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Second Grade Harcourt Journeys

Unit 1

|Lesson |Anchor Text |Paired Selection |Skill/Strategy |Topic/Essential Question |Possible Read Alouds |

|2 |My Family |Family Poetry |Compare and Contrast |Family Time: |Grandfather’s Journey (compare and |

| |Informational |Poetry |Asking Questions |What are some things that families like |contrast but also related to family) |

| | | | |to do together? |A Chair for My Mother |

| | | | | |(family working together) |

| | | | | |Blackout(family) |

|3 |Dogs |Helping Paws |Author’s Purpose |Animal Traits: What do pets need to be |Chester the Out of Work Dog |

| |Informational |Informational |Compare and Contrast |healthy and happy? |(compare and contrast) |

| | | |Analyze and Evaluate | |The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs |

| | | | | |(compare and contrast with The 3 Little |

| | | | | |Pigs) |

| | | | | |I Wanna Iguana (author’s purpose- also |

| | | | | |related to pets) |

|4 |Diary of a Spider |A Swallow and a Spider |Cause and Effect |Getting Along With Others: |Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ear (cause|

| |Humorous Fiction |Fable |Figurative Language |How do good friends act? |and effect) |

| | | |Summarizing | |Spiders(informational text related to |

| | | | | |topic) |

| | | | | |Owen and Mzee(friendship) |

|5 |Teacher’s Pets |See Westburg by Bus! |Story Structure |Places Around Town: How is school like a|Beatrice’s Goat (importance of school- |

| |Realistic Fiction |Informational |Author’s Word Choice |community? |community working together; story |

| | | |Visualizing | |structure-characters) |

Second Grade Harcourt Journeys

Unit 2

|Lesson |Anchor Text |Paired Selection |Skill/Strategy |Topic/Essential Question |Possible Read Alouds |

|7 |The Ugly Vegetables |They Really Are Giant! |Drawing Conclusions |Agriculture: What can we learn from |Night of the Veggie Monster(humorous |

| |Realistic Fiction |Informational |Story Structure |planting a garden? |story about vegetables) |

| | | |Analyze/Evaluate | |The Vegetables We Eat(informational text |

| | | | | |on vegetables) |

|8 |Super Storm |Weather Poems |Main Ideas and Details |Weather: How can some storms be |The Buffalo Storm(storms) |

| |Informational |Poetry |Cause and Effect |dangerous? |The Storm Book(storms) |

| | | |Visualizing | |Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs(cause |

| | | | | |and effect) |

|9 |How Chipmunk Got His Stripes |Why Rabbits Have Short Tails |Understanding Characters |Traditional Tales: How can stories help |The Talking Eggs |

| |Folktale |Traditional Tale |Author’s Word Choice |you learn a lesson? |(understanding characters) |

| | | |Summarizing | |Amazing Grace |

| | | | | |(understanding characters) |

| | | | | | |

|10 |Jellies: The Life of a |Splash Photography |Fact and Opinion |Ocean Life: What is special about |Oceans (facts about oceans- select one |

| |Jellyfish |Informational |Author’s Purpose |animals that live in the ocean? |section of book to focus on- animals that|

| |Informational | |Monitor and Clarify | |live in ocean) |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | |Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau |

Second Grade Harcourt Journeys

Unit 3

|Lesson |Anchor Text |Paired Selection |Skill/Strategy |Topic/Essential Question |Possible Read Alouds |

|12 |Ah, Music! |“There’s a Hole in the Bottom of |Text and Graphic Features |Music: What are different ways to enjoy|Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin(music) |

| |Informational |the Sea” |Fact and Opinion |music? | |

| | |Song |Asking Questions | |When Marian Sang |

| | | | | |(musician) |

|13 |Schools Around the World |An American School |Main Idea and Details |School Differences: How are some schools|Royal Bee(how schools are different in |

| |Informational |Informational |Text and Graphic Features |different from each other? |another country- main idea and details) |

| | | |Analyze and Evaluate | |The Keeping Quilt(main idea and details)|

|14 |Helen Keller |Talking Tools |Author’s Purpose |Special Ways to Communicate: How can |Through Grandpa’s Eyes(ways to |

| |Biography |Informational |Biography |you communicate in different ways? |communicate) |

| | | |Summarizing | |Dad and Me in the Morning(communicating |

| | | | | |with someone with disability) |

|15 |Officer Buckle and Gloria |Safety at Home |Cause and Effect |Personal Safety: Why is it important to|Brave Irene (safety- out during |

| |Humorous Fiction |Reader’s Theater |Humor |follow safety rules? |storm/cause and effect) |

| | | |Monitor/Clarify | | |

| | | | | |The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash(cause |

| | | | | |and effect) |

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