English Language Arts Curriculum

2nd Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will read to learn while using complex text and connect reading, writing, listening, and speaking across all content areas.  
Students will construct different forms of writing in a three paragraph format.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.2.11

Students will apply correct application of conventions, sentences, and other grammatical skills, using resources and digital tools.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.2.11.1

Compose sentences using reflexive pronouns (myself, ourselves).

2.L.1c

 

LA.2.11.2

Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

2.L.1e

 

LA.2.11.3

Apply correct placement of commas in greetings and in closing of letters.

2.L.2b

 

LA.2.11.4

Consult reference materials, as needed to check and correct spellings.

2.L.2e

 

LA.2.11.5

Compare formal and informal uses of English.

2.L.3a

 

LA.2.11.6

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multi-meaning words and phrases.

2.L.4

 

LA.2.11.7

Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.

2.L.4c

 

LA2.11.8

Utilize glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

2.L.4e



 

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