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2nd Grade Unit 5: / Structure / Suggested Time Frame: / 6 Weeks
TAKS Objective: / 1,3,4 / TEKS: / 2.9F, 2.9H, 2.9I, 2.10C,2.11A, 2.11B, 2.11C, 2.11J
Unit Overview
Within this unit, students will begin to understand that within families, there is a structure which exists. This system of structure is also seen throughout our communities and our society.
Enduring Understandings
·  Structure helps individuals know their role within families, communities, and society.
·  A good reader decides effective ways to organize their thinking within and about a text. / Essential Questions
·  Why is structure important in society?
·  How graphic organizers can help a reader organize thoughts and ideas. /

Writing Purpose

í  Students will develop a better understanding that writing is to convey a message

Focus and Coherence

·  The message should be clear and concise

Writing Organizations

í  Students will use standardized basic editing marks for peer editing.

Depth of Development

·  Language selection should create mental images

Voice

·  Mental images using vivid descriptions
·  Creating conversations within the story

Conventions of Written Language

í  Spelling
í  Punctuation
í  Dialogue
Language of Instruction
abbreviations
cause/effect
charts
comparatives
conclusions
graphic organizers
homophones
ideas
important
inferences
past tense
predictions
story maps
story problem
suffixes
summaries
Core Vocabulary
Leveled reading high frequency words(20)
along
became
began
believe
once
quiet
Word Wall Words
Must include but is not limited to the following words:
again
along
between
come
down
enough / excellent
glue
much
often
until
weight
Glue words (written on black and white) are in bold.
Words with rimes are written on bright colored paper. / Products students will develop
·  Student made books demonstrating various rolls of the family, community, and our society.
·  Summaries
·  Various story reflections/ maps/ responses
·  Self-made family structure book… explaining each person’s job or roll in their family through visual and written response
Word Work Lessons
Week 1: WM4, WM5, WS16
Week 2: WS17, WS18, WS19
Week 3: WS 20, WSA13, LS16
Week 4: LS17, LS18, LS19
Week 5: SP13, SP14, HF7
Week 6: WM6, WS21, WS22
Relationships and/or Connections that should emerge
·  Connections between family members, community, & society
·  Animal families
·  School rules
·  Family structure/ rules
2nd Grade Unit 5: / Structure / Suggested Time Frame: / 6 Weeks
TAKS Objective: / 1,3,4 / TEKS: / 2.9F, 2.9H, 2.9I, 2.10C,2.11A, 2.11B, 2.11C, 2.11J
Unit Overview
Within this unit, students will begin to understand that within families, there is a structure which exists. This system of structure is also seen throughout our communities and our society.
Text Resources
·  Penguin’s Special Delivery (Gloiiori)
·  The Sleepy Owl (Pfister)
·  My Neighborhood (Benchmark)
·  Magic School Bus.. Lost in the Solar System
·  Over In The Garden (Ward)
·  The Missing Parrot (Benchmark)
·  Fabulous Facts About the 50 States (Ross)
·  The United States of America (Miller)
·  Abe Lincoln (Turner)
·  City By The Lake (Benchmark)
·  So You Want To Be President (St. George)
·  Does A kangaroo Have a Mother too? (Carle)
·  Stunt Hill (Benchmark)
·  Daisy Comes Home (Brett)
·  Inside a Barn in the Country (Capucilli)
·  Treasure Hunt (Benchmark)
·  Magic School Bus…Inside a Beehive
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.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
(Discover the stories of America’s past)
·  http://www.famoustexans.com/
(Famous Texans)
·  http://tech.classroom.com
(Teacher Lesson Plans, strategies, activities)
Other (i.e., Speakers, Field Trips) / 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 Mini-Lessons
TEKS: 2.14b,2.14c; 2.16a,2.16b,2.16c,d; 2.17d; 2.18c,d,f; 2.19b,e
Week 1 / Selecting Easy to Read Writing Calkins book 3, Session 15 pp. 109-114
Week 2 / Introducing Revision
Calkins book 4, Session 1 pp. 1-10
Adding the Middles of Texts
Calkins book 4, Session 2 pp. 11-18
Week 3 / Adding Dialogue
Calkins book 4, Session 3 pp. 19-26
Revising by Taking Away
Calkins book 4, Session 4 pp. 27-34
Week 4 / Planning Revision
Calkins book 4, Session 5 pp. 35-42
Revising Leads
Calkins book 4 Session 6 pp. 43-50
Week 5 / Teaching Children to Confer About Writing
Calkins book 4, Session 7 pp. 51-58
Showing Not Telling
Calkins book 4, Session 8 pp. 59-66
Week 6 / Learning More About Showing, Not Telling
Calkins book 4, Session 9 pp. 67-74
/ NOTES / 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.  R2R
II.  TEKSCheck
III.  Open-ended
IV.  Essay
V.  Research Paper
VI.  Log / Journal
VII. Story / Play / Poem
VIII.  Model / Map / Video
IX.  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 5th Six Weeks Summary

2007-2008

In this brief summary, dates will fluctuate according to your students, calendar, and special events.

Structure

February 18th – April 9th

·  Keeping structure in our world

·  Selecting graphic organizers to organize thoughts

·  Making inferences

·  Produce summaries

·  Interpret and support conclusions

·  Story problem/ plot

·  Distinguishing different text

·  Distinguish fiction/ nonfiction, fact/ fantasy

8/27/2007 DRAFT 3