Read, Write & Learn from Informational Text
In this unit, students will learn to use questioning to look deeper at texts and to identify the main topic/central idea and details to support that main topic within an informational text. They will learn to make connections between and within texts. The students will summarize their understanding during conversation and in writing informational texts.
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Essential Outcomes
Reading
- Students will read, write, and respond to a wide variety of informational texts. Students will use multiple texts to compare and contrast a topic. Students will recognize that informational texts give information, provide answers, and provoke questions.
Reading Foundations – Fluency
- 2R1: Develop and answer questions to demonstrate an understanding of key ideas and details in a text.
- 2R2: Identify a main topic or central idea and retell key details in a text; summarize portions of a text.
- 2R3: In informational texts, describe the connections among ideas, concepts, or a series of events.
Language
- 2L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
Writing
- 2W2: Write informative/explanatory texts that introduce a topic, use facts and other information to develop points, use content-specific language, and provide a concluding statement or section.
- 2W7: (CC 2W8) Recall and represent relevant information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Speaking and Listening
- 2SL4: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
All Standards Addressed in this Unit
- See Reading Foundations Units: 2RF3, 2RF3a, 2RF3b, 2RF3c, 2RF3d, 2RF3e
- 2R1, 2R2, 2R3, 2R5, 2R6, 2R7, 2R9
- 2RF4, 2RF4a, 2RF4b
- 2L1, 2L2, 2L3, 2L3a, 2L4, 2L4a, 2L4b, 2L4c, 2L4e, 2L6
- 2W2, 2W4, 2W6, 2W7
- 2SL1, 2SL1a, 2SL1b, 2SL1c, 2SL1d , 2SL5, 2SL6
Essential Questions and Big Ideas
- Why are Informational Texts important?
- Nonfiction texts provide facts and important information.
- Information can be found in many different forms.
- How does making a connection deepen our understanding of a text or topic?
- A text connection allows students to share experiences.
- A text connection shares personal feelings that a student has about a specific topic.
- What details are important when writing an informational piece?
- Nonfiction writing includes facts and researched items.
- Students need to understand the command of conventions when writing.
Prerequisite Checklist
Text Features
- Identify major events in a story.
- Identify characters and setting.
Key Details
- Describe characters and settings within a story.
- Use illustrations to help identify details presented in a story.
Making Connections
- Understand how to connect with a text.
Write Informative Texts
- Write using a combination of sound spelling and conventional spelling to create a sequenced written piece.
Download the complete Grade 2 ELA Unit 2 framework to customize for your own planning.