3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:02: Story Elements (ongoing throughout the year)
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:28
  • Grade(s):2
Key Learning:

Story elements help us understand fiction. Word relationships and sentence structure help make reading and writing more interesting.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How does knowing story elements help me understand what I read and how I write stories?
   
Concept:

Story Elements

LA.2.2.1.8   LA.2.2.1.2   LA.2.1.7.7  
Concept: Writing
LA.2.4.1.1   LA.2.3.4.6   LA.2.3.4.2   LA.2.1.6.1   LA.2.1.4.7  
Concept: Word Relationships
LA.2.3.4.4   LA.2.1.6.9   LA.2.1.6.8   LA.2.1.6.7   LA.2.1.6.5   LA.2.1.6.4   LA.2.1.6.3  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I compare the main character to other characters in this story, another story, or to myself?

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Who are the characters and what is the setting of the story?

(A)

How is the setting of this story the same or different from other stories I have read?

 (A)

How does the author develop the plot?

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What is the main problem of the story and the events that lead to the solution?

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How do I choose the right book for me to read?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I incorporate new words into my writing?

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How do I check for subject/verb agreement in my writing?

 (ET)

How do I check for noun/pronoun agreement in sentences?

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How do I capitalize the first word in a sentence?

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How do I captalize the pronoun?

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In sentence writing, how do I punctuate the end of a statement, question, or exclamation?

 (ET)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How are words related?

(A)

How do synonyms and antonyms help me understand words?

(A)

How do I figure out which definition to use when a word has multiple meanings?

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How do I recognize and use plurals correctly?

 (ET)
Vocabulary:

setting, plot, character, problem, resolution (solution)

Vocabulary:

sequence of events, descriptive details, capitalize, sentence

Vocabulary:

noun, verb, pronoun, personal pronoun, adverbs, possessive pronouns, antonym, synonym, homophone, adjective, context clues, plurals

Concept:

Spelling Patterns

LA.2.1.4.3   LA.2.1.4.2   LA.2.1.4.1  
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are the rules for spelling patterns that help me read and write?

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How do I decode multi-syllable words?

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How do I use the Word Wall to write words accurately?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

high frequency words, multi-syllable words, syllable, spelling patterns, word families, vowel, dipthong, abbreviation

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

August: Compare/Contrast

September: Author's Purpose

October: Main Idea

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 1, August 24 - 28, 2009, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to the first days of school or any new beginnings
  • Week 2, August 31 - September 4, 2009, Just for You, Being Me - "The Mixed-Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle
  • Week 3, September 8 - 11, 2009, Just for You, Being Me - "Get Up and Go!" by Stuart J. Murphy
  • Week 4, September 14 - 18, 2009, Just for You, Being Me - "Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon" by Cynthia Rylant
  • Week 5, September 22 - 25, 2009, Just for You, Being Me - "Days Wth Frog and Toad" by Arnold Lobel
  • Week 6, September 28 - October 2, 2009, Just for You, Being Me - "Wilson Sat Alone" by Debra Hess

    • Resources:

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    Know - Understand - Do Organizer
    Student Learning Map
    Vocabulary Report

    Acquisition Lesson:

    7. How do I use story elements to write a story?11. How do authors put together different types of words to make text interesting?13. How do I use context clues to figure out words?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    5. What words have the same spelling patterns?

    Vocabulary Report

    • setting -

      where the story takes place

    • high frequency words -

      words that are used more often than others

    • noun -

      person, place, thing, or idea

    • sequence of events -

      order in which things occur

    • descriptive details -

      words or sentences that describe specific events or things in a story

    • verb -

      an action word

    • plot -

      action or events that take place in the story

    • multi-syllable words -

      words that have more than one syllable

    • pronoun -

      a word used in place of a noun (they, we, them)

    • capitalize -

      to write or print with a beginning capital letter or in capital letters

    • character -

      main people or things the story is about

    • syllable -

      a unit of spoken language that consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following the vowel

    • spelling patterns -

      combinations of letters used to spell different words

    • sentence -

      a group of words that express a statement, a question, a command, a wish, or an exclamation

    • personal pronoun -

      (I, you, he, she, it)

    • problem -

      difficulty or challenge that the characters face

    • word families -

      a group of words that share the same letter combinations

    • adverbs -

      a word that describes a verb (quickly, slowly)

    • resolution (solution) -

      how the problem is solved

    • vowel -

      (a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y)

    • possessive pronouns -

      a pronoun that shows ownership (my/mine, his/her, hers)

    • dipthong -

      two vowels that make one sound (oi-coil, oy-boy, ou-out)

    • antonym -

      words that have the opposite meaning (small, large)

    • abbreviation -

      using the first two or three letters of a word to write the word (Dr., Mrs.)

    • synonym -

      words that have a similar meaning ( good, nice)

    • homophone -

      words that sound the same and are spelled differently (for, four)

    • adjective -

      a word that describes a noun (yellow, one, big)

    • context clues -

      words or sentences in the text that help you figure out an unknown word

    • plurals -

      a word that means more than one (egg, eggs; pony, ponies)