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Year 2 English Term 2: Stories, Information and Stronger Sentences

Year 2 · English · Term 2

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Week 1 Lesson 1: Narrative Beginnings

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use story beginnings to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use story beginnings.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 1 Lesson 2: Character Feelings and Actions

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use character feelings to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use character feelings.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 1 Lesson 3: Setting Clues

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use setting clues to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use setting clues.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 1 Lesson 4: Problem and Solution

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use problem and solution to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use problem and solution.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 1 Lesson 5: Retell with Beginning, Middle and End

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use story retell to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use story retell.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 2 Lesson 1: Character Words

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use character vocabulary to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use character vocabulary.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 2 Lesson 2: Setting Words

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use setting vocabulary to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use setting vocabulary.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 2 Lesson 3: Comparing Two Stories

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use compare stories to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use compare stories.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 2 Lesson 4: Reasons for Preferences

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use text preferences to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use text preferences.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 2 Lesson 5: Adapt a Familiar Story

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use adapt a story to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about adapt a story.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 3 Lesson 1: What Informative Texts Do

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use informative text purpose to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use informative text purpose.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 3 Lesson 2: Headings and Sections

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use headings and sections to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use headings and sections.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 3 Lesson 3: Facts and Details

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use facts and details to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use facts and details.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 3 Lesson 4: Topic-Specific Vocabulary

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use topic-specific vocabulary to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use topic-specific vocabulary.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 3 Lesson 5: Create a Mini Information Text

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use mini information text to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about mini information text.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 4 Lesson 1: Tables of Contents and Indexes

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use print navigation to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use print navigation.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 4 Lesson 2: Links and Menus

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use screen navigation to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use screen navigation.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 4 Lesson 3: Images Add Meaning

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use images and meaning to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use images and meaning.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 4 Lesson 4: Labels and Captions

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use labels and captions to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use labels and captions.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 4 Lesson 5: Compare Print and Screen Information

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use compare print and screen to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use compare print and screen.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 5 Lesson 1: Simple and Compound Sentences

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use compound sentences to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use compound sentences.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 5 Lesson 2: Using And, But and So

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use coordinating conjunctions to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use coordinating conjunctions.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 5 Lesson 3: Noun Groups with Adjectives

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use noun groups to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use noun groups.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 5 Lesson 4: Verb Groups

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use verb groups to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use verb groups.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 5 Lesson 5: Improve a Paragraph

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use editing sentences to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use editing sentences.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 6 Lesson 1: Personal Pronouns

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use personal pronouns to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use personal pronouns.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 6 Lesson 2: Possessive Pronouns

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use possessive pronouns to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use possessive pronouns.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 6 Lesson 3: Capital Letters in Titles

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use capital letters in titles to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use capital letters in titles.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 6 Lesson 4: Commas in Lists

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use commas in lists to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use commas in lists.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 6 Lesson 5: Edit for Flow

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use editing for flow to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use editing for flow.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 7 Lesson 1: Rhyme and Rhythm

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use rhyme and rhythm to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use rhyme and rhythm.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 7 Lesson 2: Chants and Repeated Patterns

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use chants and patterns to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use chants and patterns.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 7 Lesson 3: Alliteration and Word Choice

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use alliteration to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use alliteration.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 7 Lesson 4: Perform a Poem

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use poem performance to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can rehearse or present using poem performance.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 7 Lesson 5: Create a Class Poem

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use create a poem to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about create a poem.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 8 Lesson 1: What Is an Opinion?

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use opinion and fact to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use opinion and fact.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 8 Lesson 2: Giving Reasons

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use reasons to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use reasons.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 8 Lesson 3: Audience and Purpose

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use audience and purpose to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use audience and purpose.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 8 Lesson 4: Persuasive Words

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use persuasive vocabulary to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use persuasive vocabulary.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 8 Lesson 5: Write an Opinion Text

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use opinion text to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about opinion text.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 9 Lesson 1: Vowel Digraphs

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use vowel digraphs to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use vowel digraphs.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 9 Lesson 2: Silent Letters

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use silent letters to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use silent letters.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 9 Lesson 3: Compound Words

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use compound words to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use compound words.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 9 Lesson 4: Prefixes and Suffixes

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use prefixes and suffixes to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use prefixes and suffixes.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 9 Lesson 5: Word Families

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use word families to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use word families.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 10 Lesson 1: Plan a Multimodal Text

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use multimodal planning to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about multimodal planning.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 10 Lesson 2: Draft and Edit

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use draft and edit to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can create or improve a short text about draft and edit.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 10 Lesson 3: Add Images and Captions

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use images and captions to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can identify or use images and captions.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 10 Lesson 4: Rehearse Presentation

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use presentation rehearsal to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can rehearse or present using presentation rehearsal.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

Week 10 Lesson 5: Present and Reflect

50 min

Learning Intent: We are learning to use present and reflect to understand or create texts.

Success Criteria:
  • I can rehearse or present using present and reflect.
  • I can use a clue, word or example from the text.
  • I can show my answer by speaking, writing, drawing or choosing.

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