Second Grade ELA Course Map
August Reading:

Infer Implicit Facts/Ideas in Informational Articles; Interpreting Information- Calendars

Language:

Digraphs/Diphthongs/Blends

September Reading:

Sequencing; Story Elements (Plot, Setting, Characters, Problem)

Language:

R-controlled Vowels; Silent "e"

October Reading:

Cause and Effect; Identifies and infers main idea and supporting details

Language:

Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words, Syllables, Compounds

November Reading:

Fact, Fiction, and Opinion; Interpreting Information- Charts and Diagrams

Language:

Quotation Marks

December Reading:

Compare and Contrast Setting, Plot, Characters among texts; Genres (Poetry, Fables, Non-Fiction, Folktales)

January Reading:

Infer Implicit Facts/Ideas in Informational Articles; Table of  Contents, Title Page, Chapter Headings; Interpreting Information from Menus

Language:

Quotation Marks; Reference materials (encyclopedia, internet, thesaurus, dictionary, table of contents, title page)

February Reading:

Sequencing; Author's  Purpose in Informational Articles

Language:

Internet Usage and Other Resources for Research

March Reading:

Cause/Effect; Words with Multiple Meanings; Defines Unknown words in context; Homophones, Synonyms, and Antonyms

April Reading:

Fact, Fiction, Opinion, Genres

May Reading:

Compare/Contrast