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English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 2

Strand - Language

Cluster - Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

[L.2.6] - Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities in the grade 2 curriculum, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives to describe. (See grade 2 Reading Literature Standard 4 and Reading Informational Text Standard 4 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading; see grade 2 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 4 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of vocabulary.)

Resources:


  • Adjective
    Word that describes somebody or something: for example, old, white, busy, careful, horrible. In English, adjectives come either before a noun or after a linking verb (e.g., be, seem, look). See Phrase for Adjectival phrase.
  • Grade 2 Annotated Persuasive Essay
  • Grade 2 Unmarked Persuasive Essay
  • Phrase
    Broadly, any short series of related words; grammatically, a series of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both: for example, by the door or opening the box. See Clause.

Predecessor Standards:

  • L.1.6
    Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities in the grade 1 curriculum, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g.,because) to signal simple relationships. See grade 1 Reading literature Standard 4 and Reading Informational Text Standard 4 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading; see grade 1 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 4 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of vocabulary.)

Successor Standards:

  • L.3.6
    Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships. (See grade 3 Reading Literature Standard 4 and Reading Informational Text Standard 4 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading; see grade 3 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 4 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of vocabulary.)

Same Level Standards:

  • RL.2.4
    Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. (See grade 2 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)
  • RI.2.4
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. (See grade 2 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)
  • W.2.5
    With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
  • W.2.5.b
    Demonstrate the ability to choose and use appropriate vocabulary (as described in Language Standards 4-6 up to and including grade 2).
  • SL.2.4
    Tell a story or recount an experience or explain how to solve a mathematical problem with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences and using appropriate vocabulary. (See grade 2 Language Standards 4-6 for specific expectations regarding vocabulary.)