Grade 2 Common Core I Can Statements… 1

Second Grade Common Core… The Next Generation Strand: Reading: Literature RL.2.1 –

I can ask questions to show I understand important details in a story. RL.2.1 3

I can answer questions to show I understand important details in a story. RL.2.1 4

I can retell a fable or folktale and explain the lesson in the story. RL.2.2 5

I can tell how characters act when things happen in a story. RL.2.3 6

I can describe how words give rhythm and meaning to a story, poem, or song. RL.2.4 7

I can tell the important details about how a story begins and ends. RL.2.5 8

I can use different voices for characters. RL.2.6 9

I can tell the differences in characters ideas. RL

I can use illustrations and text to tell about the characters, setting, and plot of a story. RL

I can tell how stories by different authors, or stories from different places, are alike and different. RL

I can r ead and understand stories at my grade level. RL

Second Grade Common Core… The Next Generation Strand: Reading: Informational Text RI.2.1 –

I can ask questions to show I know what I read. (who, what, when, where, why, and how) RI

I can identify the main topic of the text. RI

I can ask questions to show I understand important details in a story. RI

I can state the focus of the paragraphs within the text. RI

I can put events, ideas, or concepts in order. RI

I can explain how events and ideas go together. RI

I can use strategies to figure out the meaning of words or phrases. RI

I can tell why the author wrote the text. RI

I can tell how pictures help me understand what I read. RI

I can explain why the author includes certain details in a text. RI

I can compare and contrast facts presented from two texts on the same topic. RI

I can read and understand informational texts at my grade level. RI

Second Grade Common Core …The Next Generation Strand: Reading Foundations RF

I can sound out words I do not know. RF

I can read a list of grade 2 words that cannot be sounded out. RF

I can read fluently. I can understand what I read. RF

I can correct myself if I make a mistake when I read. RF

I can read with expression. RF

I know the purpose of what I read. RF

Second Grade Common Core… The Next Generation Strand: Writing W

I can write my thoughts and ideas about a topic or a book I have read. W

I can write reasons for my opinions. W

I can write words that link my ideas and my reasons. W

I can write a closing statement. W

I can write my thoughts and ideas about a topic or a book I have read. W

I can write about something that happened, what I have seen, or something I remember. W

I can write words that link my ideas and my reasons. W

I can write to include actions, thoughts, and feelings. W

I can use words such as first, next and then, to tell events in order as I write. W

I can write a closing statement. W

I can, with help, edit to make my writing clearer. W

I can, with help, revise my writing to make sure I stay on topic and to make it clearer. W

I can use digital tools to finish and share my work. W

I can work with others to learn and write about a topic. W

I can answer a question by thinking about something that happened to me. W

I can gather information to answer a question W

Second Grade Common Core… The Next Generation Strand: Speaking and Listening SL

I can talk with others using listening and speaking rules SL

I can connect my comments to what others have said. SL

I can ask questions if I don’t understand. SL

I can remember and tell others the important details that I have heard or read. SL

I can ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to help me understand what has been said or to learn more. SL

I can tell a story or something that happened to me. SL

I can include facts, details, and interesting words when telling a story. SL

I can speak so that the listener can hear and understand me. SL

I can record myself reading using a computer or other digital recorder. SL

I can add pictures to my presentation to add meaning. SL

I can use complete sentences when I answer questions. SL

Second Grade Common Core… The Next Generation Strand: Language L

I can use nouns that name groups of things, like “pride or flock”. L

I can use plural nouns that don’t follow the rules, like “feet, children, teeth, and fish”. L

I can use pronouns like, “myself and himself”, that tell about the subject in the sentence. L

I can use past tense verbs that don’t follow the rules; like “sat, hid, and told”. L

I can use adjectives and adverbs to make a sentence clearer. L

I can add description or rearrange sentences to create new sentences. L

I can capitalize proper nouns. L

I can use commas in greetings and closings of letters. L

I can use apostrophes in contractions and to show possession. L

I can spell words using patterns. L

I can use dictionaries or other resources to check my spelling. L

I can use what I know about speaking and writing, to communicate appropriately with others. L

I can figure out the meaning of a word by reading words around it. L

I can figure out the meaning of a word by knowing the meaning of parts of the word. L

I can use glossaries, dictionaries or other resources to find the meaning of a word. L

I can connect words with my experiences. L

I can explain how two words are similar but can have a little bit different meaning. L

I can use new words I’ve learned. L

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