Grades 2-3 Oceans and Continents Reading Unit

Standards & Objectives

Academic standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.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...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.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.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.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...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2: Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3: Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.8: Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5: Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9: Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.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.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.3: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.4: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.5: Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.6: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 2 Language...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.5: Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.3: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5: With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two)...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided...
GLE 0201.1.1: Demonstrate control of basic English usage, mechanics, spelling, and sentence structure.
GLE 0201.1.2: Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
GLE 0201.2.1: Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
GLE 0201.2.2: Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
GLE 0201.3.1: Write in a variety of modes for different audiences and purposes.
GLE 0201.3.3: Organize ideas into a topic paragraph with complete coherent sentences.
GLE 0201.3.4: Revise first drafts for clearer meaning, correct capitalization, and punctuation.
GLE 0201.4.2: Gather relevant information to answer a research question.
GLE 0201.6.2: Comprehend the main ideas and supporting details of informational texts.
GLE 0201.8.1: Explore and experience various literary genres.
GLE 0201.8.2: Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
GLE 0201.8.3: Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
GLE 0301.1.1: Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0301.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0301.2.1: Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.
GLE 0301.2.2: Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.
GLE 0301.3.2: Write in various modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.
GLE 0301.4.2: Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.
GLE 0301.4.3: Present research results in a written report.
GLE 0301.5.2: Use learned logic skills to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of oral and written contexts.
GLE 0301.8.1: Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
SPI 0301.1.12: Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
SPI 0301.1.15: Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).
SPI 0301.1.16: Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
SPI 0301.1.19: Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.
SPI 0301.1.20: Determine word meaning through context clues.
SPI 0301.1.9: Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.
SPI 0301.5.3: Identify stated cause/effect relationships in text.
SPI 0301.5.4: Determine sequence of events in text.
SPI 0301.6.4: Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
SPI 0301.8.4: Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.SC.6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7a: 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...
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7c: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.WC.4: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.IKI.8: Describe how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.IKI.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.2: Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.IKI.9: Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or different cultures.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.1: Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 2nd grade topics and texts.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.3: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather information or clarify something that is not understood.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.PKI.4: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.PKI.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
TSS.ELA.2.W.PDW.5: With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and strengthen writing as needed by revising and...
TSS.ELA.2.W.RBPK.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects, such exploring a number of books on a single topic or engaging in science experiments to produce a report.
TSS.ELA.2.W.RBPK.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
TSS.ELA.2.W.TTP.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts.
TSS.ELA.2.W.TTP.2: Write informative/explanatory texts.
TSS.ELA.2.W.TTP.3: Write narratives recounting an event or short sequence of events.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.SC.6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7a: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7c: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial...
TSS.ELA.3.FL.WC.4: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.7: Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.8: Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.KID.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.7: Explain how illustrations in a text contribute to what is conveyed by the words.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.KID.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is...
TSS.ELA.3.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.1: Prepare for collaborative discussions on 3rd grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and expressing...
TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats.
TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.5: Add audio or visual elements when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
TSS.ELA.3.W.PDW.6: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing, as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate...
TSS.ELA.3.W.RBPK.7: Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge about a topic.
TSS.ELA.3.W.RBPK.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources, with support; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into...
TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.
TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences.

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The goal of this unit is to teach 2nd and 3rd grade students to read closely and critically in order to comprehend complex informational text. In this unit, the teacher uses a variety of strategies to actively engage students in analyzing vocabulary, answering text-dependent questions, and summarizing the text. Students learn to take notes using a graphic organizer and to use those notes to develop a deeper understanding of the text and for later use in writing. Discussions and writing exercises help students to construct meaning of the texts in a way that “sticks.”

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