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2nd Grade Unit 2: / Change / Suggested Time Frame: / 6 WeeksTAKS Objectives: / 1, 2 / TEKS: / 2.5F, 2.9C, 2.9D, 2.9E, 2.9G, 2.9H, 2.10A, 2.12D, 2.12F, 2.12G, 2.19E, 2.20C
Unit Overview
Through this unit of study the students will come to the understanding that the world and its environments are constantly evolving and changing. Literature will aide the students in experiencing and understanding how conflict makes us all who we are as individuals, communities, nations etc
Enduring Understandings
· The world is constantly evolving and changing.
· Good readers recognize that different characters contribute to and change outcomes of stories.
· Conflict shapes individuals.
· Literature helps to shape the world. / Essential Questions
· How does change affect the world?
· Does conflict lead to change?
· Does literature reflect culture or shape it?
· What do character traits add to the story. /
Writing Purpose
í Adding details to a sentenceí Adding additional sentences to the story
í (shared, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Focus and Coherence
í Staying on topicí (shared, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Writing Organizations
í Story flows in sequenceí (shared writing, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Depth of Development
í Elaborating on a single idea or thoughtí (shared, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Voice
í Model during read alouds and think alouds.í (shared, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Conventions of Written Language
í Elaborate sentences\storiesí Add details, descriptive language
í Capitalization (proper nouns, first word of a sentence, pronoun I)
í Punctuation (appropriate end of sentence punctuation)
í Spacing words and sentences. Identify/use nouns and verbs in sentences
í (shared, interactive, independent writing: Writer’s Workshop)
Language of Instruction
cause / effect
change
describe
evolve
observation / observe
predict / prediction
similarities / differences
speculating
summary
In this area place the vocabulary from the stories that you are teaching to your students.
Leveled reading high frequency words: (18)
ahead
stay
down
under
start
making
around
Core Vocabulary
anything
babies
beautiful
begin
beginning / blew
blow
burn
coal
covered
crawl / cut
cutting
deep
done
early
mountain
Word Wall Words
Must include but is not limited to the following words:
a lot
away
catch
coach
does
different
for
first
high
house
ice
know / liltte
night
paid
place
please
saw
stage
there
turn
under
were
why
Glue words (written on black and white) are in bold. Words with rimes are written on bright colored paper / Relationships and/or Connections that should emerge
Second graders will encounter and understand change in:
· Seasons
· Weather
· Growth
· Life cycles i.e. plants & animals
· Family
· Pets
Word Work Lessons
Week 1: HF2, WM1, WS3
Week 2: WS4, WS5, WS6
Week 3: WS7, WSA6, WSA7
Week 4: LS6, LS7, LS8
Week 5: LS9, SP3, SP4
Products students will develop
· Various graphic organizers
· Student made books / journals
· Demonstrate seasonal change through visual & written response.
· Demonstrate life-cycle change through visual & written response.
· Collage
· Class-made book on change
2nd Grade Unit 2: / Change / Suggested Time Frame: / 6 Weeks
TAKS Objectives: / 1, 2 / TEKS: / 2.5F, 2.9C, 2.9D, 2.9E, 2.9G, 2.9H, 2.10A, 2.12D, 2.12F, 2.12G, 2.19E, 2.20C
Unit Overview
Through this unit of study the students will come to the understanding that the world and its environments are constantly evolving and changing. Literature will aide the students in experiencing and understanding how conflict makes us all who we are as individuals, communities, nations etc
Text Resources
· Where the Wild Things Are (Sendak)
· Verdi (Cannon)
· Under the Quilt of the Night (Hopkinson)
· Aunt Flossie’s Hats (Howard)
· The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Carle)
· Ellis Island~( Benchmark)
· Go’in Someplace Special (McKissack)
· If A Bus Could Talk
· The Story of Rosa Parks (Ringold)
· A House For Hermit Crab (Carle)
· William’s Journal (Benchmark)
· Magic School Bus…Butterflies (Cole/ Krulik)
· Daisy & the Enormous Egg (Simmons)
· Miss Mary Mack (Hoberman)
· Butterflies & Moths (Benchmark)
· Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (Ehlert)
· There Was an Old Lady… (Taback)
· How Did This City Grow? (Benchmark)
· The Spider and the Fly (Howitt)
· A. Lincoln & Me (Borden)
· The Reason For a Flower (Heller)
· Cotton Plant to Cotton Shirt (Benchmark) / Enrichment Workstations
· Read the Room (use pointers to read the room)
· Reading Boxes (use text from Guided Reading)
· Class Library (fiction and non-fiction books)
· Buddy Reading
· Pocket Chart Activities
· Making Words (magnetic letters, etc.)
