Outcome #
LANGUAGE ARTS - Pacing Guide
2nd GRADE Language Arts Outcomes
Outcome Description
Month
Taught
Quarter Assessed
1
2
3
4
2.1
Students will apply phonics skills to decode words and identify
sight words to read text.
Aug - May
X
2.2
Students will apply reading strategies to read fluently and
comprehend text.
Aug - May
X
2.3
Students will explain, compare and contrast, and ask and
answer questions about literary elements in fictional text.
Aug - Oct
X
Students will read, recount, and describe specific genres of
literature.
Students will tell about the beginning and ending of a story and
answer questions about the characters, setting, and plot using
information gained from the illustrations.
Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases and
ask and answer questions about informational text.
Aug - Oct
X
Aug - Oct
X
Students will identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text, state
the author's purpose, compare and contrast key details in differing
texts, and identify fact and opinion.
Mar - May
Students will label and define text features and use text features
to locate information.
Students will identify, produce, expand, and rearrange simple
and compound sentences, along with identifying their subjects
and predicates.
Students will use conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing.
Students will use conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation and spelling when writing.
Jan - Mar
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
Jan - Mar
X
X
X
Oct - Dec
X
Aug - May
X
Aug - May
X
Students will use reference materials to locate meanings of
words and check spellings.
Students will determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple meaning words using various strategies.
Oct - Dec
X
Oct - Dec
X
Students will take part in structured conversation (whole group,
small group, partner) contributing accurate, relevant information
and responding to others.
Students will tell or recount stories and/or experiences through
audio and/or visual displays.
Aug - May
Students will construct an informative piece of writing in
handwritten and / or digital form.
Jan - Mar
Students will construct a two-paragraph personal narrative in
handwritten and/or digital form.
Students will construct a two-paragraph opinion piece of writing
in handwritten and digital form.
Mar - May
Updated 9/29/2015
Aug - Oct
Oct - Dec
X
X
X
X
X
Language Arts Standard Reference Code
RL
RI
RF
W
SL
L
Reading Literature
Reading Informational Text
Reading Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
STANDARD
REFERENCE
Second Grade
Purpose
READING: Students will apply reading skills and a variety of strategies to read with
fluency to support comprehension within literature and informational text.
WRITING: Students will write sentences and paragraphs that communicate knowledge
and ideas effectively using conventions.
SPEAKING & LISTENING: Students will apply communication skills when listening and
speaking, both individually and in group settings.
Unit Outcome LA.2.1
Components
Rdg-Foundation
LA.2.1.1
LA.2.1.2
LA.2.1.3
LA.2.1.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.2
Students will apply phonics skills to decode words and identify sight words to
read text.
Decode one and two syllable words with long and short vowels
Decode words with grade-level common vowel teams
Decode words with common grade-level prefixes and suffixes
Read grade level sight words.
2.RF.3a,c
2.RF.3b
2.RF.3d
2.RF.3f
Students will apply reading strategies to read fluently and comprehend text
Components
Rdg-Foundation
LA.2.2.1
Apply context clue strategies to confirm or self-correct for understanding
2.RF.4c
LA.2.2.2
Apply strategies to read grade level text using accuracy, rate, and expression
2.RF.4b
Unit Outcome LA.2.3
Components
Rdg-Literature
LA.2.4.1
LA.2.4.2
LA.2.4.3
Unit Outcome LA.2.4
Students will explain, compare and contrast, and ask and answer questions
about literary elements in fictional text.
Explain how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why questions about the literary
elements in a text
Compare and contrast the literary elements of two or more versions of a story
by different authors
2.RL.3
2.RL.1
2.RL.9
Students will read, recount, and describe specific genres of literature.
Components
Rdg-Literature
LA.2.4.1
LA.2.4.2
Read and recount a fable, describe its characteristics, and identify the lesson
taught within a fable
Read and describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning within a
poem
2.RL.2
2.RL.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.5
Components
Rdg-Literature
LA.2.5.1
LA.2.5.2
Unit Outcome LA.2.6
Components
Rdg-Inform. Text
LA.2.6.1
LA.2.6.2
Unit Outcome LA.2.7
Components
Rdg-Inform. Text
LA.2.7.1
LA.2.7.2
LA.2.7.3
LA.2.7.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.8
Components
Rdg-Inform. Text
LA.2.8.1
LA.2.8.2
Unit Outcome LA.2.9
Components
Answer questions about characters, setting, and plot using information gained
from the illustrations
Tell how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the
action
Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases and ask and answer
questions about informational text.
