Inside the Human Body

Lesson 18
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ELA

Unit 6

2nd Grade

Lesson 18 of 19

Objective


Design a way to get more nutritious foods to families and write a letter to your mayor to convince them to adopt your idea.

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

“The best thing about an issue like this is that you can do something about it.”

In 2017, about 17 percent of Americans lived more than half a mile from a supermarket. That means they do not have easy access to fresh, nutritious food. Design a way to get nutritious food to more families, and write a letter to the mayor of your town explaining why they should use your idea.  

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.2.b — Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
  • RI.2.2 — Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
  • RI.2.6 — Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
  • W.2.1 — Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, 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.2.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.f
RI.2.4
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
SL.2.6
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