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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
8/30/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 0 Wk 1		Start Smart AL: OL: BL:
9/6/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 1	School Days	David's New Friends AL: School Star OL: Sprouts BL: The Get-Well Wall	Analyze Story Structure (TE) Story Structure (PE) Character and Setting	short /a/a, /i/i	Statements and Questions	Personal Narrative Personal Narrative paragraph-event (first day of school)	Ideas Attention to detail
9/13/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 2	Making Friends	Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea AL: City Garden OL: Garden Park BL: Over the Fence	Analyze Story Structure (TE) Story Structure (PE) Plot	short /e/e, /o/o, /u/u	Commands and Exclamations	Personal Narrative Personal Writing- description of a neighbor or friend	Sentence Fluency Complete sentences
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
10/11/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 1 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Write about a time when someone helped you. Be sure to tell how you felt before and after you got help. Remember to tell the event in order.
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
11/8/2010 OLSAT 8, Stanford 10	Gr. 2 Unit Wk		AL: OL: BL:
11/15/2010 last week of trimester 1	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 4	How Animals Grow	Farfallina and Marcel AL: Little Bat OL: Hermie the Hermit Crab BL: Pip the Penguin	Generate Questions (TE) As Questions (PE) Make Inferences	long /i/i, igh, ie, y	Possessive Nouns	Letter Letter to a friend	Ideas Attention to detail
11/22/2010 Thanksgiving 11/24-26	Gr. 2 Unit Wk		AL: OL: BL:
11/29/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 5	Staying Fit	There's Nothing Like Baseball AL: Tom's Tryouts OL: Harry's Game BL: The Laughter Club	Generate Questions (TE) Ask Questions (PE) Make Inferences	long /o/o, oa, ow, oe	Plurals and Possessives	Explanatory Explanation Explain something you like to do and why you like to do it	Voice Use of lively words
12/6/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 2 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Write a how-to article about how to take care of something. Give steps in the right order. Use details to help the reader follow the steps.
12/13/2010	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 1	Telling Stories	Head, Body, Legs: A Story From Liberia AL: Wasted Wishes OL: Three Wishes from a Fish BL: Three Dog Wishes	Monitor Comprehension: Reread (TE) Reread (PE) Cause and Effect	long /e/e, ee, ea, ey, y	Action Verbs	Persuasive Persuasive Poster: When/ why something is important	Organization Picture and text match
1/3/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 2	Safety First	Officer Buckle and Gloria AL: Home Safety OL: Road Safety BL: Water Safety	Monitor Comprehension: Read Ahead (TE) Read Ahead (PE) Use Illustrations	long /u/u, u_e	Present-tense Verbs	Persuasive Persuasive Speech: how and why you should stay safe when biking	Ideas Attention to detail; clear message
1/10/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 3	Creatures Old and Older	Meet the Super Croc - TFK AL: 100-Year-Old-Animals OL: Extinct Animals BL: Living Fossils	Monitor Comprehension: Adjust Reading Rate (TE) Reread (PE) Summarize	digraphs /ch/ch; /sh/sh; /th/th; /hw/wh	Past-tense Verbs	Personal Narrative Test Prep Writing: Personal Narrative	Organization Adhering to the topic; beginning, middle, end Writing Strategy: Events map
1/17/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 4	Curtain Up!	The Alvin Ailey Kids: Dancing As a Team AL: Sarah Hughes, Figure Skater OL: Zhang Nan BL: Gregory Hines: Tap Dancing Man	Visualize (PE/TE) Summarize	digraphs /ch/ch, tch; /sh/sh; /th/th	The Verb 'Have'	Persuasive Persuasive advertisement	Voice Use of lively words
1/24/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 5	On the Farm	Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type AL: Eggcellent! OL: Knitwits and Woolly Sweaters BL: What Good is Goat?	Visualize (PE/TE) Cause and Effect	blends /scr/scr-, /spr/spr-, /str/str	Sentence combining Day 1: Combining Sentences; Day 2: Combining predicates	Persuasive Persuasive Letter to the Editor	Word Choice Precise Words
1/31/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 3 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Think of something you would like your community to change or do. Write a letter to convince people you are right. Include facts and opinions and remember to use your opinion words in your letter.