· Letter Center (a variety of alphabet activities)
· Writing (write the room, make books, journals, etc.)
· Listening
· Overhead
· Computers (Waterford, etc.)
· Dramatic Play (baskets of books and props [Mrs. Wishy Washy, etc.)
· Flannel boards
Technology & Electronic Resources
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/Introkto4/tour1nav.html
(Great lesson to introduce change. It is a visual slide show with narration about how the earth and life has developed over time.)
Other (i.e., Speakers, Field Trips)
· Invite a news reporter to speak to the class
Character “Tea Party” in which students dress up as their favorite characters and introduce themselves to the rest of the group. / Reading Skills/Processes
□ 2.5A
□ 2.5B
□ 2.5C
□ 2.6A
□ 2.6B
□ 2.6D
□ 2.6E
□ 2.7A
□ 2.7B
□ 2.7C
□ 2.8A
□ 2.8C
□ 2.9A
□ 2.9B
□ 2.9C
□ 2.9D / □ 2.9E
□ 2.9F
□ 2.9G
□ 2.9I
□ 2.10A
□ 2.10B
□ 2.10D
□ 2.11A
□ 2.11C
□ 2.11F
□ 2.11J
□ 2.12C
□ 2.12H
Writing Skills/Processes
□ 2.14A
□ 2.14B
□ 2.14C
□ 2.14D
□ 2.15A
□ 2.15B
□ 2.15C
□ 2.16B
□ 2.16C / □ 2.17D
□ 2.18A
□ 2.18B
□ 2.18C
□ 2.18D
□ 2.19A
□ 2.19B
□ 2.19E
WRITING MINILESSONS:
TEKS 2.14d; 2.17c; 2.20b
Week 1 / Widening writing possibilities: Lists, letters, and real world purposes
Calkins book 1, Session 13 pp. 91-96
Calkins book 1, Session 14 pp. 97-102
Week 2 / Preparing for publication
Calkins book 1, Session 15 pp. 103-108
Calkins book 1, Session 16 pp. 109-114
Calkins book 1, Session 17 pp. 115-120
Week 3 / Understanding a small moment story
Calkins book 2, Session 1 pp. 1-10
/ WRITING MINILESSONS: continued
Week 4 / Discovering one small moment
Calkins book 2, Session 2 pp. 11-20
Week 5 / Establishing long term partnerships and stretching a small moment.
Calkins Book 2, Session 3 pp. 21-28
Calkins book 2, Session 4 pp. 29-38
Week 6 / Planning details
Calkins Book 2, Session 7 pp. 55-62
Calkins book 2, Session 8, pp. 63-70
Calkins book 2, Session 9, pp. 71-76
Resources
Units of Study for Primary Writing by Lucy Calkins / Method(s) of Assessment
Observation
A Observation evaluated by peers
B Students engaged in learning activities
C Direct questioning
D Observation of performance or process
E Checklists/ Rubrics
Constructed Response
I. TEKSCheck
II. Open-ended
R2R
III. Essay
IV. Research Paper
V. Log / Journal
VI. Story / Play / Poem
VII. Model / Map / Video
VIII. Oral / Visual / Multimedia Presentation
Selected Response
1 Fill-in-the-blank test
2 Matching test
3 Multiple choice test
4 True/False test
Second Grade ELA 2nd Six Weeks Summary
2007-2008
In this brief summary, dates will fluctuate according to your students, calendar, and special events.
Change
October 4th – November 9th
· Self monitor comprehension using reading strategies
· Conflict leads to change
· Literature effects our culture
· Retell events
· Identify differences~ characters
· Draw and discuss text images
· Summaries
· Reflect on written work
· Respond to stories in various ways: writing, movement, music, art, drama
8/27/2007 DRAFT 3