Second Grade Writing Grade Expectations
Writing Process
W2:1 Students use prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and
critiquing to produce final drafts of written products.
Writing Conventions
W2:2 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of
appropriate English conventions by…
• Using capital letters for the beginning of sentences and names
• Using correct
end punctuation in simple sentences (e.g., period)W2:3 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of
conventional English spelling by…
• Correctly spelling grade-appropriate, high-frequency words
• Correctly spelling past tense (three sounds for
-ed) and pluralendings (
-s and -es), with no alterations required, on commonvocabulary
• Giving a readable and accurate phonetic spelling for words that
have not been taught
• Representing each sound heard in a word with a feature of print
• Correctly spelling phonetically regular words with short vowels,
consonant digraphs and blends, silent
e wordsStructures of Language
W2:4 Students demonstrate command of the structures of the
English language by…
• Distinguishing between letters, words, and sentences
Grade 2
Writing in Response to Literary or Informational Text
W2:5 In response to literary or informational text, students show
understanding of plot/ideas/concepts by…
No formal assessment at this grade; classroom assessment should
be done in instructional, supported writing
W2:6 In response to literary or informational text, students make
and support analytical judgments about text by…
• Using references to text to support a given focus
W2:7 In response to literary or informational text, students engage
readers by…
Organizing ideas by using a beginning, middle, and concluding
statement/sentence, given a structure
EXAMPLES: template, frame, graphic organizer
Informational Writing: Reports
W2:8 In reports, students organize information by…
• Using a given organizational structure (e.g., template, frame,
graphic organizer)
W2:9 In reports, students effectively convey a perspective on a
subject by…
• Restating a given focus/controlling idea on a topic (purpose)
W2:10 In reports, students demonstrate use of a range of elaboration
strategies by…
• Including details/information relevant to topic and/or given focus
Expressive Writing: Narratives
W2: In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line
11 plot/series of events by…
• Creating a clear understandable story line, with a beginning,
middle, and end, when given a structure
W2: Students demonstrate use of narrative strategies by…
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• Using details• Identifying character(s)
Informational Writing: Procedures
W2: In written procedures, students organize steps of
13 procedures by…
• Listing steps in a logical order
• Providing a list of materials to be used, if appropriate
W2: In written procedures, students anticipate the readers’
14 needs by…
No GLE at this grade level
Informational Writing: Persuasive Writing
W2: In persuasive writing, students define a significant problem,
15 issue, topic, or concern by…
No formal assessment at this grade; classroom assessment should
be done in instructional, supported writing
W2: In persuasive writing, students present and coherently support
16 judgments or solution(s) by…
No GLE at this grade level
Expressive Writing: Reflective Essay
W2: In reflective writing, students make connections between
17 personal experiences and ideas by…
No GLE at this grade level
Expressive Writing: Poetry
W2: In writing poetry, demonstrate awareness of purpose by…
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• Establishing a clear topicW2: In writing poetry, use language effectively by…
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• Using simple images and forms to describeEXAMPLES: concrete poems, shape poems, rhymes