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Grade 2

• Composition

  • C.2.1
  • C.2.1.a
  • C.2.1.b
  • C.2.1.c
  • C.2.1.d
  • C.2.1.e
  • C.2.1.f
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.2.a
  • C.2.2.b
  • C.2.2.c
  • C.2.2.d
  • C.2.2.e
  • C.2.2.f
  • C.2.2.g
  • C.2.3
  • C.2.3.a
  • C.2.3.b
  • C.2.3.c
  • C.2.3.d
  • C.2.3.f
  • C.2.4
  • C.2.5
  • C.2.6

• Language

  • L.2.1
  • L.2.1.e
  • L.2.1.f
  • L.2.2
  • L.2.2.a
  • L.2.2.b
  • L.2.2.c
  • L.2.2.d
  • L.2.2.e
  • L.2.3
  • L.2.3.a
  • L.2.4
  • L.2.4.a
  • L.2.4.b
  • L.2.4.c
  • L.2.4.d
  • L.2.4.e
  • L.2.4.f
  • L.2.5
  • L.2.5.a
  • L.2.5.b

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.2.3
  • RF.2.3.b
  • RF.2.3.c
  • RF.2.3.d
  • RF.2.3.e
  • RF.2.3.f
  • RF.2.4.a
  • RF.2.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.2.1
  • RI.2.2
  • RI.2.3
  • RI.2.4
  • RI.2.5
  • RI.2.6
  • RI.2.7
  • RI.2.8
  • RI.2.9
  • RI.2.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.2.1
  • RL.2.2
  • RL.2.3
  • RL.2.4
  • RL.2.5
  • RL.2.6
  • RL.2.7
  • RL.2.9
  • RL.2.10

KAS ELA Standard: C.2.1.b

Introduce the topic, followed by opinion statement, and create an organizational structure.

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Order and Chaos Hide Inside Each Other

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

Once students know the prompts of Depth and Complexity, let’s take them much higher up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Natural Disasters Tournament

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.

Game: Order and Chaos

Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.

Teaching Criticism

For Teachers

Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.