3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:03: Fiction
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:19
  • Grade(s):2
Key Learning:

Fiction has different forms and styles but some common characteristics.

Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How do I describe fiction and how do I compare or contrast genres of fiction?

   
Concept:

Literacy Forms (genre)

Concept: Responding To Text
Concept: Telling About A Book
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What is a fable, a folktale, and a legend and how are they the same and/or different?

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How do I adjust my reading rate based on text difficulty, purpose, form, and style?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I listen to, read, and discuss literary texts?

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How do I make a connections between text-to-self and text-to-world?

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How do I make a connection between text-to-text?

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Within a sentence, how do I use commas in a series or listing?

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How do I use a comma in a compound sentence?

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What type of punctuation ends a compound sentence?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I write a book report that includes: characters, setting, and sequence of events?

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How do I summarize the main idea and supporting details of the text?

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Concept:

Inference

Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I interpret ideas and information from the text?

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How will drawing conclusions help me understand the story?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
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Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

**Revisit vocabulary from Story Elements student learning map.

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

October: Main Idea

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 7, October 5 - 9, 2009, Just for You: Helping Hands - "The Enormous Turnip" by Alexei Tolstoy
  • Week 8, October 12 - 16, 2009, Just for You: Helping Hands - "Helping Out" by George Ancoma ( This is a Non-fiction Photo Essay - Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to Fiction may be substuted for this story)
  • Week 9, October 19 - 22, 2009, Just for You: Helping Hands - "Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane" by Cynthia Rylant
  • Week 10, October 26 - 30, 2009, Just for You: Helping Hands - "Hedgehog Bakes a Cake" by Maryann Macdonald
  • Vocabulary Report

    • summarize -

      tell or write about the main idea of a passage or story in your own words

    • inference -

      to make an educated guess about something in a story that is not stated in the story

    • literary form -

      realistic and historical fiction, folktales, legends, fables, etc.

    • report -

      written retelling of the main parts of the story

    • connections -

      the way things fit or work together

    • interpret -

      to form an idea in your head about what you understand

    • reading rate -

      the rate/speed that a text is read with expression based on text difficulty, purpose, form and style

    • draw conclusions -

      to make a final judgement based on details presented

    • comma -

      a punctuation mark (,) used to show separation of words or word groups within a sentence

    • compound sentence -

      two sentences joined together, usually by the conjunction "and"

    • period -

      a point (.) used to mark the end of a telling sentence

    • genre -

      classification of literary works by form, technique, or content

    • text-to-self -

      making a connection between the text and your personal life

    • text-to-world -

      making a connection between the text and the world around you

    • text-to-text -

      the way one story is connected to another