Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



|2014 Edition Second Grade - (taken from ) |

|Unit 5.1: Firefighter! Genre (Literary Nonfiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. station - building where a service takes place |cheerful |

|2. building - place with walls and a roof |visitor |

|3. roar - a loud, deep noise |slowly |

|4. masks - coverings for the face |weekly |

|5. quickly - in a fast way |teacher |

|6. tightly - fitting in a close way |helper |

|7. burning - hurting or harming someone or something by fire |hardly |

| |graceful |

|Amazing Words: |yearly |

|1. community - people who live around you |10. quickly |

|2. responsible - do a job or take charge of something that others are counting on |11. fighter |

|3. teamwork - group of people put a lot of effort into doing something together |12. sailor |

|4. operation - when a doctor or vet opens the body to fix something | |

|5. instrument - any tool used by doctors and vets to help them examine a patient, to help them fix an injury, or to repair a part of the body |Words to Read: |

|6. caretaker - a person who makes sure that everything on the inside and outside of a building is clean and in working order |beautiful |

|7. lug - when you carry or pull something that is very heavy or clumsy |neighbor |

|8. supplies - things you need to do a particular job or activity | |

| |High Frequency Words |

|Comprehension: Fact and Opinion, Important Ideas |break |

|Fluency: Accuracy |family |

|Writing: Word Choice, Narrative Nonfiction |heard |

|Grammar: Pronouns |listen |

|Vocabulary: Suffix –ly, Word Structure |once |

|Spelling and Phonics: Suffixes =ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish |pull |

|Media Literacy: Identify Cultural Characteristics | |

|2014 Edition Second Grade - (taken from ) |

|5.2 Carl the Complainer Genre (Realistic Fiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. annoy – to make someone angry |unsafe |

|2. complain – to say that something is not good enough |reheat |

|3. mumbles – speaks unclearly |rerun |

|4. P.M. – the time between noon and midnight |disappear |

|5. shrugs – raises one-s shoulders as an expression of doubt |unlock |

|6. signature – a person’s name written by that person |discolor |

| |rewind |

|Amazing Words: |unpack |

|1. concern – when you have a reason to worry about something |unplug |

|2. contribute – |10. regroup |

|3. persuade – |11. preschool |

|4. fragile – if something can break or be damaged easily |12. disagree |

|5. pellets – small balls of material pressed together | |

|6. litter – scraps or pieces of trash left behind |Words to Read: |

|7. pollute – when someone damages the air, soil, or water by making it dirty with harmful substances |watch |

|8. release – set something free or let it go |toward |

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|Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Visualize |High Frequency Words: |

|Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Rate |certainly |

|Writing: Organization, Realistic Fiction |either |

|Grammar: Singular and Plural |great |

|Vocabulary: Dictionary Skills, Dictionary/Glossary |laugh |

|Spelling and Phonics: Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, dis- |second |

|Listening and Speaking: Give a Demonstration |worst |

| |you’re |

|2014 Edition – Second Grade – (Taken from ) |

|Unit 5.3: Bad Dog, Dodger! Genre(Realistic Fiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. adventure - an exciting experience |knock |

|2. climbed - went upward |sign |

|3. greatest - best or most wonderful |knee |

|4. truest - most real or loyal |wrong |

|5. clubhouse - house or structure where a group meets |write |

|6. exploring - going someplace to discover what it is like |climb |

|7. wondered - wanted to know more |wrap |

| |wren |

|Amazing Words: |gnat |

|1. behavior - the way people & animals act or behave |10. lamb |

|2. cooperate - when people or animals work together to accomplish a goal |11. comb |

|3. obedient - when a person or an animal is willing to do what they are told to do |12. knob |

|4. companion - a person or animal who spends time with you as a friend | |

|5. consider- think about very carefully before making a decision |Words to Read: |

|6. reprimand - you get a talking to, a warning, or a scolding for doing something wrong |certainly |

|7. confident - sure about things or certain you have the ability to do something |listen |

|8. properly - when something is done in a correct way | |

| |High Frequency Words: |

|Comprehension: Plot and Theme, Background Knowledge |above |

|Fluency: Expression and Intonation |ago |

|Writing: Voice, Journal Entry |enough |

|Grammar: Using I and Me |toward |

|Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize. Dictionary/Glossary |whole |

|Spelling and Phonics: Consonant Patterns kn, wr, gn,mb |word |

|Listening and Speaking: Listen for Fact and Opinions | |

|2014 Edition – Second Grade - (Taken from ) |

|Unit 5.4 Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores (Genre: Fantasy) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. adventure - an exciting experience |phone |

|2. climbed - went upward |enough |

|3. greatest - best or most wonderful |backtrack |

|4. truest - most real or loyal |laugh |

|5. clubhouse - house or structure where a group meets |ticket |

|6. exploring - going someplace to discover what it is like |duckling |

|7. wondered - wanted to know more |graph |

| |tough |

|Amazing Words: |photo |

|1. appreciate - feel grateful or thankful for something |10. rough |

|2. communicate - talk to each other or keep in touch in other ways such as writing or sign language |11. cough |

|3. respect - feeling of high regard you have for another person |12. clang |

|4. demand- order someone to do something | |

|5. firmly - say something in a determined way that shows you won’t change |Words to Read: |

|6. advantage - in a better or more favorable position than someone else |heard |

|7. defiant - openly disobedient or challenging to someone else |brought |

|8. ferocious - powerful, violent, or fierce | |

| |High Frequency Words: |

|Comprehension: Character and Setting, Story Structure |bought |

|Fluency: Expression |people |

|Writing: Conventions, Animal Fantasy |pleasant |

|Grammar: Different Kinds of Pronouns |probably |

|Vocabulary: Compound Words, Word Structure |scared |

|Spelling and Phonics: Consonant Patterns ph, gh, ck, ng |shall |

|Listening and Speaking: Maintain Focus in a Narrative Presentation |sign |

|2014 Edition – Second Grade - (Taken from ) |

|Unit 5.5 Signmaker’s Assistant Genre (Humorous Fiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. idea – thought or opinion |talk |

|2. important – taken seriously |because |

|3. blame – say that something is someone’s fault |August |

|4. signmaker – someone who makes signs or public notices that give information |caught |

|5. townspeople – people who live in a town |draw |

|6. afternoon – time of day between noon and night |walk |

| |chalk |

|Amazing Words: |auto |

|1. apologize – say you are sorry for doing or saying something that has upset someone |taught |

|2 citizen – if you are born or legally accepted by a country |10. thaw |

|3. judgment – when people make decisions about what is sensible |11. fault |

|4. hoard – collect and store something away |12. launch |

|5. scold – tell someone off or discipline them | |

|6. interrupt – stop someone who is talking or stop something that is happening |Words to Read: |

|7. protest – tell or show how you disagree about something you think is not right |heard |

|8. troublemaker – someone who often intentionally causes difficulties or problems |brought |

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|Comprehension: Main Idea and Details, Inferring |High Frequency Words: |

|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing |behind |

|Writing: Sentences, Humorous Fiction |brought |

|Grammar: Contractions |door |

|Vocabulary: Suffixes, Word Structure |everybody |

|Spelling and Phonics: Vowel Patterns aw, au, a(9gh), al |minute |

|Listening and Speaking: Identify and Speak to Your Audience |promise |

| |sorry |

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