ELA Curriculum Map
Essential Questions
2nd Grade ~ Unit 6B~2014-15
Vocabulary
Readers: How do readers
determine the author’s
purpose? RI.2.6
Benchmark
Vocabulary
liquid
ignite
Writers: What does it mean to startled
ports
support your opinion? W.2.1
invention
dynamite
prevent
will
estate terribly
Big Idea
escape
accomplishment
Change
legacy
awkward
serious
pure
Enduring Understandings
stricken
Readers understand an
rights
author’s purpose by
minorities
identifying what
the author wants to answer,
explain, or describe. RI.2.6
Writers understand that
authors use details and facts
to support an opinion. W.2.1
Learners will explore content
to understand that
cause-and-effect relationships
impact communities.
By the Way
Words
These are
addressed during
Close Reading and
can be defined as
• words that don’t
require lengthy
discussion within a
particular text.
• words supported
by the text for
Content & Skills
1. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 162–171
Read Text Collection Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
Reading Focus Readers
understand an author’s purpose by
identifying what the author wants to
answer, explain, or describe.
Writing Focus Write a paragraph
that identifies the author’s purpose
for writing the text and key details
that support the purpose.
2. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 172–181
Read Text Collection Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
Reading Focus Readers
understand an author’s purpose by
identifying what the author wants to
answer, explain, or describe.
Writing Focus Write a paragraph
that shows how the text ties to the
Big Idea: Changing the World.
3. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 182–191
Read Text Collection Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
Reading Focus Writers
understand that authors use details
and facts to support an opinion.
Writing Focus Write an
opinion paragraph stating whether
they believe Nobel should have
continued with his experiments or
not after the deaths of his brother
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Assessments
Formative Writing Activities
Lesson 9:
Have children think back to the modeled writing activity and why
Kathy-Jo Wargin chose to write about Alfred Nobel. Then have
children think about the author David A. Adler, who wrote A
Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt. Give children this writing
prompt: Why do you think the author chose to write about
Eleanor Roosevelt?
Children will turn to p. 350 in the Reader’s and Writer’s
Journal to take notes on the key details that support the main
idea. Remind children to:
1. use the main idea: Eleanor Roosevelt’s impact.
2. flag evidence in the text that gives reasons for her impact.
3. record the text evidence as key details.
Lesson 10:
Give children the prompt: Why do you think the
author selected Eleanor Roosevelt to write about? Have children
write a draft of their opinion piece, using their list of key details
from the previous lesson.
Children will turn to p. 350 in the Reader’s and Writer’s
Journal to review the writing task. They will write their first draft
on a separate sheet of paper. Remind children to:
1. tell about the main idea: the impact Eleanor Roosevelt
had on her community and the world.
2. use the key details they noted in the previous lesson
and additional evidence from the text.
3. support their opinions with reasons why Eleanor Roosevelt had
such an impact on the world.
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Goals
Readers will identify the
author’s purpose using details
from the text. RI.2.6
Writers will support their
opinion with details and facts.
W.2.1
Learners will explore content
to understand the lives of
people who define or
distinguish their communities
in all kinds of
ways.
2nd Grade ~ Unit 6B~2014-15
meaning.
• words that are
more concrete.
and coworkers.
4. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 192–201
Read Text Collection Alfred
Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace
Prize
Reading Focus Writers
understand that authors use details
and facts to support an opinion.
Writing Focus Write a letter
to the editor in response to the
editorial the class wrote together.
Use details and facts to support the
opinion in the letter.
5. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 202–211
Read Text Collection Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
Reading Focus Learners
understand that cause-and-effect
relationships impact communities.
Writing Focus Write an opinion
piece about how Alfred’s inventions
impacted people and communities.
6. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 212–221
Read Text Collection Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
Reading Focus Learners
understand that cause-and-effect
relationships impact communities.
Writing Focus Write an opinion
piece about Alfred’s will from the
point of view of one of his friends or
family members.
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Questions: (Accountable Independent Reading)
Literary
Key Ideas and Details
• How do the characters in the text respond to major events and
challenges?
• Retell the story. What is the central message of the story?
Craft and Structure
• What happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the text?
• How do two characters in the story have different points of
view? List evidence from the text to support your thinking.
