LITERACY
Literature
Key ideas and details
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Ask and answer such questions as who, what,
where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text
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Recount stories, including fables and folktales
from diverse cultures
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Describe how characters in a story respond to
major events and challenges
Craft and structure
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Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm
and meaning in a story, poem, or song
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Describe the overall structure of a story,
including describing how the beginning
introduces the story and the ending concludes
the action
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Acknowledge differences in the points of view of
characters, including by speaking in a different
voice for each character when reading dialogue
aloud
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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Use information gained from the illustrations and
words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot
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Compare and contrast two or more versions
of the same story by different authors or from
different cultures
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Relate personal experiences to what is read
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Make judgments about what is read
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Differentiate between fact/opinion
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Differentiate between fiction/nonfiction
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Generate alternative endings to plots
Range of reading and Level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend literature, including
stories and poetry
Reading Informational Text
Key ideas and details
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Ask and answer such questions as who, what,
where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text
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Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text
as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within
the text
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Describe the connection between a series of
historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or
steps in technical procedures in a text
Craft and structure
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases in
a text
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Know and use various text features to locate key
facts or information in a text efficiently
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Identify the main purpose of text, including what
author wants to answer, explain, or describe
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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Explain how specific images contribute to and
clarify a text
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Describe how reasons support specific points
the author makes in a text
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Compare and contrast the most important
points presented by two texts on the same topic
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Relate personal experiences to what is read
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Make judgments about what is read
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Differentiate between fact/opinion
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Differentiate between fiction/nonfiction
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend informational texts
Foundational Skills
Phonics and word recognition
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Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words
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Distinguish long and short vowels when reading
regularly spelled one-syllable words
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Know spelling-sound correspondences for
additional common vowel teams
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Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words
with long vowels
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Decode words with common prefixes
and suffixes
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Identify words with inconsistent but common
spelling-sound correspondences
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Second Grade
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Recognize and read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words
Fluency
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Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension
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Read grade-level text with purpose and
understanding
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Read grade-level text orally with accuracy,
appropriate rate, and expression
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Use context to confirm or self-correct word
recognition and understanding
Writing
Text types and purposes
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Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the
topic or book they are writing about, state an
opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion
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Write informative/explanatory texts
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Write narratives in which they recount a well-
elaborated event or short sequence of events
Production and distribution of writing
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Focus on a topic and strengthen writing as
needed by revising and editing
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Use a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including collaboration with peers
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Use pictures to generate and express ideas
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Use brainstorming
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List ideas
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Use mapping to organize thoughts
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Begin to keep an idea journal
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Revise for one trait of the seven-traits model
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Is able to distinguish quality of work by selecting
best work
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Read and discuss own work
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See self as a writer
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Use vocabulary from the seven-traits model
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Use seven-trait model as criteria to assess
writing
Research to build and present knowledge
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Participate in shared research and writing
projects
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Recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources
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Review writing of authors to analyze effective
writing
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration
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Participate in collaborative conversations with
diverse partners
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Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
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Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking
their comments to the remarks of others
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Ask for clarification and further explanation
about the topics and texts under discussion
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Recount or describe ideas or details from text
read aloud or information presented orally or
through other media
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Ask and answer questions about what a
speaker says in order to clarify comprehension,
gather additional information, or deepen
understanding of a topic or issue
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Give and follow three and four step directions
Presentation of knowledge and ideas
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Tell a story or recount an experience with
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive
details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences
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Create audio recordings of stories or poems;
add drawings or other visual displays to stories
or recounts of experiences when appropriate to
clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings
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Produce complete sentences when appropriate
to task and situation in order to provide
requested detail or clarification
Language
Conventions of standard English
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Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage
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Use collective nouns
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Form and use frequently occurring irregular
plural nouns
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Use reflexive pronouns
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Form and use the past tense of frequently
occurring irregular verbs
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Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose
between them depending on what is to
be modified
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Produce, expand, and rearrange complete
simple and compound sentences
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Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation,
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Nobel Learning Curriculum Reference Guide
