Grade 2

Other Indiana English/Language Arts Content Connectors sets

• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• Grades 9-10
• Grades 11-12

Reading ComprehensionRC

Ask and answer more than one question about the main idea and key details in a text heard or read. (E)2.RC.1a

Recount the beginning, middle, and ending of familiar stories, fables, or folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.2.RC.2a

Identify a description of how characters in a story respond to major events. 2.RC.3a

Identify the structure of the story, including describing that the beginning introduces the story and that the ending concludes the action. (E)2.RC.4a

Identify different points of view of two characters in a story. 2.RC.5a

Identify dialogue as indicated by quotation marks in a story.2.RC.5b

Identify the main idea of a text with more than one paragraph and/or the topic of each paragraph.2.RC.6a

Locate various text features including headings, captions, and/or glossary of a nonfiction text. 2.RC.7a

Use headings, captions, or glossary to describe key facts or information in a nonfiction text. 2.RC.7b

Identify the structure of a nonfiction text as descriptive, compare and contrast, or cause and effect. (E) 2.RC.8a

Identify more than one fact that an author uses to support specific points in a text.2.RC.9a

Identify at least one similarity and one difference between important points presented by two texts on the same topic.2.RC.10a

Use context clues (e.g., words and sentence clues) and/or text features (e.g., table of contents, headings) to determine the meanings of unknown words. 2.RC.11a

Use pictures and/or paired pictures and words to identify and demonstrate knowledge of word relationships, including common synonyms and antonyms and/or simple multiple-meaning words (e.g., change, duck). (E)2.RC.12a

WritingW

Write legibly by correctly forming capital and lowercase letters and using appropriate spacing between letters, words, and sentences. 2.W.1a

Write pieces that introduce an opinion about a provided topic or text and include at least one reason that supports the stated opinion. (E)2.W.2a

Use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect information or fact to the opinion. (E) 2.W.2b

Write a concluding statement to end the opinion piece. (E) 2.W.2c

Write informative/explanatory pieces for a provided topic and include at least two facts or details about the topic. (E)2.W.3a

Write a concluding statement to end the informative/explanatory piece. (E)2.W.3b

Write narratives that: a. Include a beginning; b. Include events in order; c. Use temporal words to signal event order (e.g., first, next, next, then); d. Provide details to describe actions, thoughts, and/or feelings; e. Provide a middle; and f. Provide an ending. (E)2.W.4a

With support, apply the writing process to: a. Plan by generating and recording ideas for writing through discussions, pictures, and/or drawings about a topic or experience; b. Develop drafts in pictorial and/or written form by organizing or sequencing ideas using a graphic organizer; c. Use varied forms of provided feedback (e.g., questions related to sequence or details, adding words, ideas, and/or pictures) to revise writing; d. Edit writing for conventions including: capitalization of names of people, names of places, dates, and holidays; end punctuation and comma use in dates or greetings and closings of letters; and/or spelling of high frequency and common words; e. Respond to the writing of others (e.g., emotions, like/dislike); and f. Use available and familiar technology to produce and publish writing. 2.W.5a

With support, conduct research on a topic: a. Identify a topic of interest and find related information from teacher-provided sources. b. Organize information using graphic organizers or other aids. c. Present information that has been gathered using an appropriate format (e.g., text, labeled diagrams, poster, diorama).2.W.6a

Correctly apply English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. focusing on: a. Nouns/Pronouns - Using sentences that include common proper and/or collective nouns and pronouns. b. Verbs - Using sentences that include verbs to convey past and present tense. c. Adjectives/Adverbs - Using sentences that include common adjectives and adverbs. d. Usage - Using complete simple declarative, interrogative, imperative, and/or exclamatory sentences. (E)2.W.7a

Apply capitalization, punctuation, and spelling conventions focusing on: a. Capitalization - Capitalizing the first word in a sentence, the pronoun I, greetings, months and days of the week, names of people and places, and/or holidays. b. Punctuation - Correctly using end punctuation, and using commas in dates and greetings and closings of letters. c. Encoding – I. Correctly spelling words with common spelling patterns (short and long vowel sounds, r-controlled vowels, and/or consonant-blend patterns). II. Generalizing words with learned spelling patterns (e.g., word families, onset and rhyme) when writing. III. Identifying the correct spelling of most common irregularly-spelled words (e.g., said, do, they). (E)2.W.8a

Communication and CollaborationCC

Participate in collaborative conversations about instructional-level topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. (E)2.CC.1a

Listen to others, take one’s turn in respectful ways, and speak one at a time about the topics and text under discussion. 2.CC.2a

Ask and/or answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify something that is not understood.2.CC.3a

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify comprehension, gather information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. (E) 2.CC.4a

With support and guidance, develop simple multimedia presentations. (E)2.CC.5a

Give oral two-step directions.2.CC.6a

Follow oral two-step directions.2.CC.6b

Recognize media sources can be used for information, entertainment, and persuasive purposes. (E)2.CC.7a