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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 2 ELA): Procedural / How-To Writing

Second graders write how-to pieces that teach a task step by step. They list materials, use sequence words like first, next, then, finally, and add helpful tips or cautions. The unit builds clarity, organization, and grammar for real-world procedural writing.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 2 ELA): Cause & Effect and Idea Connections

Second graders become cause-and-effect detectives, learning how events and ideas connect using signal words like because, so, and then. They also practice asking thoughtful follow-up questions to clarify, deepen, and extend their understanding of informational texts.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 2 ELA): Synthesizing Across Two Texts

Second graders learn to compare and synthesize information from two texts on the same topic. They find each text’s most important point, explain similarities and differences, and write a short answer using facts from both sources in their own words.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 2 ELA): Author’s Purpose in Informational Text

Second graders become purpose detectives, learning to identify whether an author writes to explain, describe, or answer a question. They find the main topic, key details, and text clues, and connect purpose to ideas from short read-alouds and videos.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 2 ELA): Reading Biographies & Timelines

Second graders explore biographies to learn about chronology, key life events, and how photos and captions deepen understanding. They build timelines, connect cause and effect, and explain how visuals help readers understand historical figures.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 2 ELA): Narrative Pacing & Strong Endings

Second graders expand their small-moment drafts into published short stories by adding vivid details, revising for clarity, and editing for conventions. Students practice pacing, crafting strong endings, and polishing final pieces for proud publication and sharing.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 2 ELA): Writing Narrative Scenes with Temporal Words

Second graders write narrative scenes using actions, feelings, dialogue tags, and transition words. They practice sequencing events with “first, next, then,” add emotion and speech, and use past-tense verbs to craft clear, engaging short stories.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade 2 ELA): Poetry Pictures – Words & Illustrations Together

Second graders learn how images and words work together to shape mood and meaning in poetry. Students identify emotion-filled phrases, connect visuals to word choice, and create labeled illustrations that deepen poetic understanding.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade 2 ELA): Morphology Power – Prefixes, Suffixes & Word Attack

Second graders explore how prefixes and suffixes like un-, re-, -ful, -less, and -ly change word meanings. They decode, define, and use new vocabulary while mastering irregularly spelled words through interactive reading and writing practice.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 2 ELA): Two Versions of the Same Story

Second graders compare and contrast different versions of the same story from various cultures, analyzing characters, settings, and lessons. This unit builds comprehension, cultural awareness, and discussion skills through paired tales and collaborative talk.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 2 ELA): Central Message, Lesson, or Moral

Second graders explore fables and folktales from around the world, learning to recount stories, identify the moral, and support their ideas with text evidence. This unit builds comprehension, sequencing, and reasoning skills through engaging tales and discussion.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 2 ELA): Sharing Findings Clearly

Second graders learn to speak and write in complete sentences, use visuals that clarify their ideas, and practice polite listening during presentations. This unit builds strong communication, word choice, and presentation skills for clear, confident sharing.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 2 ELA): Explanatory Writing with Text Features

Second graders learn to organize informational writing using clear headings, labels, and captions. This week’s unit teaches how to group facts into sections, write closings, and create visuals that help readers learn and understand topics more effectively.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 2 ELA): Mini-Research – Ask & Answer Questions

Second graders become curious researchers by asking “wonder” questions, finding answers in short informational texts, and noting simple facts with source labels. They learn to cite where information came from and share clear, text-based findings.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 2 ELA): Performance Reading & Fluency

Second graders become confident performer-readers by practicing poems aloud with accuracy, steady rate, and expressive phrasing. They self-correct using context and present clear, engaging readings supported by simple visuals.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 2 ELA): Poetry Sound & Meaning

Second graders explore rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration to understand how poets create sound and meaning. They read poems with phrasing, use context to clarify words, and perform expressive readings supported by simple visuals.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 2 ELA): Informational Structures – Sequence & How-To

Second graders explore how ideas connect by sequencing steps in procedures and explaining how visuals clarify meaning. They create a shared how-to project using clear order words, cause–effect links, and helpful diagrams.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 2 ELA): Organizing & Concluding Opinions

Second graders strengthen opinion writing by using linking words like because and also to connect their ideas. They organize opinions with clear reasons and write closings that logically follow, creating complete, polished paragraphs.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 2 ELA): Reasons that Support Points

Second graders learn to identify an author’s point and supporting reasons in informational texts, ask clarifying questions, and use text-based evidence to explain or write opinions that connect ideas with “because.”

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 2 ELA): Launching Opinion Writing

Second graders learn to express opinions clearly with strong reasons and closings. They use linking words like because, and, and also to connect ideas, writing complete, persuasive sentences with confidence.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 2 ELA): Phonics & Fluency Boost – Long Vowels & Vowel Teams

Second graders strengthen decoding and fluency by mastering long-vowel teams (ai/ay, ee/ea, oa/ow, oo), reading two-syllable words smoothly, and using prosody and context clues to confirm meaning with confidence.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 2 ELA): Informative Writing – All-About Paragraphs

Second graders learn to write clear informational paragraphs with strong topic sentences, accurate facts or definitions, and matching closures—building organized, polished all-about writing through guided revision and editing.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 2 ELA): Main Topic and Key Details

Second graders learn to identify the main topic of informational texts and the focus of each paragraph. They ask and answer key questions, select supporting details, and give clear oral retells to show full comprehension.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 2 ELA): Introducing Nonfiction Text Features

Second graders explore nonfiction text features—headings, captions, glossaries, and indexes—to locate key facts quickly and explain how images and diagrams add information, building confident, independent informational readers.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 2 ELA): Strong Beginnings & Endings in Narratives

Second graders learn to craft stronger stories by writing clear beginnings, smooth transitions, and endings that follow from events. They revise for order and verb accuracy—turning simple drafts into well-structured, polished narratives.