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2nd Grade Balanced Literacy Inspired MELD Unit of Study
Supplemental Resources
Historical Heroes, Past and Present Authors: Amy Davis and Binh Powell
T.V.
Books
Martin Luther King Jr. Superman
Mom Cesar Chavez
Dad Ironman
Spiderman
Batman Wonder Woman
Hero
CCSS College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Academic Term:
Segregation
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Definition: seg·re·ga·tion
seɡrəәˈɡāSH(əә)n/
noun: segregation
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart. "the segregation of pupils with learning difficulties" the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
Personal or Academic Connection, or Sentence Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against segregation.
Rosa Parks
What When Where Why How
Lead a December Montgomery, She was tired By refusing
Boycott. 1, 1955 Alabama of injustice. to give up
She finally her seat
enough of on the
being bus. She
treated as was the
a second mother of
class The Civil
citizen Rights
Movement.
Past Tense Patterns
Work with a partner. Read each example below. Circle every ed that means past tense. Then cut out the boxes and sort each example. Finally, work together to write your own examples in the boxes at the bottom.
Informal Formal
_____________________________________
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We played last night.
You skated last year.
Yesterday Lee visit.
Last Friday I shopped.
You skate last year.
I fished once before.
Yesterday Lee visited.
We play last night.
Last Friday I shop.
I fish once before.
Cesar Chavez
What When Where Why How
Lead grape August Delano, protest unfair Non violent
Boycott 1965 California labor laws speech
United Farm and working boycott
Workers and living conditions
Second Grade Writing Rubric
Focus Content Organization Style Convention
4
Maintains a focus on a single object, person, place, or event
Clear ideas are well supported with more than three, varied details that inform the reader.
Writing clearly has an introduction with many supporting details used to support the body. A conclusion is clearly defined.
Uses a variety of sentences and length. Writing contains exact words choices to inform the reader.
All sentences are complete with very few (0-3) or no mistakes in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
3
Maintains a focus on a single object, person, place, or event. One or two details may not relate to the object, person, place, or event.
Clear ideas are well supported with three details that inform the reader.
Writing has an introduction with supporting details used to support the body. A conclusion is presented.
Uses some varied sentence structure with minimal sentence length. Writing contains word choices to inform the reader.
Most sentences are complete with some (4-7) mistakes in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
2
Many events and details do not relate to the object, person, place, or event
Clear ideas are well supported with two details that inform the reader.
Introduction, body, and conclusion appear disorganized with few supporting details.
Limited variety of sentence structures with some repetition. Limited word choice to inform the reader.
Some sentences are complete with repeated mistakes in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
1
Writing has little or no focus on a single object, person, place, or event.
Almost no details which make it difficult for the reader to understand the information.
No organization present.
Uses no variety of sentences and word choices to inform the reader.
Many incomplete sentences with many mistakes in spelling, punctuation, or grammar making it difficult to read.