UnitPlanOutline

GradeLevel:2ndGrade
Subject:Reading
Unit:3LetsCreate
OverarchingQuestionsandEnduringUnderstandings
Howdopeopleexpressthierideasandemotionsincreativeways?
GraphicOrganizer

UnitAbstract
Inthisunit,2ndGradestudentswilllisten,read,andwriteaboutcreative
expression.Astheyprogressthroughtheunit,theywillalsodevelopand
applykeycomprehensionskillsthatgoodreadersuseastheyread.

ContentExpectations
UnitLevelStandards

 Goodreaderssummarizethe
mainidea,importantdetails,
andsequencetheeventsina
storysbeginning,middle,and
end.
Goodreadersmake
connectionsamongimportant
detailstoexplaintheauthors
purpose.
Goodreadersknowthat
causeandeffectrelationships
makeuptheeventsinastory.
Goodreadersanalyzedetails
anddescribetheorderof
ideas,thencombinethat
informationtoreachanew
understandingofthetext.

RI.2.2Identifythemaintopic
ofamultiparagraphtextas
wellasthefocusofspecific
paragraphswithinthetext.
RL.2.2Recountstories,
includingfablesandfolktales
fromdiversecultures,and
determinetheircentral
message,lesson,ormoral.
RI.2.6Identifythemain
purposeofatext,including
whattheauthorwantsto
answer,explain,ordescribe.
R.CCR.3Analyzehowand
whyindividuals,events,and
ideasdevelopandinteract
overthecourseofatext.

R.CCR.1Readcloselyto
determinewhatthetextsays
explicitlyandtomakelogical
inferencesfromit;cite
specifictextualevidence
whenwritingorspeakingto
supportconclusionsdrawn
fromthetext.
Essential/FocusQuestions
KeyConcepts
Howdidsummarizingthe
rcontrolledvowels
ideasintheselectionhelpyou
folktales
retellinlogicalsequence?
inflectionalendings
Whydidtheauthorwritethe
visualize
selection?Usetextevidence
summarize
tosupportyouranswer.
actionverbs
presenttenseverbs

 Retelltheeventsinastorys
beginning,middle,andend.
Whatwastheproblemand
howwasitsolved?
Retelltheideasinthe
selectioninorder.By
combiningthoseideas,what
conclusioncanyoudraw?

AssessmentTasks

Resources

pasttenseverbs
sentencecombining
suffixes
prefixes
generatequestions
authorspurpose
causeandeffect
drawconclusions

IntellectualProcesses

LessonSequence
LessonTitle
LearningTarget(s)
1.TheAlvinAileyKids:Dancing
Thestudentswill
asaTeam
practicevisualizing
whilereadingan
expositorytext.
Thestudentswill
summarizeand
expositorytext.
Thestudentswill
compareand
contrast2typesof
text.

MIBenchmarks,
Standards,CCSS

L.2.4e,
RF.2.3,
RF.2.4b,
L.2.1

2.AbueloandtheThreeBears

Thestudentswill
learnHFWs,(Body,
Pretty,Young)
Thestudentswill
buildrobust
vocabulary.
Thestudentswill
useexpression
whilereadingin
ordertoincrease
fluency.
Thestudentswill
identifyand
generaterhyme.
Thestudentswill
blendwordsusing
rControlledvowels.
Thestudentswill
useactionverbs.
Thestudentswill
useproper
punctuationwithin
themechanicsof
theirwriting.
Studentswill
practicevisualizing
whilereading
fiction.
Studentswill
summarizefictional
text.

L.2.4a
RF.2.3
RF.2.4b
L.2.1

3.MusicoftheStoneAge

Studentswill
compareand
contrasttwotexts.
Studentswilllearn
HFWs,(inside,
behind,happened)
Studentswill
practiceintonation
toincreasefluency.
Studentswill
practicephoneme
isolation.
Studentswill
practicephoneme
substitution.
Studentswill
practicephoneme
blendingusing
rControlledvowels.
Studentswilluse
PresentTense
verbs.
Studentwilluse
commasinaseries
withinthe
mechanicsoftheir
writing.
Studentswill
generatequestions
whilereading
expositorytext.
Studentswilldiscuss
authorspurpose.

L.2.4a
RF.2.3
RF.2.4b
L.2.1

4.Click,Clack,Moo:CowsThat
Type

Studentswill
summarize
expositorytexts.
Studentswilllearn
HFWs,(heavy,
region,system)
Studentswillbuild
robustvocabulary.
Studentswilluse
pronunciationto
increasefluency.
Studentswill
practicephoneme
deletion.
Studentswill
practicephoneme
substitution.
Studentswill
practicerControlled
vowelar.
Studentswill
practicePastTense
Verbs.
Studentswilluse
letterpunctuation
withinthe
mechanicsoftheir
writing.
Studentswill
L.2.4e
generatequestions RF.23
usingfiction.
RF.2.4b
L.2.1d

5.StirringupMemories

Studentswill
recognizecauseand
effect.
Studentswill
summarizefictional
texts.
Studentswilllearn
HFWs,(carry,once,
talk)
Studentswillbuilda
robustvocabulary.
Studentswill
increasefluencyby
usingintonation.
Studentswill
identifysyllables
withinwords.
Studentswilluse
phoneme
categorization.
Studentswilluse
phonemeblending.
Studentswilluse
rControlledvowel,
or,oar,ore.
Studentswilluse
thewordhave.
Studentswilluse
correctpunctuation
ofbooktitles.
Studentswill
L2.4.c
generatequestions RF.2.3
RF.2.4b

whilereading
L.2.1f
Autobiographies.
Studentswilldraw
conclusionsfrom
readingan
Autobiography.
Studentswilllookat
causeandeffect
within
Autobiographies.
Studentswill
learningHFWs,
(believe,built,
material)
Studentswillbuilda
robustvocabulary.
Studentswilluse
phrasingtoincrease
fluency.
Studentswilluse
phonemeaddition
anddeletion.
Studentswill
identifyand
generate
alliteration.
Studentswilluse
phonemeblending
withrControlled
vowel,air,are,ear,
ere.
Studentswill
combinesentences.

 Studentswilluse
sentence
punctuationwithin
themechanicsof
theirwriting.
6.