LiteratureUnitfor2ndGrade

Stage1DesiredResults
ESTABLISHEDGOALS

2ndGradeCommonCoreStateStandardsfor
ReadingLiterature:

CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.2.5

Describetheoverallstructureofa
story,includingdescribinghowthe
beginningintroducesthestoryandthe
endingconcludestheaction.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.2.6

Acknowledgedifferencesinthepoints
ofviewofcharacters,includingby
speakinginadifferentvoiceforeach
characterwhenreadingdialoguealoud.

Transfer
Studentswillbeabletodiscussthestructure,plot,andcharactersofastoryandhowthey
areallconnected.
Studentswillbeabletosupporttheirideasaboutthestructure,plotandcharactersofa
storywithevidencefromthetext.
Studentswillbeabletomakeinferencesanddrawconclusionsbasedoncluesfromthetext.

Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Studentswillunderstandthatthereisalways Whowerethemostimportantcharactersin
asettingofastoryandwhatthatis.
thestoryandwhatweretheylike?

Studentswillunderstandthatmoststories
Whatwerethemostimportanteventsinthe
haverisingactionthatleadstoaclimaxand
story?
resolution.
Howwouldthestorybedifferentifitwasset
Studentswillunderstandthatthereare
somewhereelse?
alwayscausesofthemaineventsinastory. Howdidthecharactersactionsaffectthe
Studentswillunderstandhowtousetheir
plotofthestory?
voicestoconveydifferentcharacters
emotions.

Acquisition
Studentswillknowthatthesettingofastory Studentswillbeskilledatdescribingthe
iswhereandwhenittakesplace.
settingofastory.
Studentswillknowthattheplotiswhat
Studentswillbeskilledatdescribingand
happensinastory.
comparingthecharactersofastory.
Studentswillknowthattherisingaction
Studentswillbeskilledatreadingoutloud
developstheprobleminastory.
usingdifferentvoicestoexpressemotion.
Studentswillknowthattheclimaxofastory Studentswillbeskilledatretellingastory
willbewhentheproblemissolved.
usingvoicesandexpressiontoconvey

meaningandemotion.

Studentswillknowthattheresolutionofa
Studentswillbeskilledatusingcluesfrom
storyiswhereallofthelooseendsaretied
thetexttodeterminehowcharactersare
up.
feeling.
Stage2Evidence
EvaluativeCriteria
AssessmentEvidence
Storiesarewellwritten.
PERFORMANCETASK(S):

Storiesincludeabeginning,middle,
Studentswillcreateabubblemapdescribingthemaincharacterofthestory.They
andend.
willuseadjectivestodescribehimorherandlistthepagenumberwheretheyfound
Storiesincludeaproblemanda
evidencethattheirdescriptioniscorrect.
solution.
Studentswillcreateastorymapofthestory.
Questionsareansweredincomplete
Studentswillwritetheirownversionofthestorysetinadifferenttimeorplace.
sentences.
Studentswillretellthestoryfromadifferentcharacterspointofview.
Thechangeofsettingwillaffect

somethingintheplotofthestory.

Thenarratorwillshowthedifferent

charactersopinionsandpointsof
OTHEREVIDENCE:

view.
Studentswillcompleteareadingcomprehensionquizthatincludesquestionsthat
Studentsuseevidencefromthetext
requireinferenceskills.
tosupporttheirideasandanswers.

Stage3LearningPlan
SummaryofKeyLearningEventsandInstruction

Studentswillcompleteasharedreadingofthestorywiththeteacher.Theteacherwillread,demonstratinghowtochangeyour
voicetoshowthecharactersfeelings.
Theteacherwillaskquestionsthroughoutthestorytoleadthestudentsthinking.
Studentswillpracticereadingthestoryoutloudtoapartnerusingexpression.
Theteacherwillshowstudentshowtousecluestounderstandhowcharactersarefeeling,e.g.IknowthatJohnissadbecauseinthe
bookitsaidhewasdragginghisfeet.
Theteacherwillmodelhowtouseevidencefromthetexttosupportopinions.

Studentswilldescribethecharactersofthestoryanduseevidencefromthetexttosupporttheiranswers.
Studentswilldrawapicturetoshowthesettingofthestory,includinganyrelevantdetails.
Studentswilldecidetogetherwhothemaincharactersare.
Studentswilldiscusstheplotofthestoryusingthemainproblem.
Studentswillsummarizethestorywiththesentence______wantedto_______but_______so________.Then_______
StudentswillsummarizethestoryusingUhoh!andPhew!toshowwhattheproblemandsolutionare.
Studentswillcreateacauseandeffectcharttoshowhowthecharactersactionaffectedtheplotofthestory.