Unit Plan 34 (Grade 2 ELA): Revising & Editing for Clarity
Week-long Grade 2 ELA unit on grammar, capitalization, punctuation, contractions/possessives, and spelling patterns—using ARMS & CUPS to revise, edit, and publish a polished paragraph.
Focus: Grammar/usage; capitalization/punctuation; spelling patterns
Grade Level: 2
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Language • Writing)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Great writing isn’t just first-draft magic—it’s revise and refine. This week, students learn a kid-friendly routine to re-read, revise, and edit their work so it’s easy to understand. We’ll practice complete sentences and word choices (L.2.1), fix capitals/punctuation (L.2.2), apply spelling patterns, and use a simple ARMS & CUPS checklist to strengthen a short piece (W.2.5).
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Produce, expand, and rearrange complete sentences; choose nouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs that make meaning clear (L.2.1).
- Apply capitalization and punctuation (beginnings, proper nouns, end marks, commas in greetings/closings, apostrophes for contractions/possessives); use grade-appropriate spelling patterns and resources (L.2.2).
- With guidance, revise and edit a draft to improve clarity and conventions using a checklist (W.2.5).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 2
- L.2.1, L.2.2, W.2.5
Success Criteria — student language
- I can turn a fragment into a complete sentence and join ideas with and/but/so.
- I can check capitals, end marks, apostrophes, and commas in greetings/closings.
- I can spell using patterns I know (silent e, double consonants, -ed/-ing, vowel teams) and use the word wall/glossary to help.
- I can show before/after changes that make my writing clearer.