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Alternate Unit 2
2nd Grade
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Describe an insect’s life cycle by writing an informational text that uses researched facts, images, and definitions to explain what you learned.
Book: Ladybug (Grow With Me) by Kate Briggs
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L.2.1.f — Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
L.2.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
RI.2.3 — Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
RI.2.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
RI.2.5 — Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
W.2.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
W.2.5 — With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.2.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
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Identify key information about insect bodies by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RI.2.1 RI.2.4 RI.2.5
Identify and explain characteristics of an insect by identifying and explaining key details in a text Read Aloud.
Discussion & Writing
Explain which of the following images are insects by using organizing categories to defend claims or opinions about a content-related topic.
L.2.1.f RI.2.4 RI.2.7 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 W.2.1 W.2.5
Identify key information about insect life cycles by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.3 RI.2.5
Describe the key phases in a complete insect life cycle by using text features and details to describe the connection between scientific ideas.
RI.2.2 RI.2.5
Describe the differences between a complete and incomplete metamorphosis using text features and details to describe the connection between scientific ideas.
RI.2.3 RI.2.5 RI.2.7
Explain what happens at each stage of the life cycle by using picture clues and details to sequence events.
L.2.1.f RI.2.3 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.6 W.2.2
Identify key information about ants by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.5 RI.2.7
Argue why an ant would or would not survive in a rainforest habitat by using organizing categories to defend claims or opinions about a content-related topic.
L.2.1.f SL.2.1 SL.2.2 W.2.1
Describe the impact bees have on the natural world using key details from the text.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.2
Describe a bee’s world by noticing key details in the text and using relevant vocabulary.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.2 RI.2.4 RI.2.5
Determine the main purpose of a text by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.6
Argue why a bee would or would not survive in a rainforest habitat by using organizing categories to defend claims or opinions about a content-related topic.
L.2.1.f SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.6 W.2.1
Informative Writing – 3 days
L.2.1.f L.2.4 RI.2.3 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 W.2.2 W.2.5 W.2.7
Explain how the author uses poetry to describe an insect.
RL.2.4 SL.2.5
Identify the different ways insects can be both helpful and harmful and explain one reason why by using text features and details to describe the connection between scientific concepts.
RI.2.3 RI.2.6 RI.2.8
Identify the different ways insects can be both helpful and harmful, and explain one reason why by using text features and details to describe the connection between scientific concepts.
RI.2.2 RI.2.3 RI.2.8
Argue why it would be a good or bad thing if all the insects in our world suddenly disappeared by using organizing categories to defend claims or opinions about a content–related topic.
Informative Writing – 5 days
Describe an insect by writing an informational text that uses researched facts, images, and definitions to explain what they learned.
L.2.1.f L.2.2.e L.2.4.e W.2.2 W.2.5 W.2.7
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