Oklahoma 2nd Grade ELA Standards in Critical Reading and Writing

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2.3 Critical Reading and Writing

• Reading: Students will analyze, interpret, and evaluate increasingly complex literary and informational texts that include a wide range of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives from a variety of genres.
  • 2.3.R.1 Students will determine the author’s purpose (i.e., tell a story, provide information).
  • 2.3.R.2 Students will determine whether a grade-level literary text is narrated in first- or third-person point of view with prompting.
  • 2.3.R.3 Students will find examples of literary elements:
    • setting (i.e., time and place)
    • plot (i.e., beginning, middle, end)
    • characters and their traits
  • 2.3.R.4 Students will find examples of literary devices:
    • simile
    • alliteration
    • onomatopoeia
  • 2.3.R.5 Students will use details from the literary or informational text to draw conclusions and make predictions.
  • 2.3.R.6 Students will locate facts that are clearly stated in an informational text.
  • 2.3.R.7 Students will describe the structure of an informational text with prompting:
    • description
    • sequential
• Writing: Students will thoughtfully and intentionally write, addressing a range of modes, purposes, and audiences.
  • 2.3.W.1 Students will write narratives incorporating characters, plot (i.e., beginning, middle, end), and a basic setting (i.e., time, place).
  • 2.3.W.2 Students will write facts about a topic and include a main idea with supporting details in a paragraph.
  • 2.3.W.3 Students will write an opinion about a topic and provide reasons as support in a paragraph.