RI.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
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BIG Questions About Informational Text!2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!
2nd Grade ELA
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Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!
Big Idea:Stick all of the question words up there!!
What Will I Tell? 2nd Grade ELA» Unit:I Am A Biographer
2nd Grade ELA
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I Am A Biographer
Big Idea:Biographers have a particular job; telling others about an individual. What do they tell?
Text Features Support Answers to the Questions! (Lesson 1 of 2)2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!
2nd Grade ELA
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Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!
Big Idea:Solve the puzzle about the text features that help find the answers in informational text!
Focus On Biography: Text Features Help Answer Close Reading Questions (Day 3 of 5)2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Focus on Biography
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Focus on Biography
Big Idea:How do biographers organize information about people who “turn(ed) this world upside down”? Martin Luther King, Jr. as a child
Focus on Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr (Day 1 of 5)2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Focus on Biography
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Focus on Biography
Big Idea:Our National Holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr provides a fabulous reason to explore genre of “life writing” – biography.
Ask Some Questions & Use Those Helpful Text Features!2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend
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Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend
Big Idea:Ask some great questions and find the answers with informational text features!
How Do Seeds Travel?2nd Grade ELA» Unit:The Tiny Seed
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The Tiny Seed
Big Idea:Different forces help seeds move from one place to another. People are one source. Come find out how we help seeds move from place to place.
What Is the Arctic Tundra? Day 1 of 32nd Grade ELA» Unit:Habitats: Exploring the Regions Of Our World
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Habitats: Exploring the Regions Of Our World
Big Idea:The Arctic tundra, a place of unusual beauty, is the setting for a heartwarming tale of a boy and a wolf.
Animal Rights2nd Grade ELA» Unit:FINDS Research
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FINDS Research
Big Idea:Using the FINDS research process, students will gather relevant information from multiple sources.
Asked and Answered - Use Inferences and Text2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Inference-What Do You Already Know and How Does the Text Help You?
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Inference-What Do You Already Know and How Does the Text Help You?
Big Idea:Questions and answers help us understand better. Are the answers in the text or do we need to make an inference? In this lesson, we turn to a famous genius to find out ...
I Need Answers – Questioning Using informational text features2nd Grade ELA» Unit:Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend
2nd Grade ELA
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Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend
Big Idea:Find answers with informational text and show them on the iPad!
Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear? Day 1 of 22nd Grade ELA» Unit:Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs
Big Idea:Many ideas exist that explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Students sift through these theories while learning to hone in on key details and text evidence.
RI.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RI.2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RI.2.3
Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.