Quarter 1 Unit 2: Informational Text Features and Informational/Explanatory Writing

(20 days)

 

Full Curriculum

 

Written Curriculum

 

Reading Standards for Informational Text 
Key Ideas and Details
RI.2.1    Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

 

Craft and Structure
RI.2.5    Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

 

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI.2.7    Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

 

Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.2.3    Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
.    Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
d.    Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
f.    Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

 

Fluency
RF.2.4    Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
a.    Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
b.    Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive
    readings.
c.    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary

 

Writing Standards 
Text Types and Purposes
W.2.2    Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.2.7    Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

 

W.2.8    Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

 

Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL.2.1    Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
c.    Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

 

SL.2.2    Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

 

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL.2.6    Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 2 Language standards 1 and 3 on pages 26 and 27 for specific expectations.)

 

Language Standards 
Conventions of Standard English
L.2.2    Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a.    Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
c.    Use an apostrophe to form contractions in frequently occurring possessives.
e.    Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

 

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.2.4    Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
a.    Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.2.6    Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).

 

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Recurring Standards
Reading Standards for Informational Text 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RI.2.10    By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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Concepts and Skills

Concepts to be learned and skills to be used

When reading

• ASK and ANSWER questions to DEMONSTRATE understanding of key details

• KNOW and USE various text features to LOCATE key factors or information efficiently

• EXPLAIN HOW specific images contribute to and clarify a text

When applying foundational skills

• KNOW and APPLY grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

• • DISTINGUISH long and short vowels when reading one-syllable words

  • RECOGNIZE and READ irregularly spelled words

• READ with accuracy and fluency

• • READ with purpose and understanding

  • READ with accuracy, appropriate rate and expression

  • USE context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding    

When writing

• WRITE informative/explanatory text

• • INTRODUCE a topic

  • USE facts and definitions to DEVELOP points

  • PROVIDE a concluding statement or section

• PARTICIPATE in shared research and writing project

• RECALL information from experiences or GATHER information from provided sources to ANSWER a question

When speaking and listening:

• PARTICIPATE in collaborative conversations

• • ASK for clarification and further explanation

• RECOUNT OR DESCRIBE key ideas or details from text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media

When using language

• DEMONSTRATE command of standard English conventions

• • CAPITALIZE holidays, product names, and geographic names

  • USE an apostrophe to form contractions in frequently occurring possessives

  • CONSULT reference materials

 

• DETERMINE OR CLARIFY the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases

• • USE sentence-level context

• USE words and phrases including adjectives and adverbs to describe

 

Essential Questions

• How does asking and answering questions help me understand the details of a text? (RI 2.1)

• How can you use text features to help you find information in a text? (RI 2.5)

• How do pictures, photographs, and/or diagrams help me understand the text? (RI 2.7)

• How do I write an effective informative/explanatory piece? (W 2.2)

• How does a writer use information from resources to answer a question? (W2.8)

• How do I use correct grammar and punctuation to help a reader understand my writing? (L 2.2)