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ELA
Unit 2
2nd Grade
Lesson 14 of 25
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Describe what life is like in a pond, river, and swamp, and how plants and animals depend on their habitats by asking and answering how questions about key details in the text.
Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian — pp. 18-end
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Describe a pond, river, and swamp habitat. How do plants and animals depend on their habitats? (You may choose two to describe.)
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What is a pond like? What plants and animals live there? Why do they live there?
What is a river like? What plants and animals live there? Why do they live there?
What is a swamp like? What plants and animals live there? Why do they live there?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
pond
n.
a freshwater habitat that is smaller than a lake
river
a freshwater habitat with flowing water
swamp
a water habitat with trees growing in the water
waterproof
adj.
stays dry in the water
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RI.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RI.2.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.2.1.f — Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
L.2.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
L.2.5 — Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
RI.2.10 — By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2—3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.2.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.2.2 — Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Lesson 13
Lesson 15
Identify questions about forest, desert, rainforest, and water habitats by asking and answering "what" questions about key details in a text.
RI.2.1 RI.2.7 SL.2.1
Identify key information about forest habitats by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
L.2.4 RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.4 RI.2.5
Explain where different plants and animals in forest habitats live and get their energy by asking and answering where questions about key details in a text.
RI.2.1 RI.2.3
Explain how the author uses various text features to teach us about a forest habitat by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.5
Create a visual representation of a forest habit that shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.
RI.2.1 RI.2.3 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.5
Writing
Write a page in an informational book that explains how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live by writing complete sentences using key details from the text.
RI.2.1 W.2.2 W.2.7 W.2.8
Explain what types of plants and animals live in the desert and why they live there by asking and answering who and why questions about details from the text.
RI.2.1 RI.2.4
Explain how plants and animals in the desert survive by asking and answering how questions about key details in a text.
Explain how the author uses various text features to teach us about a desert habitat by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Create a visual representation of a desert habitat that shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.
RI.2.1 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.5
Discussion & Writing
Compare and contrast how plants and animals in two habitats depend on their surroundings to meet their needs by identifying key details from two texts.
2-LS4-1 L.2.3.a L.2.6 RI.2.9 SL.2.1 SL.2.6
Identify key information about water habitats by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Explain how the author uses various text features to teach us about a water habitat by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Create a visual representation of a water habitat that shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.
RI.2.1 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.5 SL.2.6
RI.2.1 RI.2.3 RI.2.7 W.2.2 W.2.7 W.2.8
Identify key information about what makes a rainforest habitat unique by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.4 RI.2.1 RI.2.4
Explain how animals in the rainforest survive by asking and answering questions about key details in the text.
RI.2.1 SL.2.1
Explain how the author uses various text features to teach us about a rainforest habitat by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Create a visual representation of a rainforest habitat that shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.
RI.2.1 RI.2.5 W.2.2 W.2.7 W.2.8
RI.2.9 SL.2.1 SL.2.6 W.2.2
Informative Writing – 2 days
Revise the pages in your informational book by correcting run-on sentences and adding appropriate punctuation and create a front cover and table of contents to add to an informational book about habitats.
L.2.2 W.2.2 W.2.5 W.2.7 W.2.8
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