Grade 2 Common Core
I Can Statements…
1
Second Grade
Common Core…
The Next Generation
Strand: Reading:
Literature
RL.2.1 – 2.10
2
I can ask questions to show
I understand important
details in a story.
RL.2.1
3
I can answer questions to
show I understand
important details
in a story.
RL.2.1
4
I can retell a fable or
folktale and explain the
lesson in the story.
RL.2.2
5
I can tell how characters
act when things happen
in a story.
RL.2.3
6
I can describe how words
give rhythm and meaning
to a story, poem, or song.
RL.2.4
7
I can tell the important
details about how a story
begins and ends.
RL.2.5
8
I can use different voices
for characters.
RL.2.6
9
I can tell the differences
in characters ideas.
RL.2.6
10
I can use illustrations
and text to tell about the
characters, setting, and
plot of a story.
RL.2.7
11
I can tell how stories by
different authors, or stories
from different places, are
alike and different.
RL.2.9
12
I can read and understand
stories at my grade level.
RL.2.10
13
Second Grade
Common Core…
The Next Generation
Strand: Reading:
Informational Text
RI.2.1 – 2.10
14
I can ask questions to show
I know what I read.
(who, what , when, where, why, and how)
RI.2.1
15
I can identify the main
topic of the text.
RI.2.2
16
I can ask questions to show
I understand important
details in a story.
RI.2.1
17
I can state the focus
of the paragraphs
within the text.
RI.2.2
18
I can put events, ideas,
or concepts in order.
RI.2.3
19
I can explain how events
and ideas go together.
RI.2.3
20
I can use strategies to
figure out the meaning
of words or phrases.
RI.2.4
21
I can tell why the
author wrote the text.
RI.2.6
22
I can tell how pictures
help me understand
what I read.
RI.2.7
23
I can explain why the
author includes certain
details in a text.
RI.2.8
24
I can compare and contrast
facts presented from two
texts on the same topic.
RI.2.9
25
I can read and understand
informational texts at my
grade level.
RI.2.10
26
Second Grade Common Core
…The Next Generation
Strand: Reading Foundations
RF.2.3-2.4
27
I can sound out words
I do not know.
RF.2.3
28
I can read a list of grade 2
words that cannot be
sounded out.
RF.2.3
29
I can read fluently.
I can understand what I read.
RF.2.4
30
I can correct myself
if I make a mistake
when I read.
RF.2.4
31
I can read with
expression.
RF.2.4
32
I know the purpose of
what I read.
RF.2.4
33
Second Grade
Common Core…
The Next Generation
Strand: Writing
W.2.1-
34
I can write my
thoughts and ideas
about a topic or a
book I have read.
W.2.1
35
I can write reasons
for my opinions.
W.2.1
36
I can write words that link
my ideas and my reasons.
W.2.1
37
I can write a closing
statement.
W.2.1
38
I can write my thoughts
and ideas about a topic
or a book I have read.
W.2.2
39
I can write about
something that happened,
what I have seen, or
something I remember.
W.2.3
40
I can write words that link
my ideas and my reasons.
W.2.1
41
I can write to include
actions, thoughts,
and feelings.
W.2.3
42
I can use words such as
first, next and then, to tell
events in order as I write.
W.2.3
43
I can write a
closing statement.
W.2.3
44
I can, with help, edit to
make my writing clearer.
W.2.5
45
I can, with help, revise
my writing to make sure
I stay on topic and to
make it clearer.
W.2.5
46
I can use digital tools
to finish and share
my work.
W.2.6
47
I can work with others to
learn and write about a
topic.
W.2.7
48
I can answer a question by
thinking about something
that happened to me.
W.2.8
49
I can gather information to
answer a question
W.2.8
50
Second Grade
Common Core…
The Next Generation
Strand: Speaking and
Listening
SL. 2.1
51
I can talk with others
using listening and
speaking rules
SL.2.1
52
I can connect my
comments to what others
have said.
SL.2.1
53
I can ask questions if I
don’t understand.
SL.2.1
54
I can remember and tell
others the important
details that I have heard or
read.
SL.2.2
55
I can ask and answer
questions about what a
speaker says to help me
understand what has been
said or to learn more.
SL.2.3
56
I can tell a story or
something that happened
to me.
SL.2.4
57
I can include facts, details,
and interesting words
when telling a story.
SL.2.4
58
I can speak so that the
listener can hear and
understand me.
SL.2.4
59
I can record myself
reading using a computer
or other digital recorder.
SL.2.5
60
I can add pictures to my
presentation to add
meaning.
SL.2.5
61
I can use complete
sentences when I answer
questions.
SL.2.6
62
Second Grade
Common Core…
The Next Generation
Strand: Language
L-2.1
63
I can use nouns that name
groups of things, like
“pride or flock”.
L-2.1
64
I can use plural nouns that
don’t follow the rules, like
“feet, children, teeth, and
fish”.
L-2.1
65
I can use pronouns like,
“myself and himself”, that
tell about the subject in
the sentence.
L-2.1
66
I can use past tense verbs
that don’t follow the rules;
like “sat, hid, and told”.
L-2.1
67
I can use adjectives and
adverbs to make a
sentence clearer.
L-2.1
68
I can add description or
rearrange sentences to
create new sentences.
L-2.1
69
I can capitalize proper
nouns.
L-2.2
70
I can use commas in
greetings and closings of
letters.
L-2.2
71
I can use apostrophes in
contractions and to show
possession.
L-2.2
72
I can spell words using
patterns.
L-2.2
73
I can use dictionaries or
other resources to check
my spelling.
L-2.2
74
I can use what I know about
speaking and writing, to
communicate appropriately
with others.
L-2.3
75
I can figure out the
meaning of a word by
reading words around it.
L-2.4
76
I can figure out the
meaning of a word by
knowing the meaning of
parts of the word.
L-2.4
77
I can use glossaries,
dictionaries or other
resources to find the
meaning of a word.
L-2.4
78
I can connect words with
my experiences.
L-2.5
79
I can explain how two
words are similar but can
have a little bit different
meaning.
L-2.5
80
I can use new words I’ve
learned.
L-2.6
81
Grade 2 Common Core
State Standards
North Dakota
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