tree to Informational From Tree to Informational Shared Read 1 Shared Read 1 780 780 Baseball Bat Text: Procedural Baseball Bat Text: Procedural • New: able, • New: able, • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determine Main Idea behind, •behind, Introduce the Unit 9 Research Project• Introduce the Unit 9 Research Project (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) Literary Text: Literary Text: carefully, (W.2.7,carefully, W.2.8) (W.2.7, W.2.8) Shared Read 2 Because SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 NP Because End-Rhyme NP common, easy, common, easy, • Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.6)• Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.6) Poem Poem fact, remember, •fact, Pre-Search: remember, Use Print Sources to Identify• Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Identify • Words with -y sure, vowel, • Words with -y Researchsure, vowel, Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) • Identify Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• IdentifyRL.2.10) Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) • Predict the • Predict the Informational Informational or -ly Endings whole or -ly Endings whole Fresh from the Fresh from the • Rate: Pacing • Rate: Pacing • Contractions Meaning of • Contractions Meaning of 1 Short Read 1 1 ShortText: Read Social 1 800 Text: Social 800 (RF.2.3b, (RF.2.3b, • Pre-Search: Use Online Sources to Choose• Pre-Search: Use Online Sources to Choose Market Market • Identify and Analyze Sequential Text •Structure Identify and Analyze Sequential Text Structure (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.4b) (L.2.2c) Compound Words(L.2.2c) Compound Words Studies Studies RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, • Review: RF.2.3c, RF.2.3d, Research• Review: Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) (RL.2.5) (RL.2.5) (L.2.4d) (L.2.4d) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) covered, cried, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) covered, cried, figure, horse, •figure, Write horse,Guiding Research Questions (W.2.4,• Write Guiding Research Questions (W.2.4, Conventions of Conventions of Goat and Bear in Literary Text: Goat and Bear in Literary Text: • Draw Inferences (RL.2.1) • Draw Inferences (RL.2.1) Speaking and Speaking and English English Short Read 2 Short Read 2 660 660 money, products, W.2.7,money, W.2.8, products, W.2.10) W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Business Animal Fantasy Business Animal Fantasy questions, since, questions, since, Listening Listening • End punctuation • End punctuation • Compare and Contrast an Informational• Compare and and Contrast an Informational and usually, voice •usually, Identify voice Possible Sources (W.2.7, W.2.8)• IdentifyStandards Possible areSources (W.2.7, W.2.8) Standards are (14) (14) Literary Text (RL.2.9, RI.2.9) Literary Text (RL.2.9, RI.2.9) (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) addressed addressed Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: throughout the throughout the Grammar and Grammar and A Baker's Dozen A510 Baker's Dozen 510 Read 1* ReadFolktale 1* Folktale unit. unit. Syntax Syntax • Singular and • Singular and Comprehension Comprehension plural nouns (1, 8) plural nouns (1, 8) and and • Adjectives (2, 4) • Adjectives (2, 4) Juice in Your Informational Juice in Your Informational Shared Read 3 Shared Read 3 760 760 Collaboration Collaboration • Irregular past • Irregular past Glass! Text: Procedural Glass! Text: Procedural • New: ago, • New: ago, Standards Standards tense verbs (3, 10) tense verbs (3, 10) government, government, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, half, machine, half, machine, • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.4,• RereadSL.2.3) to Find are Text Evidence (W.2.4, SL.2.3) are Text Structure Text Structure pair, quickly, pair, quickly, • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.7, W.2.8,integrated W.2.10) into integrated into • Procedural (9, 13) • Procedural (9, 13) scientist, scientist, The Best Snow Literary Text: The Best 2-PS1-2Snow Literary Text: (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,2-PS1-2 RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) the mini-lessons the mini-lessons • Sequence (11) • Sequence (11) Shared Read 4 Shared Read 4 610 610 thousand, thousand, Day Realistic Fiction Day Realistic Fiction • Take Notes (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8,W.2.10)• Take Notesduring (W.2.4, Turn and W.2.7, W.2.8,W.2.10) during Turn and 2.4 2.4 understood, wait understood, wait 9 9 2-LS4-1 • Analyze the2-LS4-1 Sequence of Events (RI.2.1,• Analyze