Grade 2 ELA Integrated Literacy Units of Study: Quarter 1
Text Set Topic
Duration
Content Connection
Focus
Standard
Supporting
Standards
Bringing the Text
Set Together
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of Citizenship and Government
How does literature highlight characters who positively
contribute to the community and who are responsible
citizens?
How does informational text explain and inform readers
about people who positively contribute to the community
and who are responsible citizens?
Literature
Analyze Characteristics to determine
responsible citizens
Define ways citizens can make positive
contributions to the community
LAFS.2.RL.1.1
LAFS.2.RL.1.3
Define ways citizens can make positive
contributions to the community
Informational Text
Recognize consequences for breaking rules
as well as rewards for following them
How does literature highlight the importance of rules and
the consequences for breaking them?
LAFS.2.RI.1.1
LAFS.2.RI.1.2
LAFS.2.RI.2.6
Short Vowels a, i
LAFS.2.RL.1.2
LAFS.2.RL.3.7
3 WEEKS
How does informational text highlight the importance of
rules and the consequences for breaking them?
LAFS.2.RI.2.5
LASF.2.RI.3.7
LAFS.2.W.1.2
or
LAFS.2.W.1.3
How does informational text help to support the reasons
why characters in literature have to make sense of
problems in order to solve them?
Long Vowels a, i
Word Study
Literature
Make sense of problems and persevere in
solving them
2 WEEKS
How does informational text explain and inform what
science tools are and what is the real life application of
those science tools?
Explain how scientists alone or in group are
always investigating new ways to solve
problems
Identify some of the tools used to make
observations of objects
LAFS.2.RL.1.1
LAFS.2.RL.2.5
LAFS.2.RL.1.1
LAFS.2.RL.2.5
Informational Text
LAFS.2.RI.1.1
LAFS.2.RI.1.3
LAFS.2.RI.1.2
LAFS.2.RI.2.6
LAFS.2.RI.1.1
LAFS.2.RI.1.3
LAFS.2.RI.1.2
LAFS.2.RI.2.6
Long Vowels o, u
LAFS.2.W.1.1
or
LAFS.2.W.1.3
LAFS.2.RI.3.9
Literature
Observe and measure objects in terms of
their properties, including size, shape, color,
temperature, weight, texture, and sinking or
floating in water
How does analyzing a multipagraph text explain and
inform readers about the properties of matter?
How do authors of literature structure text so that the
beginning introduces the story and the end concludes the
action?
Page 1 of 1
3 WEEKS
Investigate that materials can be altered to
change some of their properties, but not all
materials respond the same way to any one
alteration
LAFS.2.RL.1.1
LAFS.2.RL.2.5
LAFS.2.RI.1.1
LAFS.2.RI.1.2
LAFS.2.RI.1.3
LAFS.2.RI.2.6
Common Final
Blends nd, ng, nk,
nt, xt, mp
LAFS.2.RL.3.7
LAFS.2.W.1.2
Informational Text
LAFS.2.RI.2.4
LAFS.2.RI.2.5
LAFS.2.RI.3.7
Consonant Blends
with r, l, s
Word Study
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of Matter
How do authors describe the causes of changes in matter
in informational text?
Short Vowels o, u,
e
LAFS.2.RI.3.9
Long Vowels a, i
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of The Practice of Science
How does informational text explain and inform readers
what scientists need to do in order to come up with a
solution for real world problems?
Foundational
Skills
Word Study
LAFS.2.RI.3.9
(Informational
Text)
Double
Consonants and ck
th, sh, wh, ch