Ask and answer such questions as: who, what, why, when, where, and how
about informational text
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a second
grade topic
Students will identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text, state the author’s
purpose, compare and contrast key details in differing texts, and identify fact
and opinion.
Will identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text
Will state the author’s purpose and specific points the author makes
Will compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on
the same topic
Will identify fact and opinion
Students will label and define text features and use text features to locate
information.
Use text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, indexes) to locate
information relevant to a given topic
Label and define text features in informational text
LA.2.9.1
Students will identify, produce, expand, and rearrange simple and compound
sentences, along with identifying their subjects and predicates.
Identify and produce statements, commands, exclamations and questions
LA.2.9.2
LA.2.9.3
Identify subjects and predicates
Expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences
Language
Unit Outcome LA.2.10
LA.2.10.1
LA.2.10.2
Students will use conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing.
Identify and use past tense irregular verbs in writing
Identify and use plural, irregular plural, proper, and collective nouns in writing
LA.2.10.3
LA.2.10.4
Identify and use adjectives in writing
Identify reflexive pronouns
Language
Components
Students will tell about the beginning and ending of a story and answer questions about
the characters, setting, and plot using information gained from the illustrations.
2.RL.5
2.RL.3
2.RI.1
2.RI.4
2.RI.2
2.RI.6
2.RI.9
2.RI.8
2.RI.5
2.RI.5
2.L.2.1f
2.L.2.1f
2.L.2.1f
LA.2.1d
LA.2.1b
2.1
LA.2.1e
LA.2.1c
Unit Outcome LA.2.11
Components
Language
LA.2.11.1
LA.2.11.2
LA.2.11.3
LA.2.11.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.12
Components
Language
LA.2.12.1
LA.2.12.2
LA.2.12.3
Unit Outcome LA.2.13
Language
Components
LA.2.13.1
LA.2.13.2
LA.2.13.3
LA.2.13.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.14
Speaking & Listening
Components
LA.2.14.1
LA.2.14.2
LA.2.14.3
LA.2.14.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.15
Components
Speaking & Listening
LA.2.15.1
LA.2.15.2
Students will use conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation
and spelling when writing.
Use common spelling patterns when writing
Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names
Use commas in greeting and closings of letters
Use an apostrophe to form contractions
Students will use reference materials to locate meanings of words and check
spellings.
Alphabetize words to the third letter
Locate words and definitions in reference materials
Use glossaries and dictionaries to clarify the meaning of words and to check and
correct spellings
Students will determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple
meaning words using various strategies.
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to determine the meaning of
compound words
Use sentence level context to determine the meaning of a word or phrase
Determine the meaning of a new word formed when a known prefix is added to
a known word
Use a known root word to determine the meaning of an unknown word with
the same root
Students will take part in structured conversation (whole group, small group,
partner) contributing accurate, relevant information and responding to others.
Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant details
speaking audibly (clarity and volume) in complete sentences
Recount key ideas or details from a text read aloud and information presented
orally
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify
comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a
topic
Follow agreed upon rules for discussion
Students will tell or recount stories and/or experiences through audio and/or
visual displays.
Add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences to
clarify ideas, thoughts, or feelings
Recount an experience or story using digital media
2.L.2d
2.L.2a
2.L.2b
2.L.2c
2.L.2e
2.L.2e
2.L.2e, 4e
2.L.4d
2.L.4a
2.L.4b
2.L.4c
2.Sl.4
2.Sl.2
2.Sl.3
2.Sl.1
2.Sl.5
2.Sl.4,5
Unit Outcome LA.2.16
Components
Writing
LA.2.16.1
LA.2.16.2
LA.2.16.3
Unit Outcome LA.2.17
Components
Writing
LA.2.17.1
LA.2.17.2
LA.2.17.3
LA.2.17.4
Unit Outcome LA.2.18
Components
Writing
LA.2.18.1
LA.2.18.2
LA.2.18.3
LA.2.18.4
Students will construct an informative piece of writing in handwritten and/or
digital form.
Write a topic sentence in each paragraph
Use details to support the topic
Write a concluding sentence
Students will construct a two-paragraph personal narrative in handwritten
and/or digital form
Write a topic sentence in each paragraph
Use ideas relevant to the topic
Write a conclusion
Use the writing process to produce a piece of writing
Students will construct a two-paragraph opinion piece of writing in handwritten
and digital form.
Write a topic sentence in each paragraph
Use supporting reasons
Use linking words
Write and use technology tools to aid in producing and publishing writing with
the support from peers and adults in the writing process
2.W.2
2.W.2
2.W.2
2.W.3
2.W.3
2.W.3
2.W.3
2.W.1
2.W.1
2.W.1
2.W.1