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Essential Question: What is challenging about writing a narrative? Literature
- Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. Skills: Point of view, Character study RL.2.6
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- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Skills: Comprehension, Summarization, Questioning RI.2.1
- Identify the main focus of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Skills: Main Idea/Detail RI.2.2
- Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. Skills: Cause/Effect RI.2.3
- Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. Skill: Main Idea, Author’s Purpose RI.2.6
- Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. Skill: Main Idea/Supporting Details RI.2.8
Essential Question: I can identify text features and use them to find information.
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- Identify the main focus of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Skills: Main Idea/Detail *RI.2.2
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. Skills: Context Clues *RI.2.4
- Know and use various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Skills: Text Features *RI.2.5
- Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. Skill: Text Features *RI.2.7
- Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. Skill: Compare/Contrast *RI.2.9
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