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L.2 Language
- Conventions of Standard English
- L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage as appropriate for Grade 2 when writing or speaking.
- L.2.1.B Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish) and collective nouns (e.g., group).
- L.2.1.C Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
- L.2.1.D Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
- L.2.1.E Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified. Use determiners, noun markers, to add specificity (e.g., a, an, the, many, few, each, every, this, that, these, those).
- L.2.1.F Use conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates.
- L.2.1.G Use prepositions correctly.
- L.2.1.H Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; the little boy watched the movie in the afternoon; in the afternoon, the little boy watched the movie.).
- L.2.1.K Print all upper- and lowercase letters accurately. By the end of Grade two, produce some cursive upper- and lowercase letters.
- L.2.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as appropriate for Grade 2 when writing.
- L.2.2.A Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
- L.2.2.B Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
- L.2.2.C Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
- L.2.2.D Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage, badge; boy, boil). Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries as needed to check and correct spellings. Reference spelling patterns chart to clarify types of spelling patterns.
- L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage as appropriate for Grade 2 when writing or speaking.
- Knowledge of Language
- L.2.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions as appropriate for Grade 2 when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- L.2.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
- L.2.4.A Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- L.2.4.B Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
- L.2.4.C Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
- L.2.4.D Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).
- L.2.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- L.2.5.A Sort words into categories based on multiple attributes (e.g. A large apple can be categorized by its color, size, and as a fruit.) to gain a sense of the concept that items can be categorized by more than one characteristic.
- L.2.5.B Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).
- L.2.5.C Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
- L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
- L.2.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.