Common Core State Standards–English Language Arts
STRAND
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES K–2
Reading Informational Text
Read Why Should I Save Energy? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon
(Barron, 2005) or a similar book. Write or draw pictures showing how
warming our homes and powering our devices use natural resources
that cannot be easily replaced.
RI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and
retell key details of a text. RI.1.2. Identify the main topic and retell
key details of a text. RI.2.2. Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within
the text.
Make posters of ways to conserve water or electricity—using
simple words and graphics—and display them around the
classroom or at home as reminders.
Writing
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to
compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what
they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
W.1.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a
topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense
of closure. W.2.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they
introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and
provide a concluding statement or section.
BIG IDEAS
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Grades K–2
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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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