A SEASON FOR CHAPTERS
A COMMON CORE UNIT FOR ELA
Second Grade
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Overview:
6 Week Unit
 In this unit, students focus on the beauty of the
language in poetry and fiction, learn poetry terms,
and the beginnings and endings of stories.
 Students identify responsibility and responsible
behavior. (This is the first activity to “teach to”
responsibility.)
 FOCUS STANDARDS: RI 2.2, RL 2.1, SL 2.1, RL 2.4,
W 2.7, and SL 2.2.
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OBJECTIVES
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Among the objectives of the unit, notice “Define
responsibility and identify responsible behavior.”
The unit contains Literary and Informational
Texts, Art, Music, and Media
Poems (included)
 Stories
 Nonfiction Books
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SAMPLE ACTIVIES
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Art, Media, Informative Writing, Character
Education
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Give a purpose for watching the video: Ask them
what they think responsibility means and then go
over the definition of responsibility.
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Video: http://responsibilityproject.libertymutual.com/films/lighthouse#fbid=he4
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RESPONSIBILITY
Video Discussion
 Students write a two or three sentence of how the
video showed responsibility.
 Students could draw their favorite scene from the
video, making sure to add details.
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W2.2
 TPEP Criteria #2 (Instruction: The teacher uses
research-based instructional practices to meet
the needs of all students.)
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ADDITIONAL ACTIVIES
1. Art, Speaking and Listening
 2. Art, Informative Writing
 3. Reading Literature, Speaking and Listening
 5. Research, Informative Writing
 6. Art, Language Usage
 7. Research, Informative Writing
 8. Reading Informational Text, Language
Mechanics
 9. Reading Informational Text, Informative
Writing
 10. Music, Language Usage, Writing Poetry
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11. Reading Literature, Speaking and Listening
 12. Reading Literature, Speaking and Listening
 13. Reading Poetry, Performance
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Reading Foundations Are Attached