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2nd Grade Writing · Lessons

2nd Grade Writing lessons

2 sections · 27 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

2nd Grade Writing

Practice 27 skills across this outline.

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Participate in Shared Research Projects
Writing · Research To Build And Present Knowledge
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
8 categories
Language · Grammar And Usage
28%
Writing · Text Types And Purposes
22%
Writing · Production And Distribution Of Writing
19%
Language · Determine Meanings Using Flexible Strategies
15%
Writing · Research To Build And Present Knowledge
9%
Language · Word Relationships and Nuances
4%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of 2nd grade writing — drill into a card to work its skills.

Writing · Research To Build And Present Knowledge

2 core skills9% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Participate in Shared Research ProjectsRecommended
Long-form
2
Recall or Gather Information for QuestionsAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Production And Distribution Of Writing

2 core skills19% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Revise and Edit Writing With SupportAvailable
Long-form
2
Use Digital Tools to Publish WritingAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Text Types And Purposes

3 core skills22% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Write Detailed Narrative StoriesAvailable
Long-form
2
Write Informative Texts With FactsAvailable
Long-form
3
Write Opinion Pieces With Supporting ReasonsAvailable
Long-form

Language · Grammar And Usage

11 core skills28% total weight
0/11 completed
11 skills to mastery
1
Produce and Expand Compound SentencesAvailable
Long-form
2
Capitalize Holidays, Products, and PlacesAvailable
Long-form
3
Consult Dictionaries to Check SpellingsAvailable
Long-form
4
Form and Use Irregular Plural NounsAvailable
Long-form
5
Form and Use Irregular Past TenseAvailable
Long-form
6
Generalize Spelling Patterns When WritingAvailable
Long-form
7
Use Adjectives and Adverbs CorrectlyAvailable
Long-form
8
Use Commas in Letter GreetingsAvailable
Long-form
9
Use Collective NounsAvailable
Long-form
10
Use Reflexive PronounsAvailable
Long-form
11
Use Apostrophes for Contractions and PossessivesAvailable
Long-form

Language · Determine Meanings Using Flexible Strategies

5 core skills15% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Determine Meanings of Words With PrefixesAvailable
Long-form
2
Predict Meanings of Compound WordsAvailable
Long-form
3
Use Context Clues for Word MeaningsAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Dictionaries to Clarify Word MeaningsAvailable
Long-form
5
Use Root Words as Meaning CluesAvailable
Long-form

Language · Word Relationships and Nuances

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Distinguish Shades of Meaning Among WordsAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Real-Life Connections to WordsAvailable
Long-form

Language · Vocabulary Acquisition And Use

1 core skills0% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Use Acquired Words and PhrasesAvailable
Long-form

Language · Use Language Knowledge and Conventions

1 core skills2% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Compare Formal and Informal EnglishAvailable
Long-form