RI.2.3) the Sequence• Schwa of Events (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) • Schwa Talk, Talk,• Identify Real-Life Vocabulary • Identify Real-Life Vocabulary • Accuracy: Use • Accuracy: Use 2 2 (RF.2.3c, (RF.2.3c, • Paraphrase Information (W.2.4, W.2.7,• ParaphraseCollaborative Information (W.2.4, W.2.7, CollaborativeConnections • Linking words (5)Connections • Linking words (5) • Review: able, Context (RF.2.4c) • Review: able, Context (RF.2.4c) K-2-ETS1-1 • Identify Author'sK-2-ETS1-1 Purpose (RI.2.1, RI.2.6)• Identify Author'sRF.2.3e, Purpose RF.2.3f) (RI.2.1, RI.2.6) RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) W.2.8,W.2.10) W.2.8,W.2.10)Conversations, Conversations,(L.2.5a) • Signal words (9, (L.2.5a) • Signal words (9, behind, behind, and Productive and Productive 13) 13) From Pine Tree to Informational From Pine Tree to Informational carefully, carefully, Extended Read 1 Extended Read 1 630 • Compare630 and Contrast Key Points in Two• Compare Texts and Contrast Key Points in Two Texts • Evaluate Your Notes (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• EvaluateEngagement Your Notes (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Engagement • Academic • Academic Pizza Box Text: Procedural Pizza Box Text: Procedural common, easy, common, easy, (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) activities. activities. language (11) language (11) fact, remember, fact, remember, • Plan Your Writing (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• Plan Your Writing (W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) • Build vocabulary • Build vocabulary sure, vowel, sure, vowel, Presentation of Presentation of (12) (12) whole whole Knowledge and Knowledge and Word Study Let's Make Peanut WordInformational Study Let's Make Peanut Informational (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) Ideas standards Ideas standards Interact in Interact in 620 620 Read 2* Butter Text:Read Procedural 2* Butter Text: Procedural (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All addressed in the addressed in the lessons) lessons) Connect Across Connect Across • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All Literary Text: Literary Text: Shared Read 5 Market Day Shared Read 5 670Market Day 670 • New: among, • New: among, Discipline Discipline lessons) lessons) Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction building, circle, building, circle, Projects. Projects. • Productive (All • Productive (All decided, finally, decided, finally, lessons) lessons) • Prosody/ • Prosody/ heavy, include, heavy, include, Expression Expression Informational Informational nothing, special, •nothing, Draft a Narrativespecial, (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10)• Draft a Narrative (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.10) • Identify Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5,• IdentifyRL.2.10) Story Events (RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.10) Shared Read 6 Bartering SharedText: Read Social 6 590Bartering Text: Social 590 wheel wheel • Use Contractions • Use Contractions • Pausing–Full • Pausing–Full • Predict the • Predict the Studies Studies • Silent Letters • Silent Letters • Revise a Narrative (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Revise a Narrative (W.2.3,(L.2.2c) W.2.4, W.2.5, (L.2.2c) • Use Text Evidence to Draw Inferences• Use(RI.2.1) Text Evidence to Draw Inferences (RI.2.1) Stop Stop Meaning of Meaning of 3 3 (RF.2.3c, • Review: ago, (RF.2.3c, W.2.10)• Review: ago, W.2.10) Compound Words Compound Words RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) government, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f) government, • Use Possessives • Use Possessives • Compare and Contrast Key Concepts •in Compare Two Texts and Contrast Key Concepts in Two Texts• Rate: • Rate: (L.2.4d) (L.2.4d) The Paper Literary Text: The Paper Literary Text: half, machine, •half, Edit machine, a Narrative (W.2.3, W.2.4, W.2.5,• Edit a Narrative (W.2.3, (L.2.2c)W.2.4, W.2.5, (L.2.2c) Extended Read 2 Extended Read 2 650 (RI.2.1,650 RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) Speed/Pacing– Speed/Pacing– Dinosaurs Fantasy Dinosaurs Fantasy pair, quickly, W.2.6W.2.10)pair, quickly, W.2.6W.2.10) Slow Slow scientist, scientist, (RF.2.4b) (RF.2.4b) thousand, thousand, Word Study WordLiterary Study Text: Literary Text: understood, wait understood, wait Our Class Knows! 