Grade 2 Common Core

I Can Statements…I Can Statements…

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Second Grade Common Core…

The Next Generation Strand: Reading:

Literature

RL.2.1 – 2.10

2

I can ask questions to show I understand important details in a story.

RL.2.1

3

I can answer questions to show I understand important details

in a story.

RL.2.1

4

I can retell a fable or folktale and explain the

lesson in the story.

RL.2.2

5

I can tell how characters act when things happen

in a story.

RL.2.3

6

I can describe how words give rhythm and meaning to a story, poem, or song.

RL.2.4

7

I can tell the important details about how a story

begins and ends.

RL.2.5

8

I can use different voices for characters.

RL.2.6

9

I can tell the differences in characters ideas.

RL.2.6

10

I can use illustrations and text to tell about the characters, setting, and

plot of a story.

RL.2.7

11

I can tell how stories by different authors, or stories

from different places, are alike and different.

RL.2.9

12

I can read and understand stories at my grade level.

RL.2.10

13

Second Grade Common Core…

The Next Generation Strand: Reading: Informational Text

RI.2.1 – 2.10

14

I can ask questions to show I know what I read.

(who, what , when, where, why, and how)

RI.2.1

15

I can identify the main topic of the text.

RI.2.2

16

I can ask questions to show I understand important details in a story.

RI.2.1

17

I can state the focus of the paragraphs

within the text.

RI.2.2

18

I can put events, ideas, or concepts in order.

RI.2.3

19

I can explain how events and ideas go together.

RI.2.3

20

I can use strategies to figure out the meaning

of words or phrases.

RI.2.4

21

I can tell why the author wrote the text.

RI.2.6

22

I can tell how pictures help me understand

what I read.

RI.2.7

23

I can explain why the author includes certain

details in a text.

RI.2.8

24

I can compare and contrast facts presented from two texts on the same topic.

RI.2.9

25

I can read and understand informational texts at my

grade level.

RI.2.10

26

Second Grade Common Core…The Next Generation

Strand: Reading Foundations

RF.2.3-2.4

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I can sound out words I do not know.

RF.2.3

28

I can read a list of grade 2 words that cannot be

sounded out.

RF.2.3

29

I can read fluently.

I can understand what I read.

RF.2.4

30

I can correct myself if I make a mistake

when I read.

RF.2.4

31

I can read with expression.

RF.2.4

32

I know the purpose of what I read.

RF.2.4

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Second Grade Common Core…

The Next Generation Strand: Writing

W.2.1-

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I can write my thoughts and ideas

about a topic or a book I have read.

W.2.1

35

I can write reasons for my opinions.

W.2.1

36

I can write words that link my ideas and my reasons.

W.2.1

37

I can write a closing statement.

W.2.1

38

I can write my thoughts and ideas about a topic

or a book I have read.

W.2.2

39

I can write about something that happened,

what I have seen, or something I remember.

W.2.3

40

I can write words that link my ideas and my reasons.

W.2.1

41

I can write to include actions, thoughts,

and feelings.

W.2.3

42

I can use words such as first, next and then, to tell events in order as I write.

W.2.3

43

I can write a closing statement.

W.2.3

44

I can, with help, edit to make my writing clearer.

W.2.5

45

I can, with help, revise my writing to make sure I stay on topic and to

make it clearer.

W.2.5

46

I can use digital tools to finish and share

my work.

W.2.6

47

I can work with others to learn and write about a

topic.

W.2.7

48

I can answer a question by thinking about something

that happened to me.

W.2.8

49

I can gather information to answer a question

W.2.8

50

Second Grade Common Core…

The Next Generation Strand: Speaking and

Listening

SL. 2.1

51

I can talk with others using listening and

speaking rules

SL.2.1

52

I can connect my comments to what others

have said.

SL.2.1

53

I can ask questions if I don’t understand.

SL.2.1

54

I can remember and tell others the important

details that I have heard or read.

SL.2.2

55

I can ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to help me

understand what has been said or to learn more.

SL.2.3

56

I can tell a story or something that happened

to me.

SL.2.4

57

I can include facts, details, and interesting words when telling a story.

SL.2.4

58

I can speak so that the listener can hear and

understand me.

SL.2.4

59

I can record myself reading using a computer or other digital recorder.

SL.2.5

60

I can add pictures to my presentation to add

meaning.

SL.2.5

61

I can use complete sentences when I answer

questions.

SL.2.6

62

Second Grade Common Core…

The Next Generation Strand: Language

L-2.1

63

I can use nouns that name groups of things, like

“pride or flock”.

L-2.1

64

I can use plural nouns that don’t follow the rules, like “feet, children, teeth, and

fish”.

L-2.1

65

I can use pronouns like, “myself and himself”, that

tell about the subject in the sentence.

L-2.1

66

I can use past tense verbs that don’t follow the rules;

like “sat, hid, and told”.

L-2.1

67

I can use adjectives and adverbs to make a sentence clearer.

L-2.1

68

I can add description or rearrange sentences to create new sentences.

L-2.1

69

I can capitalize proper nouns.

L-2.2

70

I can use commas in greetings and closings of

letters.

L-2.2

71

I can use apostrophes in contractions and to show

possession.

L-2.2

72

I can spell words using patterns.

L-2.2

73

I can use dictionaries or other resources to check

my spelling.

L-2.2

74

I can use what I know about speaking and writing, to

communicate appropriately with others.

L-2.3

75

I can figure out the meaning of a word by

reading words around it.

L-2.4

76

I can figure out the meaning of a word by

knowing the meaning of parts of the word.

L-2.4

77

I can use glossaries, dictionaries or other resources to find the meaning of a word.

L-2.4

78

I can connect words with my experiences.

L-2.5

79

I can explain how two words are similar but can have a little bit different

meaning.

L-2.5

80

I can use new words I’ve learned.

L-2.6

81

Grade 2 Common Core State Standards

North Dakota

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