Common Core State Standards

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g.,because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.