ELA21.2.22

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.22
Use content knowledge built during read-alouds and independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject.
Content knowledge can be learned by listening to read-alouds or independently reading.
Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build content knowledge from listening to text read aloud and from independently reading.
Use content knowledge learned from read-alouds and independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers.
Use content knowledge learned from read-alouds and independent reading in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through read-alouds or independent reading.
They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.

Vocabulary

Content knowledge
Read-alouds
Independent reading
Informational text
Literary Text
Content-specific discussions
Writing

Aligned Learning Resources

Lesson 1 - If We Ran the Zoo: How Do Animals Impact Our Environment?

Amazing Animal Adaptations for K-2

Time After Time: How Can We Use Timelines to Reconstruct the Past? Part 2

The Empty Pot

Giddy Up Cinderella

Seya's Song

Motion!

Designing Elements of Story in Little Blue and Little Yellow

Casting Shadows Across Literacy and Science

Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners

Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts

Safety Tips With Officer Buckle and Gloria

Blast Off! Vocabulary Instruction Using a Virtual Moon Trip

Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-Based Research

Reading "Feivel's Flying Horse"

Comparing Solids

Design by Adaptive Theme