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2nd Grade Balanced Literacy Inspired
MELD Unit of Study
Supplemental Resources
Historical Heroes, Past and Present
Authors: Amy Davis and Binh Powell
TEACHING RESOURCES
Day 1
hero
brave
knight
courageous
role model
amazing
extraordinary
remarkable
incredible
phenomenal
T.V. Books Martin Luther King Jr. Superman Mom Cesar Chavez Wonder Woman Dad Hero Ironman Spiderman Batman Day 2
CCSS College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text including determining
technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific
word choices shape meaning or tone.
Academic Term:
Picture
Segregation
Definition:
Personal or Academic Connection, or
Sentence
seg·re·ga·tion seɡrəәˈɡāSH(əә)n/ noun: segregation the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart. "the segregation of pupils with learning difficulties" the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against
segregation.
Rosa Parks
What
When
Where
Why
How
Lead a
December
Montgomery,
She was tired By refusing
Boycott.
1, 1955
Alabama
of injustice.
to give up
She finally
her seat
enough of
on the
being
bus. She
treated as
was the
a second
mother of
class
The Civil
citizen
Rights
Movement.
Day 3
Contrastive Analysis
Home Language
Academic Language
Day 4
Contrastive Analysis
Home Language
Academic Language
Day 5
Newcomer
immigrant
non native
settler
Native
Past Tense Patterns
Work with a partner. Read each example below. Circle every ed that means
past tense. Then cut out the boxes and sort each example. Finally, work
together to write your own examples in the boxes at the bottom.
Informal
Formal
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
We played last night.
You skated last year.
Yesterday Lee visit.
Last Friday I shopped.
You skate last year.
I fished once before.
Yesterday Lee visited.
We play last night.
Last Friday I shop.
I fish once before.
Day 6 ban
boycott
protest
restrict
support
Three American Heroes 1965 Boycott march labor laws Cesar Chavez United Farm workers Cesar Chavez
What
When
Where
Why
How
Lead grape
August
Delano,
protest unfair
Boycott
1965
California
labor laws
speech
United Farm
and working
boycott
Workers
and living
conditions
Non violent
Day 8
Day 9
Contrastive Analysis
Home Language
Academic Language
Day 10
Second Grade Writing Rubric
Focus
Content
Organization
Style
Convention
Maintains a
focus on a
single object,
person, place,
or event
Clear ideas
are well
supported
with more
than three,
varied details
that inform the
reader.
Uses a variety
of sentences
and length.
Writing
contains exact
words choices
to inform the
reader.
All sentences
are complete
with very few
(0-3) or no
mistakes in
spelling,
punctuation,
or grammar.
Maintains a
focus on a
single object,
person, place,
or event. One
or two details
may not relate
to the object,
person, place,
or event.
Clear ideas
are well
supported
with three
details that
inform the
reader.
Writing clearly
has an
introduction
with many
supporting
details used to
support the
body. A
conclusion is
clearly
defined.
Writing has an
introduction
with
supporting
details used to
support the
body. A
conclusion is
presented.
Most
sentences are
complete with
some (4-7)
mistakes in
spelling,
punctuation,
or grammar.
Many events
and details do
not relate to
the object,
person, place,
or event
Clear ideas
are well
supported
with two
details that
inform the
reader.
Introduction,
body, and
conclusion
appear
disorganized
with few
supporting
details.
Writing has
little or no
focus on a
single object,
person, place,
or event.
Almost no
details which
make it
difficult for the
reader to
understand
the
information.
No
organization
present.
Uses some
varied
sentence
structure with
minimal
sentence
length. Writing
contains word
choices to
inform the
reader.
Limited variety
of sentence
structures with
some
repetition.
Limited word
choice to
inform the
reader.
Uses no variety
of sentences
and word
choices to
inform the
reader.
4
3
2
1
Some
sentences are
complete with
repeated
mistakes in
spelling,
punctuation,
or grammar.
Many
incomplete
sentences with
many mistakes
in spelling,
punctuation,
or grammar
making it
difficult to
read.