ELA Curriculum Map 2020
This document outlines the ELA curriculum at Clinton Elementary School as well as pacing and assessments.
This document outlines the ELA curriculum at Clinton Elementary School as well as pacing and assessments.
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Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module 2:
The American West
What was life like in the
West for early Americans?
Reading Literature
RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and
folktales from diverse cultures, and determine
their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story
respond to major events and challenges.
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.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and
phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 2 topic or
subject area.
Writing
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.2.5 With guidance and support from adults
and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen
writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.2.6 With guidance and support from adults,
use a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with
peers.
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.5 Create audio recordings of stories or
poems; add drawings or other visual displays to
stories or recounts of experiences when
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Book
(Informational)
● The Buffalo Are
Back, Jean
Craighead George
● Journey of a
Pioneer, Patricia
J. Murphy
● Plains Indians,
Andrew Santella
Picture Book (Literary)
● Johnny
Appleseed,
Steven Kellogg
● John Henry: An
American Legend,
Ezra Jack Keats
● John Henry, Julius
Lester
● The Legend of the
Bluebonnet,
Tomie dePaola
●
The Story of
Johnny
Appleseed, Aliki
SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
Images
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"American Indians
and the Alaskan
Natives in the
United States,"
United States
Census Bureau
Oregon Trail Map,
Legends of
America
Focusing Question Tasks (6)
-Lesson 3, 9, 14, 19, 22, 31
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 11, 20
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 10,
25
End of Module Task -Lesson 34
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 31, 32
Fundations Unit 5-8 Assessments
Completed by January 22
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency