Key Concepts to Be Developed
Concepts and Skills: What Students Need to Know and Be able to Do
Reading
Students will Understand Fiction
Writing
Students will Write Different Types of Writing
Speaking/Listening
Students will Understand and Talk About What They Hear
Students will Share What I Know
Language
Students will Use What they Know About Language in Different Situations
Students will Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations
Foundational Skills
Students will Read Fluently
Reading
Students will Understand Fiction
- Students will tell about the points of view of different characters. RL.2.6
- Students will use words and pictures to help me tell about the characters, setting and plot. RL.2.7
- Students will compare and contrast ways of telling the same story. RL.2.9
Writing
Students will Write Different Types of Writing
- Students will write to teach. W.2.2
- Students will revise and edit their writing. W.2.5
- Students will publish their writing. W.2.6
- Students will record what they find when reading. W.2.7
- Students will work with a partner to research. W.2.7
- Students will remember what they have been taught to answer a question. W.2.8
- Students will interview people to answer a question. W.2.8
Speaking/Listening
Students will Understand and Talk About What They Hear
- Students will follow rules for discussions. SL.2.1
- Students will participate in conversations with others. SL.2.1
- Students will ask questions during discussions. SL.2.1
- Students will tell about the key ideas and details after they listen or read. SL.2.2
- Students will ask and answer a question about what a speaker says. SL.2.3
Students will Share What I Know
- Students will tell a story aloud. SL.2.4
- Students will record what I am reading out loud. SL.2.5
- Students will draw to share what they are reading or have done. SL.2.5
Language
Students will Use What they Know About Language in Different Situations
- Students will write, speak, read and listen by using what they know. L.2.3
- Students will compare formal and informal uses of English. L.2.3
Students will Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations
- Students wil use context clues to help them understand new words. L.2.4
- Students wil use prefixes to help learn new words. L.2.4
- Students wil use root words to help them learn new words. L.2.4
- Students wil use small words to help them learn compound words. L.2.4
- Students wil use dictionaries and glossaries to help them understand new words. L.2.4
- Students wil tell the difference between similar verbs. L.2.5
- Students wil use adjectives to describe nouns. L.2.6
- Students wil use adverbs to describe verbs. L.2.6
Foundational Skills
Students will Read Fluently
- Students will read with expression. RF.2.4
- Students will read accurately. RF.2.4
- Student will reread to understand what words mean. RF.2.4
Pedagogical Considerations
Inference skills are important in understanding fairy tales and folk tales. Reading Rockets offers these strategies for the instruction of inference skills.
