One of the biggest skills we work on in second grade is writing complete sentences.
Students also learn a variety of grammar skills to help improve their understanding of the English language and to be able to write short stories.
Grammar quizzes are given on Fridays.
Module 1: Sentences & Fragments
Types of Sentences
Module 2: Subjects
Predicates
Nouns
Module 3: Verbs
Adjectives
Proper Nouns
Module 4: Past Tense Verbs
Subject-Verb Agreement
Adjectives That Compare (-er, -est)
Module 5: Plural Nouns
Irregular Verbs
Pronouns
Module 6: Pronoun-Verb Agreement
Linking Verbs
Possessive Nouns
Module 7: Abbreviations
Commas
Contractions
Module 8: Synonyms
Antonyms
Homophones
Module 9: Helping Verbs
Quotation Marks
Book Titles
Module 10: Adverbs
Articles
Idioms
Modules 11 & 12: Review
Various types of writing: - Poetry - Creative - Persuasive
- Thank you Letter - Friendly Letter - Informative
Course Description:
Students will demonstrate correct usage of standard English grammar including parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, and word choice. In second grade, students write complete sentences and meaningful paragraphs that develop a main idea. Students utilize the writing process. They write narrative, informational, persuasive, and opinion pieces, as well as friendly letters.