Imagine It is the reading series we use.
There will be six units with five lessons each.
I will post objectives each week according to which unit and lesson we are on.
Imagine It!
Reading and
Language Arts
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Unit 1: Kindness
6 lessons in 6 weeks
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In this unit students begin to understand that
characters are people and animals who are involved in a story.
Character development is discussed in terms of the character’s reaction to
what is taking place in the story. Students can identify the lesson the
character learned.
They will ask and answer questions to clarify
or gain more information. Students will engage in narrative writing
that incorporates sequenced events, details that describe thoughts and
action, and a clear sense of closure.
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Common Core State Standards
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Reading
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RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how
to demonstrate understanding
of key details in a text.
RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and
folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes,
repeated lines) supply rhythm and
meaning in a story, poem, or song.
RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the
beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different
authors or from different cultures.
RI.2.1 Ask and answer questions such as who,
what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key
details in a text.
RI. 2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text
as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a
grade 2 topic or subject area.
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Language
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L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
d. Form and use past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid,
told).
L.2.4 Determine or clarify the meaning
of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2
reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to
the meaning of a word or phrase.
e. Use glossaries and beginning
dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
L.2.5 Demonstrate understanding of word
relationships and nuances in word
meanings.
a. Identify real-life
connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy
or juicy).
L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being
read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to
describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
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Writing
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W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and
definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
W.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or
short sequence of events, include
details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words
to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
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.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a
report, record science observation).
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Foundational Skills
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Phonics/Word Recognition
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Fluency
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F.2.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Distinguish long and short vowels when
reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for
additional common vowel teams.
c. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable
words with long vowels.
d. Decode words with common prefixes and
suffixes.
e. Identify words with inconsistent but common
spelling-sound correspondences.
f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words.
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F.2.4 Read with
sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
a. Read on-level
text with purpose and understanding.
b. Read on-level
text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive
readings.
c. Use context to
confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as
necessary.
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