Connecting to the Common Core: Grade 2 Writing Prompts & Activities
Primary source images, including maps, are great resources for integrating language arts with social studies into activities that meet Common Core State Standards. The Grade 2 writing prompts and activity ideas below build on the K-1 writing prompts and activities.
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Grade 2 Writing Standards | Writing Prompts / Activity Ideas |
1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section. |
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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. |
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3. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. |
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Production and Distribution of Writing |
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4. (begins in grade 3) | N/A |
5. With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. | Provide students with feedback (teacher or peer) on one of the prompts. |
6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. | Publish images and student responses on a blog or using slide presentation software. |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge |
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7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). |
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8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
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9. (begins in grade 4) | N/A |
Range of Writing |
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10. (begins in grade 3) | N/A |
Please feel free to download and distribute the CCSS Grade 2 Writing Prompts & Activities (but please keep the format, including logos, intact).
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