Standard 1: Reading Prose and Poetry

General Information
Number: ELA.2.R.1
Title: Reading Prose and Poetry
Type: Standard
Subject: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 2
Strand: Reading

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

ELA.2.R.1.AP.1
Sequence and describe main elements in a literary text.
ELA.2.R.1.AP.2
Identify the theme of a literary text.
ELA.2.R.1.AP.3
Match characters and their perspectives in a literary text.
ELA.2.R.1.AP.4
Identify a rhyme scheme in a poem.

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Original Student Tutorials

Exploring Stories:

Identify story elements in multiple versions of Cinderella and then compare and contrast the story elements in this interactive tutorial.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Piecing Together Details:

Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions to demonstrate understanding of the elements of a story in this interactive tutorial.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Student Center Activities

Comprehension: Story Book:

In this activity, students will sequence events in a story using a graphic organizer.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Story Line-Up:

In this activity, students will sequence events in a story.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Character Characteristics:

In this activity, students will describe a character by using a graphic organizer.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Compare-A-Character:

In this activity, students will identify similarities and differences between characters and will record their findings on a graphic organizer.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Story Element Sort:

In this activity, students will identify story elements by sorting them into appropriate categories.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Story Element Web:

In this activity, students will identify story elements and record them in a graphic organizer.

Type: Student Center Activity

Comprehension: Story Grammar Yammer:

In this activity, students will identify story elements and record them on a graphic organizer. As an extension activity, students will retell the story using the recorded story elements.

Type: Student Center Activity

Student Resources

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Original Student Tutorials

Exploring Stories:

Identify story elements in multiple versions of Cinderella and then compare and contrast the story elements in this interactive tutorial.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Piecing Together Details:

Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions to demonstrate understanding of the elements of a story in this interactive tutorial.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

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