Tennessee Common Core Reading Unit for Grades 2-3: Storms

Tennessee Common Core Reading Unit for Grades 2-3: Storms

PDF icon Tennessee Common Core Reading Unit for Grades 2-3: Storms

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives: 

Learning Objective: 

The goal of this unit is to teach 2nd and 3rd grade students to read closely and critically in order to comprehend complex informational text. In this unit, the teacher uses a variety of strategies to actively engage students in analyzing vocabulary, answering text-dependent questions, and summarizing the text. Students learn to take notes using a graphic organizer and to use those notes to develop a deeper understanding of the text. Discussions and writing exercises help students to construct meaning of the texts in a way that “sticks.”

Unit Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Applying
Extension suggestions: 

Possible Extensions:

  • Read writing with a partner and exchange feedback on meaning and conventions
  • Papers can be published digitally and enhanced with graphics and/or photographs 
Originator: 
Tennessee Department of Education