People Who Changed the World

Describe what steps Honda took toward making his dream come true and why by identifying and explaining the details an author uses to support an idea.

Honda pp. 1–13

Standards

RI.2.3RI.2.8

Describe how Honda changed the world by identifying and explaining the details that the author uses to support an idea.

Honda — pp. 14 — end

Standards

RI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Language

Use coordinating conjunctions and a comma to produce compound sentences.

Compound Sentences Brainstorming Sheet (G2, Alt U4, L3)

Standards

L.2.1.fL.2.2.a

Describe why Julio devoted his medical skills to the study of the Indigenous history of Peru by explaining the details an author uses to support an idea.

Sharuko pp. 1–16

Standards

RI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Explain what “and now Peruvians tell their own stories” means by describing how specific reasons support specific points an author makes.

Sharuko — pp. 17 — end

Standards

L.2.1.fRI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Explain why a classmate called Charles "indefatigable" by identifying and explaining details the author uses to support an idea.

Buzzing with Questions pp. 1–20

Standards

L.2.1.fL.2.6RI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Explain how Charles Henry Turner filled the world with "questions, questions, questions" and why it is important.

Buzzing with Questions — pp. 21 — end

Standards

L.2.1.fRI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Explain how Tu Youyou's illness and recovery inspired her to try to find a treatment for malaria using both modern science and traditional Chinese medicine.

Tu Youyou's Discovery pp. 1–14

Standards

L.2.1.fL.2.6RI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Explain how Tu Youyou’s illness and recovery inspired her to try to find a treatment for malaria using both modern science and traditional Chinese medicine.

Tu Youyou's Discovery — pp. 15 — end

Standards

L.2.1.fL.2.6RI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Explain how one of the changemakers made the world a better place appropriately using the past tense of regular and irregular verbs.

Honda
Sharuko
Buzzing with Questions
Tu Youyou's Discovery

Standards

L.2.1.dL.2.6SL.2.1SL.2.6W.2.2W.2.8

Explain how Wangari changed the country by identifying and describing the connection between a series of events.

Mama Miti

Standards

L.2.1.fRI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.7

Explain why the author describes Jane as a brave woman who was not afraid to do something that had never been done before by describing how specific reasons support specific points the author makes.

The Watcher

Standards

L.2.1.bRI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Describe Mario's nagging question and why it was important by describing the connection between a series of events.

Mario and the Hole in the Sky pp. 3–21

Standards

L.2.1.fRI.2.3RI.2.7

Explain what Mario meant when he said, "We saved our planet once. We can do it again" and why it is important.

Mario and the Hole in the Sky — pp. 22 — end

Standards

L.2.1.fRI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.8

Language

Expand sentences by appropriately using adjectives and adverbs and choosing between them when writing.

Sentence Expansion Guide (G2, Alt U4, L15)
Kernel Sentence Cards (G2, Alt U4, L15)

Standards

L.2.1.e

Use subordinating conjunctions to write more interesting and complex sentences.

Standards

L.2.1.f

Explain how one of the changemakers made the world a better place by stating a claim and including supporting details from the text.

The Watcher
Mama Miti
Mario and the Hole in the Sky
Farmer Will Allen...

Standards

L.2.6RI.2.8SL.2.1SL.2.6W.2.2W.2.7

Describe Sonia's childhood by identifying and describing the connection between a series of events.

Sonia Sotomayor pp. 1–17

Standards

L.2.1.eRI.2.3RI.2.7

progress
monitoring

Explain what the author means by "You never know what can happen—especially when you water a flower" by describing how specific reasons support specific points an author makes.

Sonia Sotomayor p. 18 — end

Standards

L.2.1.eRI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Describe how Sonia learned the lesson "You have to get up and try again. That is something really hard to do . . ." by describing the connection between a series of events.

Sonia Sotomayor pp. 1–21

Standards

L.2.1.eRF.2.3RF.2.4RI.2.3RI.2.7

progress
monitoring

Describe Sonia Sotomayor's career as a judge by describing the connection between a series of events.

Sonia Sotomayor — pp. 24–31, 34–end

Standards

L.2.1.eRF.2.3RF.2.4RI.2.3

Compare and contrast Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx with National Geographic Readers: Sonia Sotomayor by identifying and explaining points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor

Standards

RI.2.9SL.2.1SL.2.6

Explain how Hope helped Barack Obama make his dreams come true by describing how specific reasons support a specific point an author makes.

Barack Obama: Son ...

Standards

L.2.1.eRI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Describe two times that Obama "got up and did something" (p. 29) by describing the connection between a series of events.

Barack Obama

Standards

L.2.1.eRF.2.3RF.2.4RI.2.3RI.2.7

Compare and contrast Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope and National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama by identifying and explaining points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Barack Obama: Son ...
Barack Obama

Standards

RI.2.7RI.2.9SL.2.1SL.2.6

progress
monitoring

Explain why Malala is a warrior with words by describing how specific reasons support specific points an author makes.

Malala Yousafzai

Standards

L.2.1.eRI.2.3RI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8

Describe Malala using two examples from the text.

Malala Yousafzai: Champion...

Standards

L.2.1.eL.2.6RF.2.3RF.2.4RI.2.3

Compare and contrast Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words and Malala Yousafzai: Champion for Education by identifying and explaining points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Malala Yousafzai: Champion...
Malala Yousafzai

Standards

RI.2.9SL.2.1SL.2.6

Explain how one of the changemakers made the world a better place by stating a claim and including supporting details from the text.

Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama: Son ...
Barack Obama
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai: Champion...

Standards

L.2.6SL.2.1SL.2.6W.2.2W.2.5W.2.7W.2.8

Writing

4 days

Overview

Research a changemaker. Gather facts about their interests, challenges, and impact on their community to begin a biography.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Research a changemaker. Gather facts about their interests, challenges, and impact on their community to begin a biography.

Changemaker Research Project Note-Taker (G2, Alt U4, L30)

Standards

W.2.2W.2.7W.2.8

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft an informational paragraph about Greta Thunberg's contributions that introduces a topic, includes related details, and provides a concluding statement.