Common Core Standards Social Studies Class 2

1.

Reading: Literature

Key Ideas and Details:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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Father of Nation

Craft and Structure

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story, and the ending concludes the action.

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3.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use the information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

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4.

Reading: Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

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5.

Craft and Structure:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

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Roads

6.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.7
Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

Past and Present

Living Planet

A much better Place

7. 

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.10
By the end of the 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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8.

Writing

Text Types and Purposes:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., Because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

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Taste and Health

Production and Distribution of Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

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10.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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