Integration of Ideas
• How do the illustrations help you understand events or ideas?
• How are the characters or themes in this text similar to or
different from those in another text you’ve read?
Informational
Key Ideas and Details
• What is the main idea of the text? How do key details support
the main idea?
• How are the events or concepts in the text connected to each
other?
Craft and Structure
• What text features are used in the text? How do they help you
locate information?
• What is the author’s purpose for the text? What does the
author want to answer, explain, or describe?
Integration of Ideas
• How do the illustrations help you understand the text?
• How do reasons support specific points the author makes?
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7. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 222–231
Read Text Collection A Picture
Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Reading Focus Readers
understand an author’s purpose by
identifying what the author wants to
answer, explain, or describe.
Writing Focus Choose an
honorary title for Eleanor Roosevelt
and explain why she deserves the
title, supporting their opinion with
reasons from the text.
8. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 232–241
Read Text Collection A Picture
Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Reading Focus Writers
understand that authors use details
and facts to support an opinion.
Writing Focus Identify an
opinion in the text and list details
and facts that support the opinion.
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Performance Task
Task: Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author
Using Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize or
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt, children will identify
an opinion the author includes about Nobel or Roosevelt.
Children will then agree or disagree with the opinion, using
text-based evidence to support their own opinion.
Writing Wrap Ups
End of Unit (Module B)
Homework Assignments
9. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 242–251
Read Text Collection A Picture
Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Reading Focus Writers
understand that authors use details
and facts to support an opinion.
Writing Focus Using a graphic
organizer, plan an opinion piece
about why the author chose his
subject and list the main idea and
the key details that support it.
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Time Frame: 3 weeks
10. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 252–261
Read Text Collection A Picture
Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Reading Focus Learners
understand that cause-and-effect
relationships impact communities.
Writing Focus Draft the opinion
piece describing the main idea with
details and evidence from the text.
11. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 262–271
Compare
• Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the
Peace Prize
• A Picture Book of Eleanor
Roosevelt
Reading Focus Learners
understand that cause-and-effect
relationships impact communities.
Writing Focus Revise the
opinion piece to strengthen writing
with examples in a logical order and
a strong conclusion.
12. Teacher’s Guide, pp. 272–281
Compare
• Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the
Peace Prize
• A Picture Book of Eleanor
Roosevelt
Reading Focus Learners
understand that cause-and-effect
relationships impact communities.
Writing Focus Edit the opinion
piece to fix spelling and grammar
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Time Frame: 3 weeks
mistakes and publish their writing.
Interdisciplinary
Options
Resources
Common Core Learning Standards
Anchor Text (Trade Book): Informational Text
Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize
by John Bliss 800L
Reading: Informational Text
RI.2.1, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.6, RI.2.7,
RI.2.8, RI.2.10
Supporting Text (Text Collection): Informational Text
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
by David A. Adler AD680L
Reading: Foundational Skills
RF.2.4, RF.2.4.a, RF.2.4.b
Poetry
“Hug O’ War” by Shel Silverstein
“Heroes and She-roes” by J. Patrick Lewis
Sleuth
Reader’s Writer’s Journal
Scaffolded Strategies Handbook
Writing
W.2.1, W.2.5, W.2.6, W.2.7, W.2.8
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.1, SL.2.1.a, SL.2.1.b, SL.2.1.c, SL.2.2,
SL.2.3, SL.2.4, SL.2.5
Language
L.2.1, L.2.1.f, L.2.2, L.2.2.e, L.2.3, L.2.4,
L.2.4.a, L.2.4.c, L.2.4.d, L.2.4.e, L.2.5, L.2.5a,
L.2.5.b, L.2.6
Additional Texts
The Glorious Flight: Acrossthe Channel with Louis Blériot
by Alice and Martin Provensen Informational Text Lexile
460L
Knots on a Counting Rope
by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault Literary Text
Lexile 480L
Helen Keller
by Margaret Davidson Informational Text Lexile 520L
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
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Time Frame: 3 weeks
by Pam Munoz Ryan Informational Text Lexile 780L
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World
by the Editors of TIME for Kids
Informational Text Lexile 800L
Young Ben Franklin
by Laurence Santrey Informational Text Lexile 790L
Technology
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