ELA 2nd Grade Informational Text

Description

• Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about key details in an informational text

• Locate key details in an informational text and determine what they describe or explain

• Identify the topic of an informational text as a whole and identify the subtopics of paragraphs

• When reading historical, scientific, and technical texts, describe how some events lead to other events and how actions have consequences/reactions

• Identify and use text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate information efficiently

• Identify what the author wants to describe or explain, or what question the author is answering in an informational text

• Describe how the reasons an author gives support the points the author makes in a text

• Compare and contrast the most important points presented in informational texts on the same topic

• Read regularly and independently in second-grade-appropriate texts for sustained periods of time, increasing speed, stamina, and comprehension