Common Core State Standards

Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.