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Week	Grade Unit	Weekly Theme	Main Selection Leveled Readers AL - Approaching Level OL - On Level BL - Beyond Level	Comprehension Strategy Skill	Phonics / Spelling Skill	Grammar Skill	Writing Mode	Writing Trait
9/20/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 3	Firefighters at Work	Fighting the Fire-TFK AL: Call 911! OL: How We Use Fire BL: Wildfires	Summarize (PE/TE) Main Idea and Details	short /a/a, long /a/a_e	Subjects	Personal Narrative Test Prep Writing: Personal Narrative	Voice Use of lively words that show enthusiasm Writing Strategy: Add words
9/27/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 4	Being Yourself	Meet Rosina AL: Guide Dogs OL: Signing a Language BL: Technology that Helps	Summarize (PE/TE) Main Idea and Details	short /i/i, long /i/i_e	Predicates	Personal Narrative Personal Writing-- introducing self to a new friend	Ideas Adhering to the topic
10/4/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 5	Coming to America	My Name is Yoon AL: Remember Me OL: Daniel's New Home BL: Eva's Journey	Summarize (PE/TE) Make and Confirm Predictions	short /o/o, long /o/o_e	Sentence combining; Day 1: Combining Subjects; Day 2: Combining Predicates	Personal Narrative Journal Entry about a personal experience	Voice Use of lively words that show enthusiasm
10/18/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 1	Plants Alive!	Tiny Seed, The AL: Plants You Can Eat OL: Amazing Plants BL: Power-Packed Plants!	Summarize (PE/TE) Draw Conclusions	short /u/u, long /u/u_e	Nouns	Explanatory Poster about how to do something, contains three steps	Organization Picture and text match; correct sequencing of steps
10/25/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 2	Animal Rescue	Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up, A AL: Whale Watch OL: Save the Tigers BL: Bald Eagle Alert	Summarize (PE/TE) Sequence	blends /sl/sl, /dr/dr, /sk/sk, /sp/sp, /st/st	Plural Nouns	Explanatory How to care for an animal (e.g. a pet; class fish or other animal; backyard birds). Include labels, notes	Ideas Attention to detail
11/1/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 3	A Hospital Visit	A Trip to the Emergency Room-TFK AL: Hospital Helpers OL: Stay Healthy, Stay Happy BL: It's Easy To Be Healthy!	Summarize (PE/TE) Sequence	long /a/ay, ai	Proper Nouns	Personal Narrative Test Prep Writing	Organization: Topic: beginning, middle, end Adhering to the topic; beginning, middle, end Writing Strategy: Sequence Map
4/11/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 3	Exploration	Columbus Explores New Lands--TFK AL: Discovering Shipwrecks OL: Exploring the South Pole BL: Discovering Lost Cities	Summarize (PE/TE) Main Idea and Details	schwa /?/a	Possessive Pronouns	Extended Response to Literature Test Prep Writing: Extended Response to Literature	Conventions Punctuation and capitalization Writing Strateg: Use details