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CO.2.1.Oral Expression and Listening
Oral Expression and Listening
2.1.2. New information can be learned and better dialogue created by listening actively. Students can:
2.1.2.a. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. (CCSS: SL.2.1)
2.1.2.a.iii. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion. (CCSS: SL.2.1c)
2.2.1. Fluent reading depends on specific skills and approaches to understanding strategies when reading literary text. Students can:
2.2.1.a. Use Key Ideas and Details to:
2.2.1.a.i. Demonstrate use of self-monitoring comprehension strategies: rereading, checking context clues, predicting, questioning, clarifying, activating schema/background knowledge to construct meaning and draw inferences.
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2.2.1.a.ii. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. (CCSS: RL.2.1)
2.2.1.a.iii. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (CCSS: RL.2.2)
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2.2.1.b. Use Craft and Structure to:
2.2.1.b.i. Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. (CCSS: RL.2.4)
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2.2.1.b.iii. Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. (CCSS: RL.2.5)
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2.2.1.b.iv. Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. (CCSS: RL.2.6)
2.2.1.c. Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:
2.2.1.c.i. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. (CCSS: RL.2.7)
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2.2.1.c.ii. Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. (CCSS: RL.2.9)
2.2.1.d. Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity to:
2.2.1.d.i. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (CCSS: RL.2.10)
2.2.2.a.iii. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. (CCSS: RI.2.3)
2.2.2.b.ii. 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. (CCSS: RI.2.5)
2.2.2.d. Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity to:
2.2.2.d.ii. 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. (CCSS: RI.2.10)
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2.2.3.c. 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. (CCSS: L.2.4)
2.2.3.c.i. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. (CCSS: L.2.4a)
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2.2.3.c.ii. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell). (CCSS: L.2.4b)
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2.2.3.c.iv. Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark). (CCSS: L.2.4d)
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2.2.3.d. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. (CCSS: L.2.5)
2.2.3.d.i. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy). (CCSS: L.2.5a)
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2.2.3.e. 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). (CCSS: L.2.6)
2.3.1. Exploring the writing process helps to plan and draft a variety of literary genres. Students can:
2.3.1.b. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. (CCSS: W.2.3)