1st Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Reading Target Reading Skills: Comprehension Character Predict Setting Sequence Main Idea and Details Text Structure Realism and Fantasy Prior Knowledge Summarize Target Phonics Skills Short Vowels Long Vowels Consonant Blends Diagraphs Contractions Inflected Endings 2nd Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Reading Target Reading Skills: Comprehension Story Structure Author’s Purpose Drawing Conclusions Theme and Plot Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Fact and Opinion Visualize Target Phonics Skills: Long a Long e Long o Long i Plurals Compound words Comparative Endings Syllables 3rd Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Reading Target Reading Skills: Comprehension Sequence Ask Questions Compare and Contrast Plot and Theme Sequence Main Ideas and Details Text Structure Prior Knowledge Summarize Author’s Purpose Target Phonics Skills: Silent Consonants Prefixes Suffixes Dipthongs Vowels oo, ue,ew, u, and ui 4th Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Target Reading Skills: Comprehension Summarize Visualize Character, Setting and Plot Fact and Opinion Draw Conclusion Compare and Contrast Prior Knowledge Realism and Fantasy Graphic Organizer Target Phonics Skills: Syllables Vowels aw, al, augh Contractions Inflected Endings 1st Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Language Grammar/Writing Skills: Subject and Predicate Statements and Questions Listening and Speaking Commands Exclamations Nouns Proper Nouns Singular Nouns Plural Nouns that change spelling Possessive Nouns Capitalization and punctuation Spell words correctly Use brainstorming webbing to make a plan Practice proofreading and editing Practice letter writing Revise and Rewrite Stay focused on a topic and include beginning, middle, and end. Narrative writing 2nd Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Grammar/Writing Skills: Verbs Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Using Am, Is, Are, Was and Were Use nouns and pronouns in writing Organize sentences to form a story that includes story elements. Adjectives Descriptive writing Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms Adverbs Use commas in a series of words. Expository writing 3rd Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Grammar/Writing Skills: Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Using I and Me Contractions Complete writing by developing the topic, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing Use paragraphs- indentions, opening, supporting and closing sentences. Uses paragraphs for expository or informational writing. 4th Nine Weeks Course Syllabus 2nd Grade Grammar/Writing Skills: Commas Quotation Marks Indenting Persuasive Writing Research Reports Uses dictionary and other resources to spell words Use available, appropriate technology to compose and publish work. Use transition words.