2nd Grade Language, Writing, Speaking/Listening
Common Core Standards
Date
Standard
Content
Language
2.L.1f
2.L.2d
2.L.2e
2.L.4a
Writing
August
2.W.1
2.W.5
2.W.6
Produce complete simple sentences (all sentence types)
Expand complete simple sentences
Rearrange complete simple sentences
Produce complete compound sentences
Expand complete compound sentences
Rearrange complete compound sentences
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Begin Opinion Pieces
Write opinion pieces which include the following (w/guided revising & editing):
□ State an opinion
□ Supply reasons that support an opinion
□ Use linking & transition words (e.g., because, also, etc.)
□ Connect opinion and reasons
□ Provide concluding statement/section
(Examples: letters, book reviews, articles)
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Work in collaboration w/ peers to produce/publish writing using digital tools
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communications
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
September
2.L.2a
2.L.2b
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.4a
Writing
2.W.1
Capitalize holidays
Capitalize product names
Capitalize geographic names
Use commas in greetings and closings of letters
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Continue Opinion Pieces
Write opinion pieces which include the following (w/guided revising & editing):
CheckOff
2.W.5
2.W.6
□ State an opinion
□ Supply reasons that support an opinion
□ Use linking & transition words (e.g., because, also, etc.)
□ Connect opinion and reasons
□ Provide concluding statement/section
(Examples: letters, book reviews, articles)
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Work in collaboration w/ peers to produce/publish writing using digital tools
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
1.L.1b
1.L.1c
2.L.1a
2.L.1b
October
2.L.2c
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.4a
Writing
2.W.3
2.W.5
2.W.6
Review common, proper, possessive nouns
Review singular and plural nouns w/matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g. He
hops; They hop.)
Use collective nouns (e.g. group, family, herd, team, etc.)
Form & use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g. feet, teeth, mice,
etc.)
Use an apostrophe to form contractions
Use an apostrophe to form frequently occurring possessives
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Begin narrative pieces
Write narrative pieces to include the following:
□ Recount of a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events
□ Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
□ Use temporal words to signal event order (transition words)
□ Provide a sense of closure
(Examples: personal narrative, short story, memoir, personal journal entry, etc)
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Speaking/
Listening
2.SL.1a-c
Participate in collaborative conversations:
2.SL.2
2.SL.3
2.SL.4
2.SL.5
2.SL.6
□ Follow agreed upon rules
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
1.L.1d
2.L.1c
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.4a
Writing
November
2.W.3
2.W.5
2.W.6
Review personal, possessive and indefinite pronouns( I, me, they, their,
anyone…)
Use reflexive pronouns (myself, ourselves, etc)
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Continue narrative pieces
Write narrative pieces to include the following:
□ Recount of a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events
□ Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
□ Use temporal words to signal event order (transition words)
□ Provide a sense of closure
(Examples: personal narrative, short story, memoir, personal journal entry, etc)
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Speaking/
Listening
2.SL.1a-c
2.SL.2
2.SL.3
2.SL.4
2.SL.5
2.SL.6
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
1.L.1e
2.L.1d
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.4a
2.L.5b
2.L.3a
Writing
December
2.W.1
2.W.5
2.W.6
Review using verbs to convey past, present and future
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g. sat, told, etc)
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Distinguish between shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g.,
throw/hurl; march/trudge)
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Opinion writing (persuasive letter)
□ State an opinion
□ Supply reasons that support an opinion
□ Use linking & transition words (e.g., because, also, etc.)
□ Connect opinion and reasons
□ Provide concluding statement/section
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
2.L.1f
2.L.1e
January
2.L.5b
2.L.6
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.4a
Writing
2.W.1
2.W.5
Review use of commonly occurring adjectives
Use adjectives and adverbs, choosing between them depending on what is to be
modified
Distinguish between shades of meaning among closely related adjectives (e.g.,
slender/scrawny)
Use words /phrases acquired through conversation, reading, responding to text,
including adverbs and adjectives
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Continue opinion writing (persuasive letter)
□ State an opinion
2.W.6
□ Supply reasons that support an opinion
□ Use linking & transition words (e.g., because, also, etc.)
□ Connect opinion and reasons
□ Provide concluding statement/section
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
2.L.4a
2.L.4c
2.L.4d
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.5a
February
Writing
2.W.3
2.W.5
2.W.6
2.W.7
2.W.8
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Use root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word w/ same root (e.g.,
add/addition/additional)
Use knowledge of meanings of individual words to predict the meaning of
compound words (e.g., birdhouse, mailbox, etc.)
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Identify real-life connections between words & their use (e.g. describe foods that
are spicy or juicy)
Begin informative pieces
Write informative/explanatory texts to include the following: (w/guidance in
revision & editing)
□ Introduction of topic
□ Use facts and definitions to develop points
□ Provide concluding statement or section
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Work in collaboration w/ peers to produce/publish writing using digital tools
Participate in shared research & writing projects: (e.g. read a number of books
on a topic to produce a report; record science experiments)
Recall info from experiences or gather info from provided sources to answer a
question
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
2.SL.2
2.SL.3
2.SL.4
2.SL.5
2.SL.6
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
2.L.4a
2.L.4b
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.5a
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Determine meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added (e.g.,
happy/unhappy; tell/retell)
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Identify real-life connections between words & their use (e.g. describe foods that
are spicy or juicy)
Writing
2.W.3
2.W.5
March
2.W.6
2.W.7
2.W.8
Continue: Write informative/explanatory texts to include the following:
(w/guidance in revision & editing)
□ Introduction of topic
□ Use facts and definitions to develop points
□ Provide concluding statement or section
Use variety of digital tools to produce/publish writing (w/guidance & support)
Work in collaboration w/ peers to produce/publish writing using digital tools
Participate in shared research & writing projects: (e.g. read a number of books
on a topic to produce a report; record science experiments)
Recall info from experiences or gather info from provided sources to answer a
question
Speaking/
Listening
Ap
ril
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
2.L.4a
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
2.L.4e
2.L.2d
2.L. 2e
2.L.3a
2.L.5a
Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries (both print and digital) to determine
word/phrase meanings
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Identify real-life connections between words & their use (e.g. describe foods that
are spicy or juicy)
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
2.SL.6
provide requested detail/clarification
Language
2.L.4a
2.L.4e
2.L.2d
2.L.3a
2.L. 2e
May
2.L.5a
Use sentence-level context as clue to meaning of words & phrases
Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries (both print and digital) to determine
word/phrase meanings
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
Compare formal and informal uses of English
Use reference materials (including beginning dictionaries) to check spelling
Identify real-life connections between words & their use (e.g. describe foods that
are spicy or juicy)
Speaking/
Listening
Participate in collaborative conversations:
□ Follow agreed upon rules
2.SL.1a-c
□ Build on others’ talk by linking their comments to others’ remarks
□ Ask for clarification/explanation about topics/texts under discussion
Recount/describe key ideas or details from read-alouds & other oral or media
2.SL.2
communicaitons
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify, gather
2.SL.3
additional info or deepen understanding
Tell a story or recount experience with appropriate/relevant facts, details
2.SL.4
Speak audibly in coherent sentences
Create audio recordings of stories/poems; add drawings or visual displays when
2.SL.5
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, feelings
2.SL.6
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task & situation in order to
provide requested detail/clarification