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Chicopee Public Schools:
English Language Learners Curriculum
Grade: 2nd Grade Subject: English Strand: Composition
Academic Benchmarks / Skills:
1. Write or dictate stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. (HM 19.5)
2. Write or dictate short poems. (HM 19.6)
3. Write or dictate letters, directions, or short accounts of personal experiences that follow o logical order. (HM 19.7)
4. Write or dictate research questions. (HM 19.8)
5. Write or dictate stories and poems. (HM 20.1)
6. Use a variety of forms or genres when writing for different purposes. (HM 20.2)
7. After writing or dictating a composition, identify words and phrases that could be added to make the thought clearer, more logical, or more expressive. (HM 21.1)
8. Use correct Standard English mechanics (uses of capital letters, separating words with spaces, correct spelling of sight and spelling words end punctuation marks). (HM 22.2)
9. Arrange events in order when writing or dictating. (HM 23.1)
10. Arrange ideas in a way that makes sense. (HM23.2)
11. Generate questions and gather information from several sources in a classroom, school, or public library. (HM 24.1)
12. Support judgments about classroom activities or presentations. (HM 25.1)
ELL Benchmarks (ELPBO)
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W2.1a Write words that have personal meaning.
W2.1b Draw pictures or use letters to spell words that give others information.
W4.1a Employ left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientation.
W4.1b Print upper- and lower- case letters.
W4.1c Use letters to make words.
W4.1d Separate words with spaces.
W4.1e Use rules for capitalization at the beginning of a sentence.
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W1.2a Identify previously learned words and phrases that are related to the topic of a writing task.
W1.2b List new words and phrases related to the topic of a writing task.
W1.3d Identify basic transition words related to the story development.
W2.1c Dictate short accounts of personal experiences.
W2.1d Write lists and short notes for informational purpose.
W2.4a Draw or sequence pictures to tell or retell a story.
W2.5a Identify parts of a letter. |
W1.2c List descriptive details to be considered for a writing task.
W1.3a Organize ideas related to a writing topic using graphic representations.
W2.2a Diagram and label information to be conveyed in a writing task.
W2.2b Dictate sentences that give information.
W2.2c Write or dictate research questions.
W2.4b Dictate sentences to tell or retell a story in chronological sequence.
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W1.3b Organize ideas to write an account of a personal experience in a way that makes sense.
W1.3c Arrange events in sequential order when writing or dictating a personal or familiar experience.
W2.2e Write brief summaries of information gathered through research.
W2.4c List details that describe story events.
W2.6a Identify sensory details in poems read or heard.
W2.6b Dictate short poems that contain simple sensory details.
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ELL Benchmarks (ELPBO)
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W4.1g Use rules for capitalization and commas in dates.
W4.2a Spell familiar words correctly.
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W3.3a Use reference materials and / or generated word lists to expand word choices in writing.
W3.4a Use general and specific words and phrases to write about familiar objects and events.
W3.6a Identify short and long sentences in students writing.
W4.1f Use rules for capitalization of names and places.
W4.1h Use rules for appropriate end marks.
W4.2b Spell correctly sight words.
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W2.5b Write or dictate letters for a specific audience and purpose.
W3.3b Use feedback from consultations with peers and/or teacher to improve precision in writing.
W3.6b Identify repetitive sentence patterns.
W4.2c Correct spelling during editing by comparing to a list or other sources.
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W4.3a Edit simple sentences for subject and verb agreement.
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