2/7/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 1	Animal Needs	Splish! Splash! Animal Baths AL: Yaks of the Mountains OL: Giraffes of the Savanna BL: Sloths of the Rainforest	Generate Questions (TE) Ask Questions (PE) Compare and Contrast	r-controlled vowels /är/ar, /ôr/or	Linking Verbs	Expository Summary ( gather information, take notes, and summarize )	Conventions Punctuation and capitalization
2/14/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 2	Animal Survival	Goose's Story AL: Dolphin Rescue OL: The Last Pond BL: The Lost Elephant	Generate Questions (TE) Ask Questions (PE) Cause and Effect	r-controlled vowel /ûr/er, ir, ur	Helping Verbs	News Story News Story (may research information)	Ideas Attention to details
2/21/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 3	Helping Planet Earth	A Way To Help Planet Earth--TFK AL: What Happens to Your Trash? OL: Spoiled by a Spill BL: Simple Ideas to Save the Earth	Generate Questions (TE) Ask Questions (PE) Description	variant vowel /u/oo, ou	Irregular Verbs	Persuasive Test Prep Writing: Persuasive	Organization One main idea and supporting details Writing Strategy: Make a list
2/28/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 4	Wild Weather	Super Storms AL: The Snowed-Under Sled OL: That's Wild! BL: Storm Riders	Monitor Comprehension: Reread (TE) Reread (PE) Make and Confirm Predictions	variant vowel /ü/oo, ui, ew	Irregular verbs	Expository Comparison/Contrast paragraph-about weather	Ideas Attention to details
3/7/2011 last week of trimester 2	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 5	Habitats and Homes	Nutik, the Wolf Pup AL: The Rainforest OL: The Coral Reef BL: Grasslands	Monitor Comprehension: Adjust Reading Rate (TE) Reread (PE) Make Inferences	variant vowel /ô/au, aw	Contractions	Book Report Book Report/ Review	Word Choice Precise words
3/14/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 4 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Write about a topic that has something to do with the earth, ocean, or sky. Think of the main idea you want to share about your topic. Think of details that tell more about the main idea. Remember to use your own words to summarize the facts and details you find.
3/21/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 1	Life In the Desert	Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale AL: Sonoran Desert Animals OL: Australian Desert Animals BL: Kalahari Desert Animals	Summarize (TE) Author's Purpose (PE)	diphthong /ou/ow, ou	Pronouns	Fictional Narrative dialogue (for a fictional character or animal in the desert)	Voice Lively Words
4/4/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 2	Play Time!	Pushing Up the Sky AL: Sky Colors OL: Why the Sky Is Far Away BL: Sky Seeds	Visualize (PE/TE) Problem and Solution	diphthong /oi/oi, oy	I and me, we and us	Play Fantasy-short play	Organization Play structure
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
4/18/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 4	In the Garden	Ugly Vegetables, The AL: All About Pumpkins OL: All About Tomatoes BL: All About Corn	Summarize (TE/PE) Sequence	consonants /n/gn, kn; /r/wr; /m/mb	Pronouns-verb Agreement	Story Story (realistic story about a family)	Ideas Attention to detail
4/25/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 5	Our Moon	Moon, The AL: Let's Visit Space! OL: Star Sailor BL: Wathcing the Stars	Summarize (TE/PE) Classify and Categorize	hard/soft consonants /k/c, /g/g; /s/c, /j/g	Contractions	Fictional Narrative Description of an imaginary place; setting )	Ideas Adhering to the topic; beginning, middle, end
5/2/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 5 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Write a story about a character who has a problem and then solve it. Remember that your story should have a clean beginning, middle and end.
5/9/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 6 Wk 1	Count on a Celebration!	Mice and Beans AL: Saving Sofia OL: A Party and a Half BL: A Lucky New Year	Analyze Story Structure (TE) Story Structure (PE) Fantasy and Reality	endings -dge, -ge, -lge, -nge, -rge	Adjectives	Descriptive Poster/flyer: description of an event	Word Choice Precise words
5/16/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 6 Wk 2	Creating Stories	Stirring Up Memories AL: Illustrators at Work OL: A World of Words BL: Shutterbugs	Analyze Text Structure (TE) Text Structure (PE) Draw Conclusions	r-controlled vowels /är/ar; /âr/are, air	Use 'a' and 'an'	Poem Descriptive Poem	Voice Lively words that show enthusiasm
5/23/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 6 Wk 3	Worlds of Art	Music of the Stone Age--TFK AL: A World of Colors OL: A Collection of Cats BL: A World of Puppets	Analyze Text Structure (TE) Text Structure (PE) Make Judgments	r-controlled vowels /ûr/er; /îr/eer, ere, ear	Adjectives that Compare	Fictional Narrative Test Prep Writing: Fictional Narrative	Organization Beginning, middle, end Writing Strategy: Story Map
5/30/2011	Gr. 2 Unit 6 Wk 4	Inventors Then and Now	African-American Inventors AL: Telephones Then and Now OL: Cars Then and Now BL: Computers Then and Now	Monitor Comprehension (TE) Reread (PE) Compare and Contrast	r-controlled vowel /ôr/or, ore, oar	Adverbs	Biography biography	Ideas Attention to detail
6/6/2011 last week of trimester 3	Gr. 2 Unit 6 Wk 6	Review	Writing Topic: Write an article that compares/contrasts 2 objects or people. You may want to write about your 2 favorite foods or your 2 closest friends. Write the facts in an order that makes sense. Use compare/contrast words to make your meaning clear.