MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
PACING GUIDE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
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PacingGuide
Grade:2nd grade
Week(s) / Unit Title / WV Next Gen. Standards / Essential
Questions / Instructional
Strategies / Suggested
Resources / Assessments
1-6 / Reading Street 2.1 Exploration
1: Realistic Fiction/Poetry
2: Expository Text
3: Realistic Fiction
4: Expository Text
5: Drama
6: Review
Each week: Writing Process and Oral Vocabulary / ELA.2.R.C1.1
ELA.2.R.C7.1
ELA.2.L.C15.1
ELA.2.L.C17.3
ELA.2.R.C1.4
ELA.2.W.C9.2
ELA.2.W.C9.3
ELA.2.L.C13.1
ELA.2.R.C1.5
ELA.2.RC 4.1
ELA.2.RC 4.2
ELA.2.R.C8.1 / Week 1: What can we learn by exploring different communities? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
Week 2: What can we learn by exploring Space?
Week 3: What can we discover by exploring nature? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
Week 4: What can we learn by exploring the desert?
Week 5: How does exploration help us to find answers? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 1: Conventions
*STAR Reader
(*Note: STAR Shows above and below mastery for each student on each standard.)
Acuity 1
Week 6: What can we learn from exploring new places and things?
Week(s)
7-12 / Reading Street 2.2
Working Together
7: Literary non-fiction
8: Informational Text
9: Expository Text/ 21st Century Skills
10:Drama/Fairy Tale/ Folk Tales
11: Folk Tale/ Fable
12: Review / ELA2.R.C7.1,
ELA2.L.C15.2,
ELA2.L.C15.1
ELA2.L.17.3
ELA2.W.C9.3,
ELA2.R.C.2.6
ELA2.W.C.9.2
ELA2.W.C11.1
ELA2.R.C1.4
ELA2.R.C1.1
ELA.2.RC 4.2 / Week 7: How can we help each other in dangerous situations? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
Week 8: How has working together changed history?
Week 9: How can we work together to meet people’s needs? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
Week 10:Why is it a good idea to work together?
Week 11:How can we work together to solve problems? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 2: Conventions
STAR Reader
Acuity 2
Week 12: Working Together Review: How can we work together?
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
PACING GUIDE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Grade: 2nd grade
Week(s) / Unit Title / WV Next Gen. Standards / Essential
Questions / Instructional
Strategies / Suggested
Resources / Assessments
13 - 18 / Reading Street 2.3
Creative Ideas
13: Fantasy
14: Realistic Fiction
15: Folk Tale
16: Realistic Fiction
17: Biography
18: Review / ELA.2.R.C7.1
ELA.2.L.C15.2
ELA.2.R.C.1.1
ELA.2.LC.15.1
ELA.2. L.C.17.3
ELA.2.W.C.9.3
ELA.2.SL.C13.1
ELA.2.R.C8.1
ELA.2.R.C4.1 ELA.2.RC 4.2 / 13: When does support from others help with a creative idea? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
14: In what creative ways do we communicate?
15: How can creative thinking solve a problem? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
*STAR Reader
16: When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?
17: Where do creative ideas come from? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 3: Conventions
Acuity 3
18: What does it mean to be creative?
Week(s)
19 - 24 / Reading Street 2.4
Our Changing World
19: Fable
20: Expository Text/ Poetry
21: Expository Text
22: Myth / 21st Century Skill
23: Legend/ Expository Text
24: Review / ELA.2.R.C1.1
ELA.2.R.C1.2
ELA.2R.C1.3
ELA.2.R.C1.4
ELA.2.RC2.1
ELA.2.R.C.2.2
ELA.2R.C.2.5
ELA.2.R.C7.1
ELA.2R.C8.1
ELA.2W.C9.1
ELA.2W.C9.2
ELA.2SL.C13.1
ELA.2.SL.C13.2
ELA.2.L.C15.1
ELA2.L.C15.2
ELA2.L.C17.1
ELA2.L.C17.2
ELA.2.L.C17.3 / 19: How can familiar things help us with changes / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
20: How do plants change over time?
21: What changes occur under the ground? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
22: Why are some changes difficult?
23: How do changes in the weather affect us? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 4: Conventions
STAR Reader
Acuity 4
24: How do things change? How do they stay the same
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
PACING GUIDE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Grade: 2nd Grade
Week(s) / Unit Title / WV Next Gen. Standards / Essential
Questions / Instructional
Strategies / Suggested
Resources / Assessments
25 - 30 / Reading Street 2.5
Responsibility
25: Literary non-fiction /Drama
26: Realistic Fiction/ Poetry
27: Realistic Fiction/ Procedural Text
28: Fantasy/ Magazine Articles
29:Humorous Fiction/ 21st Century Skills
30: Review / ELA.2.RC.7.1
ELA.2LC.17.3
ELA.2.LC.15.1
ELA.2.SLC.13.1
ELA.2.WC.11.2
ELA.2.LC.16.1
ELA.2.WC.9.3
ELA.2.LC.17.2
ELA.2.RC.8.1
ELA.2LC.15.2
ELA.2.RC 4.2 / 25: Why should we be responsible for doing a good job? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
26: …community members?
27: … animal owners? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
28: … friends and neighbors?
29: How can we be responsible when we make mistakes / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 5: Conventions
STAR Reader
Acuity 5
30: What does it mean to be responsible?
Week(s)
31 - 36 / Reading Street 2.6
Traditions
31: Realistic Fiction/Expository
32: Informational text/Poetry
33: Realistic Fiction/ 21st Century Skills
34: Realistic Fiction/ Informational
35: Realistic Fiction/ Inform.
36: Review / ELA.2R.C7.1
ELA.2.RC.8.1
ELA.2.RC.1.1
ELA.2.LC.13.1
ELA.2.LC.15.2
ELA.2.LC.17.1
ELA.2.LC17.3
ELA.2.WC9.1
ELA.2.WC9.3
ELA.2.WC9.2
ELA.2.LC.15.1
ELA.2.SLC.13.2
ELA.2.R.C1.4
ELA.2.RC 4.2 / 31 Why are sports traditions important? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Weekly skills tests – as per textbook series adoption.
Fluency monitored
32What traditions and celebrations involve our country’s flag?
33Why are family celebrations special? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests
34What can we learn about cowboy traditions?
35How are different traditions celebrated? / Concept Maps,
Word Walls, Personal Narratives, Building Oral language, Monitor Fluency / Teacher Edition Textbook, Reading Skills Workbooks, Websites, STAR Reader / Unit Test 6: Conventions
*STAR Reader
Acuity 6
End of Year Benchmark Test
36 Are traditions and celebrations important in our lives?

Note: The following English Language Arts Skills are in all six weeks:

ELA.2.RC1.6
ELA.2.RC2.1
ELA.2.RC2.3
ELA.2.RC2.4
ELA.2.RC3.1
ELA.2.RC3.2
ELA.2.RC3.3
ELA.2.RC3.4
ELA.2.RC3.5
ELA.2.RC4.2
ELA.2.WC10.2
ELA.2.WC10.3
ELA.2.SLC13.3
ELA.2.SLC14.1
ELA2.SLC14.2
ELA.2.SLC14.3