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Second Grade Skills Unit 6: The War of 1812 Unit PlanSecond Grade Skills Unit 6: The War of 1812 Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 mo 26 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Unit Plan

Second Grade Skills Unit 6: The War of 1812

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This Second Grade Skills Unit 6: The War of 1812 unit plan also includes:
  • CKLA Unit 6: Second Grade Skills—The War of 1812 (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Student Workbook: Second Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)
  • Student Reader: Second Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)
  • Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Spelling Cards (.pdf)
  • Individual Code Chart (.pdf)
  • Assessment and Remediation Guide (.pdf)
  • Fluency Packet (.pdf)
  • Timeline Cards: Second Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)
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An English language arts unit closely examines spelling, grammar, reading, and writing skills. Scholars practice spelling patterns and tricky words. A read-aloud details the War of 1812 and introduces adverbs, and a close reading looks at sentences. Pupils organize paragraphs and write a research report.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

spelling, spelling rules, spelling patterns, irregular spellings, vowel sounds, vowel patterns, reading, read-alouds, the war of 1812, Grammar, adverbs, complete sentences, sentence fragments, sentences, close reading, run-on sentences, writing sentences, paragraph organization, writing reports, research reports

Instructional Ideas

  • Complete participants' portfolios, review work and prepare discussions for conferences
  • List the entire series' concepts with the class, celebrate their hard work, and the completion of the unit

Classroom Considerations

  • The final unit in a series of six created by Core Knowledge for second graders
  • Set aside plenty of prep time to make copies and gather materials 

Pros

  • Frequent assessments provide a look into learners' comprehension throughout the unit
  • The unit is detailed and full of information for easier implementation

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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.2.10 RF.2.3.a RF.2.3.b RF.2.3.c RF.2.3.e RF.2.3.f RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c W.2.2 W.2.5 SL.2.6 L.2.1.d L.2.1.e L.2.1.f L.2.2.a L.2.2.d L.2.4.e

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