English Grade 2
Students should be able to:(as per Common Core Standards)S No.TargetsChapters1.
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.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.Prophet Sulieman Hazrat UzairCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.Prophet Sulieman Hazrat Uzair2.Craft and Structure:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. Most chapters coverCCSS.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.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.All chapters cover3.
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. Most chapters cover4.Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.10 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. All chapters cover5.Reading: Informational TextKey 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. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.Prophet Sulieman Hazrat Uzair6.
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. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.Most chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.Most chapters cover7.
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. Push the ButtonCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.Prophet Sulieman Hazrat UzairCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.Prophet Sulieman Hazrat Uzair8.
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.All chapters cover9.Reading: Foundational SkillsPhonics and Word Recognition:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.A Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.Endro and The LionCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.D Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.Crow and DoveCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.E Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.Let’s Go Apple Pickin’10.
Fluency:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.A Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.B Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.All chapters cover11.
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. All chapters cover12.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.All chapters cover13.
Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.B Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.C Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.All chapters cover14.
Language:
Conventions of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.B Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g.,feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).Endro and The LionCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, and told).Endro and The LionCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.E Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.All things bright and beautiful15.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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. All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.B Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).Most chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).Most chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5.A Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).Most chapters cover