Second Grade Writing : Text Types and Purposes

Second Grade Writing : Text Types and Purposes

Essential Questions:

1. How do writers select the genre of writing for a specific purpose and audience?

2. How do essential components of the writing process guide writers in the communication of ideas?

3. How does the selection of resources impact the quality and validity of the research process and product?

4. How do regular, varied writing opportunities make you a stronger writer?

Essential Vocabulary: opinion, topic, supporting details (reasons), linking words (because, and also), concluding statement (section), facts,

definitions, informative text, explanatory text, narrative, elaborate, sequence, elaborate, action, temporal words (i.e. time order words first, next

last..)

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 1 for Writing: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis in substantive topics or texts,

using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

W.2.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, use linking words (e.g., because,

and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

2nd Grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

? that their writing comes

? write opinion pieces in

Students will...

? opinion

from their opinion of the

which they introduce their

? write opinion pieces that

? topic (title)

topic or book.

topic or book.

clearly state their

? supporting details

? that their opinion needs to

? supply reasons to support

preferences and supply a

(reasons)

reflect their topic or book.

their opinion.

reason for their thinking.

? linking words (because,

? that opinions are supported

? use linking words to

? write a concluding

and also)

by reasons.

connect their opinion to

statement to finish their opinion or preference

? concluding statement (section)

? that ideas are connected with linking words.

their reason. ? provide a concluding

writing.

? that concluding statements

statement or section.

are necessary to summarize

your opinion.

X

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 2 for Writing: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and

information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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.

2nd grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

? that informative/

? write informative/

Students will...

? facts

explanatory texts provide

explanatory texts in which

? develop and write a simple

? definitions

factual information.

they introduce their topic

introductory sentence that

? informative text

? that their facts and

or book.

states the topic.

? explanatory text

definitions need to reflect

? develop organized points

? identify facts and opinions

? topic

their topic.

using facts and definitions.

within a specific sources.

? that points made are

? provide a concluding

? gather facts and definitions

supported by facts.

statement or section.

from text.

? that concluding statements

? utilize learned information

are necessary to summarize

to write facts about a topic.

informative/explanatory

? write a simple concluding

text.

sentence.

X

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 3 for Writing: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

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.

2nd grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

? that the use of temporal

? write a narrative

Students will...

? narrative

words signals sequence for

recounting a well

? tell about a series of events

? elaborate

the reader.

elaborated event .

in logical sequence, using

? sequence

? that the use of details that

? recount a short sequence of

temporal words to signal

? event

support an idea about an

events.

event order. ? use detail in their story to

highlight details.

? action ? temporal words (i.e. time

order words first, next

event (well elaborated event). ? that narratives need to be

? include details to describe actions, thoughts and feelings.

? write a conclusion related

last.)

focused on one specific

? use temporal words to

event.

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to their narrative. X

? that closure is an important way to finish a piece of narrative writing.

signal event order.

? provide closure to their

narrative.

Adoption Date: July 22, 2013

Second Grade Writing : Production and Distribution of Writing

Essential Questions:

1. How do writers select the genre of writing for a specific purpose and audience?

2. How do essential components of the writing process guide writers in the communication of ideas?

3. How does the selection of resources impact the quality and validity of the research process and product?

4. How do regular, varied writing opportunities make you a stronger writer?

Essential Vocabulary: edit, revise, digital tool, technology, publish, collaborate, produce,

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 4 for Writing: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,

style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

W.2.4 Begins in 3rd Grade

2nd Grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

?

X

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 5 for Writing: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,

rewriting or trying a new approach.

W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

2nd grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

? that writing is a process

? develop and strengthen

Students will...

? edit

where authors plan, reread,

writing as needed by

? have multiple writing

? revise

revise, and improve their

planning, revising, editing,

experiences.

writing.

rewriting.

? that other readers (peers or

? focus their writing on a

adults) can enhance writing

topic with assistance from

by suggesting changes to

adults and peers.

the original work.

? develop the ability to

? that the writer decides

recognize spelling,

which suggestions become revisions.

grammar, and punctuation errors and

have strategies for

correcting these errors

with assistance (during

conferences and peer

editing).

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 6 for Writing: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to

interact and collaborate with others.

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.

2nd grade Enduring Understandings

Prior Background Knowledge

Students will know...

Students will understand...

Students will be able to...

Required:

Vocabulary:

? that technology is a

? produce and publish

Students will...

? digital tool

resource and tool to

writing using technology or

? know that technology can

? technology

produce, share, and

digital tools (i.e. computer,

be used to produce and publish (share) writing. ? have experience with publishing using digital

? publish ? collaborate ? produce

collaborate to enhance writing .

projector, interactive whiteboard, e-mail, iPad, etc.). ? write collaboratively with

tools.

peers.

? have experience

? continue exploring digital

collaborating with a peer.

tools to produce and

publish writing.

X

Adoption Date: July 22, 2013

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