Essential Question: What is challenging about writing a narrative?

 Literature 

• Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. Skills: Point of view, Character study RL.2.6 

Information 

• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Skills: Comprehension, Summarization, Questioning RI.2.1 

• Identify the main focus of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Skills: Main Idea/Detail RI.2.2 

• Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. Skills: Cause/Effect RI.2.3 

• Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. Skill: Main Idea, Author’s Purpose RI.2.6 

• Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. Skill: Main Idea/Supporting Details RI.2.8 

Essential Question: I can identify text features and use them to find information.

Information 

• Identify the main focus of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Skills: Main Idea/Detail *RI.2.2 

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. Skills: Context Clues *RI.2.4 

• Know and use various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Skills: Text Features *RI.2.5 

• Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. Skill: Text Features *RI.2.7 

• Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. Skill: Compare/Contrast *RI.2.9