Unit Overview
WEEK 1 (Literature) - How do different points of view influence how characters think, act, and feel?
Text/Resources:
Dear Mrs LaRue by Mark Teague
Standard(s):
RL.2.1; RL.2.6; RL.2.7;
RF.2.4; SL.2.3; L.2.4; L.2.4.a
Lesson Plan 01
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
RL.2.1; RL.2.2; RL.2.3; RL.2.6; RL.2.7; RF.2.4a; L.2.4; W.2.4
Lesson Seed 01
WEEK 2 (Poetry) - How does the author use language and sensory images to convey feelings?
Who Has Seen the Wind by Christina Rossetti
The Wind by James Reeves
The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson
Wind On the Hill by A.A. Milne
RL.2.1; RL.2.2; RL.2.4; RL.2.6; RL.2.9; SL.2.1
Lesson Seed 02
Poem Runs Baseball Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
L.2.5b; RL.2.1; RL.2.4; RL.2.6; RF.2.4; SL.2.1
Lesson Seed 03
WEEK 3 - How does understanding a character’s feelings influence how the text is read?
Text/Resources
I Am the Dog, I Am the Cat by Donald Hall & Barry Moser
RL.2.6; R.L.2.7; RF.2.4; RF.2.4a, RF.2.4b, RF.2.4c; SL.2.3; L.2.4; L.2.4a; W.2.5
Lesson Seed 04
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf
RL.2.1; R.L.2.2; RF.2.3; RL.2.4; RF.2.6; SL.2.1;
Lesson Seed 05
Hey Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
RL.2.6; RL.2.1; RL 2.3; RL 2.7; RF.2.4a; RF.2.4c; W.2.1; W.2.6
Lesson Seed 06
WEEK 4 (Informational Text) - Why did the author write this particular text and what message is he/she trying to convey?
Brainpop Junior: Homes
Discovery EducationVideo Segment: This is My House by Arthur Dorros
Pebble Go: Homes Around the World
RI.2.8; RI.2.5; RI.2.2; RI.2.10
Lesson Seed 07
Homes Around the World by Bobbie Kalman
RI.2.8; RI.2.5; RI.2.2; RI.2.10; W.2.7; W.2.8; RF.2.4c; SL.2.3
Lesson Plan 02
Unit Wrap-Up - How do authors and/or illustrators help the reader understand different points of view?
See Model Texts and Additional Resources listed within the Unit Overview.
RL.2.6; RI.2.8; W.2.5; W.2.6
Lesson Seed 08