Grade 2

English Language Arts

Description:

In alignment with the Missouri Learning Standards, the Saint Joseph School District Second Grade English Language Arts course will provide students with a solid foundation in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will acquire the skills necessary to decode and understand what they are reading and produce works across the various genres. In addition to building upon the foundational skills taught in first grade, students will obtain a fundamental understanding of skills and strategies needed for reading a broad range of high-quality increasingly challenging literary and informational texts in all content areas. Students will also gain experience in effectively writing a variety of text types, emphasizing narrative, informative, and opinion with research embedded throughout all genres. Technology and digital media will play an integral role in this course. This course requires a basic understanding of grammar and language rules as well as an ability to communicate through writing, speaking, and listening. The students must be able to determine or clarify the meaning of words encountered through listening, reading, and media use. Students will expand their vocabulary in the course of studying content.

Content Area: English Language Arts

Grades(s): 2nd Grade

Course Number: E1102/E1202

Duration: Yearlong

Course Type: Required

NCAA Approval: NA

Course Attachments

SJSD 2nd Grade ELA Curriculum Map

2nd Grade MLS with Examples

Performance Level Descriptors

2nd Grade MLS

ELA Glossary of Terms

Text Analysis Form

2nd Grade MLS Item Specifications

Missouri LEAP Blocks

Newsela

Epic!

ReadWorks

Yearlong Standards

Second Grade Reading Foundations

Reading Foundations

Unit 1:

Reading Writing

Unit 1 Topics

Unit 1 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Story Elements, Independent Reading Behaviors, Classroom Speaking Expectations, Author’s Purpose

Unit 1 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Writing a Sentence and Paragraph, The Writing Process, Writing for Appropriate Audience

Unit 1 Online Resources

Unit 2:

Reading Writing

Unit 2 Topics

Unit 2 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Main Characters & Making Connections

Word Meaning: Context Clues

Unit 2 Reading Topic 2

Reading

Topic II: Cause & Effect & Making Connections

Word Meaning: Context Clues

Unit 2 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Opinion Writing: Using a Graphic Organizer, Drafting, Editing, Revising for Word Choice and Audience, Grammar: Nouns & Pronouns

Unit 2 Online Resources

Unit 3:

Reading Writing

Unit 3 Topics

Unit 3 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Features of Fiction Poetry

Word Meaning: Context Clues

Unit 3 Reading Topic 2

Reading

Topic II: Asking Questions about Fiction Poetry,

Word Meaning: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes

Unit 3 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Fiction Narratives

Unit 3 Writing Topic 2

Writing

Topic II: Fiction Poems

Unit 3 Online Resources

Unit 4:

Reading Writing

Unit 4 Topics

Unit 4 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Text Features, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Literal/Non-literal Meaning in Single and Multi-Paragraph Texts

Unit 4 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: The Research Process

Unit 4 Writing Topic 2

Writing

Topic II: Informational Writing

Unit 4 Online Resources

Unit 5:

Reading Writing

Unit 5 Topics

Unit 5 Topic 1: Reading

Reading

Topic I: Features of Nonfiction Poems, Main Idea & Key Details in Nonfiction Poems, Academic Language, Independent Reading Behaviors

Unit 5 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Nonfiction Narratives

Unit 5 Writing Topic 2

Writing

Topic II: Nonfiction Poems

Unit 5 Online Resources

Unit 6:

Reading Writing

Unit 6 Topics

Unit 6 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Comparing and Contrasting Character Point of View, Main Character: Connections, Antonyms & Synonyms

Unit 6 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Opinion Writing: Using a Graphic Organizer, Drafting, Editing, Revising for Word Choice & Audience; Grammar: Irregular Nouns; Cursive Handwriting

Unit 6 Online Resources

Unit 7:

Reading Writing

Unit 7 Topics

Unit 7 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Story Elements & Central Message in Fiction Stories, Cause & Effect in Fiction Stories, Reader’s Theater

Unit 7 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Fiction Narratives

Unit 7 Writing Topic 2

Writing

Topic II: Fiction Poems

Unit 7 Online Resources

Unit 8:

Reading Writing

Unit 8 Topics

Unit 8 Reading Topic 1

Reading

Topic I: Text Features to Ask and Answer Questions; Text Features to Identify Problem & Solution; Academic or Domain-Specific Language; Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes

Unit 8 Writing Topic 1

Writing

Topic I: Multi-Paragraph Informational Writing

Unit 8 Online Resources

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Grade 2

English Language Arts

Description:

Course Attachments

Yearlong Standards

Unit 1:

Unit 1 Topics

Unit 1 Online Resources

Unit 2:

Unit 2 Topics

Unit 2 Online Resources

Unit 3:

Unit 3 Topics

Unit 3 Online Resources

Unit 4:

Unit 4 Topics

Unit 4 Online Resources

Unit 5:

Unit 5 Topics

Unit 5 Online Resources

Unit 6:

Unit 6 Topics

Unit 6 Online Resources

Unit 7:

Unit 7 Topics

Unit 7 Online Resources

Unit 8:

Unit 8 Topics

Unit 8 Online Resources

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