APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
TIMELINE: Quarter 1
Colorado SS: W.3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Organize ideas using pictures, graphic organizers, or story maps
Write simple, descriptive poems
Write with precise nouns, active verbs, and descriptive adjectives
Use a knowledge of structure and crafts of various forms of writing gained through reading and listening to mentor texts
Develop characters both internally (thoughts and feelings) and externally (physical features, expressions, clothing)
Colorado SS: W.5
6/16/15
1
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.1a – L.1e
1. Apply accurate subject-verb agreement while writing
2. Vary sentence beginning
3. Spell high-frequency words correctly
6/16/15
2
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.2d – L.2e
6/16/15
3
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
RESOURCES AND NOTES FOR QUARTER 1:
6/16/15
4
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
TIMELINE: Quarter 2
Colorado SS: W.3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Organize ideas using pictures, graphic organizers, or story maps
Write simple, descriptive poems
Write with precise nouns, active verbs, and descriptive adjectives
Use a knowledge of structure and crafts of various forms of writing gained through reading and listening to mentor texts
Develop characters both internally (thoughts and feelings) and externally (physical features, expressions, clothing)
Colorado SS: W.5
6/16/15
5
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.1a – L.1e
1. Apply accurate subject-verb agreement while writing
2. Vary sentence beginning
3. Spell high-frequency words correctly
6/16/15
6
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.2a – L.2e
6/16/15
7
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
RESOURCES AND NOTES FOR QUARTER 2:
6/16/15
8
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
TIMELINE: Quarter 3
Colorado SS: W.1, W.2, W.3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Write letters and “how-to's” (procedures, directions, recipes) that follow a logical order and appropriate format
Organize informational texts using main ideas and specific supporting details
Organize ideas using a variety of pictures, graphic organizers or bulleted lists
Use relevant details when responding in writing to questions about texts
State a focus when responding to a given question, and use details from text to support a given focus
Apply appropriate transition words to writing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Organize ideas using pictures, graphic organizers, or story maps
Write simple, descriptive poems
Write with precise nouns, active verbs, and descriptive
Use a knowledge of structure and crafts of various forms of writing gained through reading and listening to mentor texts
Develop characters both internally (thoughts and feelings) and externally (physical features, expressions, clothing)
6/16/15
9
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: W.5
Colorado SS: W.8
1. Identify a variety of resources and the information they might contain (dictionary, trade book, library databases, Internet web page)
2. Identify a specific question and gather information for purposeful investigation and inquiry
3. Use text features to locate, interpret, and use information (table of contents, illustrations, diagrams, headings, bold type)
4. Use a variety of multimedia sources to answer questions of interest
6/16/15
10
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.1a – L.1f
1. Apply accurate subject-verb agreement while writing
2. Vary sentence beginning
3. Spell high-frequency words correctly
6/16/15
11
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.2a – L.2e
6/16/15
12
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
RESOURCES AND NOTES FOR QUARTER 3:
6/16/15
13
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
TIMELINE: Quarter 4
Colorado SS: W.2, W.3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Write letters and “how-to's” (procedures, directions, recipes) that follow a logical order and appropriate format
Organize informational texts using main ideas and specific supporting details
Organize ideas using a variety of pictures, graphic organizers or bulleted lists
Use relevant details when responding in writing to questions about texts
State a focus when responding to a given question, and use details from text to support a given focus
Apply appropriate transition words to writing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Organize ideas using pictures, graphic organizers, or story maps
Write simple, descriptive poems
Write with precise nouns, active verbs, and descriptive
Use a knowledge of structure and crafts of various forms of writing gained through reading and listening to mentor texts
Develop characters both internally (thoughts and feelings) and externally (physical features, expressions, clothing)
6/16/15
14
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: W.7
1. Ask primary questions of depth and breadth
2. Acknowledge the need to treat all viewpoints fair-mindedly
6/16/15
15
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.1a – L.1f
1. Apply accurate subject-verb agreement while writing
2. Vary sentence beginning
3. Spell high-frequency words correctly
6/16/15
16
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
Colorado SS: L.2a – L.2e
6/16/15
17
APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT: Writing
GRADE: 2
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly
Learning Objective
Level of
Thinking
Academic
Vocabulary
RESOURCES AND NOTES FOR QUARTER 4:
6/16/15
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