Division of School Improvement - Model Curriculum Units

2^nd grade

9 lessons

This unit focuses on development of well-crafted narrative writing by second grade students. Throughout the unit, students are immersed in narrative writing. Students study story elements and narrative writing in a variety of texts.

Students apply pre-reading strategies and use text to explore basic story elements.

This unit consists of nine lessons. Students experience the writing process as modeled by the teacher. They apply understanding of the writing process to produce their own narrative piece. Students use graphic organizers to create a narrative piece including a main idea and supporting details with the theme of friendship. Finally, students share writing and practice essential speaking skills.

Handouts including graphic organizers

Formative and Summative Assessment

Glossary

Applying Text Features in Fiction	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Identifying Setting and Completing a Story Map	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Developing a Topic for Writing Using an Idea Web	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Developing a Narrative Writing Piece	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Determining Ideas and Adding Details	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
More Details and Transitions	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Conclusion	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Revising	Word	HTML (with links to documents)
Editing	Word	HTML (with links to documents)

What processes do proficient readers use before reading a text?

What elements must proficient readers identify within a text to reach full comprehension?

What processes do proficient writers use in developing advanced representations of writing?

How can we apply this learning to other inquiries?

Summative Assessment

Writing Scoring Guide

PREVIOUS LEARNING

TARGETED LEARNING

FUTURE LEARNING

Demonstrate concepts of print

*Upper and lower case letters

*First and last letter in words

*Spaces between words

*Letter and word order

*Punctuation has meaning

R2A2 Locate and apply specific information in title, pictures, and table of contents

Locate and apply information in title, table of contents, and glossary

*Recognize the text features of fiction, poetry, and drama in grade level text

Locate and apply information in title, pictures and names of author and illustrator

R2C2 Use details from text to

*Make basic inferences about setting, characters and problem

*Predict solution

*Identify events in logical sequence

Use details from text to:

*Make inferences about setting, character traits and problem and solution

*Make predictions

*Draw conclusions

*Compare and contrast characters and changes in problems and setting

*Identify the narrator

*Identify cause and effect

*Identify events from beginning, middle and end

*Identify author’s purpose

Use details from text to identify:

*Characters

*Problem

*Solutions

*Events and logical sequence

W2A2 Create legible compositions with correct spacing between letters in words and words in a sentence

Create legible compositions with correct spacing between words in a sentence and in margins

Se parts of speech correctly in written text

*Naming words (nouns)

*Actin words (verbs)

W3A2 Write narrative text that:

*Records a series of events in chronological order

*Contains story elements

Write narrative that contains

*A beginning, middle and end

*Relevant details to develop the main idea

*Clear controlling idea

*Precise and descriptive language

Listen

*For enjoyment

*For information

*For simple directions

LS1A2 Listen

*For enjoyment

*For information

*To solve problems

*For directions to perform a

simple task

Listen

*For enjoyment

*For specific information

*To distinguish fact from fiction

*For directions to complete two or three step task

W1A Follow a writing process to independently use a graphic organizer in pre-writing, generate a draft, routinely reread and revise work, routinely edit and proofread for capitalization and ending punctuation, and independently publish writing.