27 5 03/02/15 Unit 4 Week 6 Writing Task: Research and Inquiry Project – The Big Idea: (Review and Extend OR Exemplar Text 03/06/15 Lesson) How do different environments make the Whale of Story” world an interesting place? “A Teacher’s Resource PDF Online Conducting the Research: Set research goals for the Everglades” Identify Sources ”Hope Find and Record Information Instructional Standards: Organize and Summarize LAFS.2.RI.2.5 Know and use various text Present Research Findings features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or Text Based Writing Prompt: information in a text efficiently.(2) Informative/Explanatory LAFS.2.W.3.7 Participate in shared research and writing Topic: Adaptations projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: science observations). (4) You have read several about how Unit 3 Assessment - Grade 2 Unit the Alaska and the Florida Everglades Assessment Book may be in trouble. Write an explanatory Fluency Assessment - Grade 2 Fluency essay to explain how the problems they may be facing can be solved. Use Assessment Book evidence from the texts to support your answer. 28 5 03/09/15 Unit 5 Week 1 TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: Opinion – Instructional Focus Standard: 03/13/15 Topic: Being A Good Citizen LAFS.2.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by You have read several texts about what speaking in a different voice for each good citizens do. Write an opinion essay character when reading dialogue and aloud. on whether or not you think it is (2) important to be a good citizen. Use evidence from the texts to support your Reading/Writing Workshop: A Difficult answer. Decision Literature Anthology: Grace for President Paired Selection: to Make Smiles” Writing Trait: Ideas: Descriptive Details “Helping Grammar Skill: Pronouns Essential Question: What do good citizens Grammar Mechanics: Quotation Marks do? Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Point of View Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes
27 5 03/02/15 – 03/06/15 Unit 4 Week 6 (Review and Extend OR Exemplar Text Lesson) “A Whale of Story” Teacher’s Resource PDF Online ”Hope for the Everglades” Instructional Standards: LAFS.2.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.(2) LAFS.2.W.3.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). (4) Unit 3 Assessment - Grade 2 Unit Assessment Book Fluency Assessment - Grade 2 Fluency Assessment Book Writing Task: Research and Inquiry Project The Big Idea: How do different environments make the world an interesting place? Conducting the Research: Set research goals Identify Sources Find and Record Information Organize and Summarize Present Research Findings Text Based Writing Prompt: Informative/Explanatory Topic: Adaptations TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: You have read several about how the Alaska and the Florida Everglades may be in trouble. Write an explanatory essay to explain how the problems they may be facing can be solved. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. 28 5 03/09/15 – 03/13/15 Unit 5 Week 1 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.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 and aloud. (2) Reading/Writing Workshop: A Difficult Decision Literature Anthology: Grace for President Paired Selection: “Helping to Make Smiles” Essential Question: What do good citizens do? Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Point of View Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes TEXT BASED WRITING PROMPT: Opinion Topic: Being A Good Citizen You have read several texts about what good citizens do. Write an opinion essay on whether or not you think it is important to be a good citizen. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. Writing Trait: Ideas: Descriptive Details Grammar Skill: Pronouns Grammar Mechanics: Quotation Marks
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