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Informational Informational Shared Read 1 Soap Shapes Shared Read 1 720Soap Shapes 720 Text: Procedural Text: Procedural • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key Details and Determine Main Idea • New: brought, • New: brought, (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) • Introduce the Unit 10 Research Project• Introduce the Unit 10 Research Project Literary Text: Literary Text: contain, front, contain, front, (W.2.7, W.2.8) (W.2.7, W.2.8) Shared Read 2 It's All Water SharedEnd-Rhyme Read 2 NPIt's All Water End-Rhyme NP gave, inches, gave, inches, • Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.6) • Identify Author's Purpose (RI.2.6) Poem Poem material, noun, material, noun, • Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Identify• Pre-Search: Use Print Sources to Identify ocean, strong, ocean, strong, • Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.7)• Use Images to• PossessivesClarify a Text (RI.2.7) • Possessives Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) verb verb Conventions of Conventions of Informational Informational (RF.2.3c, (RF.2.3c, Short Read 1 The Art of Origami Short Read 1 The680 Art of Origami 680 • Rate: Pausing • Rate: Pausing • Reflexive • Use Root Words• ReflexiveEnglish • Use Root Words English 1 1 Text: Procedural Text: Procedural • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Idea Key RF.2.3e,Details and Determine Main Idea RF.2.3e, • Pre-Search: Use Online Sources to Choose• Pre-Search: Speaking Use andOnline Sources to Choose Speaking and • Review: (RF.2.4b) • Review: (RF.2.4b) Pronouns (L.2.1c) (L.2.4c) Pronouns• Serial (L.2.1c) commas (L.2.4c) • Serial commas (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,RF.2.3f) RI.2.10) RF.2.3f) Research Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) ResearchListening Topics (W.2.7, W.2.8) Listening among, building, among, building, (5) (5) circle, decided, circle, decided, Standards are Standards are • Identify and Describe Technical Procedures• Identify and Describe Technical Procedures • Write Guiding Questions (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Write Guidingaddressed Questions (W.2.1, W.2.4, addressed Informational Informational finally, heavy, finally, heavy, Short Read 2 Sand Sculpture Short Read 2 850Sand Sculpture (RI.2.3)850 (RI.2.3) W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.7, W.2.8,throughout W.2.10) the throughout the Text: Science Text: Science include, nothing, include, nothing, Grammar and Grammar and special, wheel special, wheel unit. unit. • Compare and Contrast Text Features of• Compare Procedural and Contrast Text Features of Procedural • Identify Sources (W.2.7, W.2.8) • Identify Sources (W.2.7, W.2.8) Syntax Syntax (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) • Verbs (4) • Verbs (4) Texts (RI.2.9) Texts (RI.2.9) Comprehension Comprehension • Past and present • Past and present Word Study World's Best Glass WordInformational Study World's Best Glass Informational and and 560 560 continuous tense continuous tense Read 1* Art Text:Read Science 1* Art Text: Science Collaboration Collaboration verbs (9) verbs (9) Standards Standards • Past tense verbs • Past tense verbs 2-PS1-1 2-PS1-1 (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (SL.2.1, SL.2.2, (13) (13) A Solar-Powered Informational A Solar-Powered Informational SL.2.3) are SL.2.3) are Shared Read 3 Shared Read 3 880 880 • New: built, • New: built, • Adjectives (14) • Adjectives (14) Solution Text: Science Solution2-PS1-3 Text: Science 2-PS1-3 • Reread to Find Text Evidence (W.2.4,• Rereadintegrated to Find Text into Evidence (W.2.4, integrated into correct, inside, correct, inside, • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) W.2.7, W.2.8,the mini-lessons W.2.10) the mini-lessons island, language, island, language, Text Structure Text Structure 2-PS1-4 (RI.2.1, RI.2.2,2-PS1-4 RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) during Turn and during Turn and Informational Informational oh, person, oh, person, • Sequence (12) • Sequence (12) 10 Shared Read 4 That's10 Cool! Shared Read 4 770That's Cool! 2.4 770 2.4 • Take Notes (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8,• Take NotesTalk, (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8, Talk, Text: Procedural Text: Procedural • Prefixes street, system, • Prefixes street, system, 2-ESS1-1 • Use Images2-ESS1-1 to Clarify a Text (RI.2.1, •RI.2.5, Use Images to Clarify a Text (RI.2.1, RI.2.5, W.2.10) W.2.10)Collaborative Collaborative un-, re-, dis- warm un-, re-, dis- warm Vocabulary Vocabulary RI.2.7) RI.2.7) • Accuracy: • Accuracy: Conversations, Conversations, (RF.2.3c, (RF.2.3c, • Adjectives • Use Root Words• Adjectives• Linking words (2,• Use Root Words • Linking words (2, 2 2 Informational 2-ESS2-3 Informational 2-ESS2-3 Self-Correct • Paraphrase InformationSelf-Correct (W.2.4, W.2.7,• Paraphraseand Productive Information (W.2.4, W.2.7, and Productive Extended Read 1 Changing Matter Extended Read 1 Changing640 Matter 640 RF.2.3d, • Review: RF.2.3d, • Review: (L.2.1e) (L.2.4c) (L.2.1e)8) (L.2.4c) 8) Text: Science Text: Science • Draw Inferences to Form a Hypothesis• Draw (RI.2.1, Inferences to Form a Hypothesis (RI.2.1, (RF.2.4c) W.2.8, W.2.10) (RF.2.4c) W.2.8, W.2.10)Engagement Engagement RF.2.3e, brought, contain, RF.2.3e, brought, contain, • Multiple-meaning • Multiple-meaning K-2-ETS1-2 RI.2.6) K-2-ETS1-2 RI.2.6) activities. activities. RF.2.3f) front, gave, RF.2.3f) front, gave, words (10) words (10) • Evaluate Notes (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8,• Evaluate Notes (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8, • Academic • Academic inches, material, inches, material, Presentation of Presentation of Narrative Narrative • Synthesize Information from Two Texts• Synthesize to Discuss Information from Two Texts to Discuss W.2.10) W.2.10) language (12) language (12) Word Study Sand Becomes Word Study Sand Becomes noun, ocean, noun, ocean, Knowledge and Knowledge and Nonfiction: 540 Nonfiction: a Topic540 (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) a Topic (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) Read 2* Glass! Read 2* Glass! strong, verb strong, verb Ideas standards Ideas standards Letter Letter • Plan Writing (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10)• Plan Writing (W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.8, W.2.10) Interact in Interact in (RF.2.3f) (RF.2.3f) (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, Meaningful Ways Meaningful Ways SL.2.6) are SL.2.6) are • Collaborative (All • Collaborative (All addressed in the addressed in the lessons) lessons) Informational Informational • New: dark, •• DraftNew: andark, Opinion Essay: Introduction • Draft anConnect Opinion Across Essay: Introduction Connect Across Shared Read 5 Old Faithful Shared Read 5 820Old Faithful 820 • Interpretive (All • Interpretive (All Text: Science Text: Science clear, explain, (W.2.1,clear, explain, W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.10) (W.2.1, W.2.4,Discipline W.2.7, W.2.10) Discipline lessons) lessons) force, minutes, • Prosody/ force, minutes, • Prosody/ Projects. Projects. object, plane, Intonation •object, Draft anplane, Opinion Intonation Essay: Body (W.2.1,• Draft an Opinion Essay: •Body Use Proper(W.2.1, Nouns • Use• Productive Proper Nouns (All • Productive (All • Identify Key Details and Determine Main• Identify Ideas Key Details and Determine Main Ideas Informational Informational • Suffixes power, produce, • Suffixes W.2.4,power, W.2.7,produce, W.2.10)) W.2.4, W.2.7, W.2.10)) (L.2.2a) (L.2.2a)lessons) lessons) Shared Read 6 Driftwood Art Shared Read 6 770Driftwood Art (RI.2.1,770 RI.2.2, RI.2.10) (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.10) Text: Science Text: Science -ful, -less surface • Inflection/-ful, -less surface • Inflection/ • Identify Real-Life • Identify Real-Life (RF.2.3c, Intonation–(RF.2.3c, • Draft an OpinionIntonation– Essay: Conclusion (W.2.1,• Draft an Opinion Essay: •Conclusion Use Dictionaries (W.2.1, Connections • Use Dictionaries Connections 3 3 • Identify Technical Procedures (RI.2.1,• IdentifyRI.2.3) Technical Procedures (RI.2.1, RI.2.3) RF.2.3d, • Review: built, PitchRF.2.3d, W.2.4,• Review: W.2.6, built, W.2.7, Pitch W.2.10) W.2.4, W.2.6, W.2.7, W.2.10)(L.2.2e) Between Words and(L.2.2e) Between Words and How Mount How Mount Informational Informational RF.2.3e, correct, inside, RF.2.3e, correct, inside, Their Uses (L.2.5a) Their Uses (L.2.5a) Extended Read 2 Rushmore Was Extended Read 2 660Rushmore Was • Compare660 and Contrast Key Concepts •in Compare Two Texts and Contrast Key Concepts in Two Texts Text: Biography Text: Biography RF.2.3f) island, language, • Speed/RF.2.3f) •island, Revise language, an Opinion • Speed/ Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• Revise an Opinion Essay• (W.2.1,Use Commas W.2.4, • Use Commas Made Made (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) (RI.2.1, RI.2.9) oh, person, Pacing–Varied W.2.5,oh, person, W.2.7, W.2.10)Pacing–Varied W.2.5, W.2.7, W.2.10) (L.2.2b) (L.2.2b) street, system, (RF.2.4b) street, system, (RF.2.4b) Word Study WordInformational Study Informational Beautiful Ice Cities Beautiful560 Ice Cities 560 warm •warm Edit an Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4,• W.2.5, Edit an Opinion Essay (W.2.1, W.2.4, W.2.5, Read 3* Text:Read Science 3* Text: Science (RF.2.3f) W.2.6,(RF.2.3f) W.2.7, W.2.10) W.2.6, W.2.7, W.2.10)

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