ELA Reading Common Core State Standards Resource 2 nd Grade Character Study - DRAFT Unit 2 07/24/13 Draft
ELA ReadingCommon Core
State StandardsResource Packet
2nd GradeCharacter Study - DRAFT
Unit 207/24/13 Draft
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Table of Contents
Class Checklist............................................................................................................................................................................1
Tracking Character Traits and Feelings Timeline........................................................................................................................2
Partners Help Build Talk.............................................................................................................................................................3
Jot Lot.........................................................................................................................................................................................4
K-2 Character Study Booklist......................................................................................................................................................5
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2nd Grade Unit of Study ReadingCharacter Study – Class Checklist, Skills and Strategies to AssessUnit 2
NameReaders make predictions about character problems and confirm or revise them.
Readers know characters will have problems and keep track of action leading up to the problem until the end.
Readers make sure details and scenes fit together by rereading if meaning breaks down.
Readers use traits and feelings to describe their characters and notice when characters act out of character or in surprising ways.
Readers listen to partners and add more or new thinking about characters and ask and answer questions.
Readers share their opinions about characters and refer to text that shows why they have that opinion.
Readers are prepared for partnerships; jots on feelings; important parts; change; and lessons learned.
Readers use read aloud to show the traits and feelings of their characters and role play to show actions.
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Disney Pixar's “For the Birds” Tracking Character Traits and Feelings using Actions Chart
Traits typically stay with a character where feelings change throughout the story. The first two rows will be prepared from work the previous day. Or it could have been work from read aloud. Together the last row will be demonstrated in mini lesson.
Little Birds
Action Little bird on wire poking other little birds
Little birds make fun
Laugh
Little birds squish together
Little bird pokes big bird
Little birds poke feet of big birdchanting for him to fall
Little birdsshoot off wire and land without feathers
Traits Mean Rude Disrespectful
Mean Rude Disrespectful
Mean Rude
Mean Rude
Mean Cruel
Fearful
Feelings Angry Frustrated Annoyed
Happy Silly
Annoyed Frustrated
Happy Happy Joy
Surprised Embarrassed
Big Bird
Action Big bird honks and waves hello
Big Bird flies over and sits in middle
Big Bird flips upside down
Big Bird sees little birds pecking feet and chanting
Chants too
Big Bird falls to ground
Big Bird hands little bird a leaf for cover
Traits Friendly Joyful
Friendly Joyful
Joyful Joyful Playful
Playful Thoughtful Considerate
Feelings Happy Happy Surprised Happy Dizzy Happy
Silly Sorry
It is not intended that second graders produce a chart to this sophistication. This is an example of a chart that could be co-constructed either during read aloud or mini lesson or share time that would help readers see how all of this work looks across a complete story.
Readers could map actions, traits and feelings following one character in less complex ways. Using post-its or a simple timeline drawn in a notebook (see lesson 8).
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Partners Help Build Talk About Character to Think Deeper About Stories
Ask who, what, when, where, how and why if needed
“Why would…?” and “Would you…?”
Share opinions about characters by telling others what they think about your character
Jot ideas and gather thoughts before coming to partnerships
Talk about the parts with strong emotion and important parts
Catch character changes and compare jots
Ask, “What has my (your) character learned that will help me in my life?”
Role play scenes from stories
Chart is created over the course of the unit, day by day, not at one sitting.
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Jot Lot – A parking lot for lots of jots!
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Book List to Support Character Study K-2Taken from TCRWP website Resources Page
Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
Level B/C
Beeper
*Beep, Beep! It's Beeper!Candlewick Press
Tabby Cat
Here Comes Tabby Cat (four titles)Phyllis Root Candlewick
Press9.78076E+12
B/C
Hey, Tabby Cat (four titles)Phyllis Root Candlewick
Press9.78076E+12
B/C
Piggy
*Piggy and Dad Play (four titles)David Martin Candlewick
Press9.78076E+11
B/C
*Piggy and Dad (four titles)David Martin Candlewick
Press9.78074E+11
B/C
Mouse
Mouse Goes Out (four titles)Phyllis Root Candlewick
Press9.78076E+12
B/C
Mouse Has Fun (four titles)Phyllis Root Candlewick
Press9.78076E+12
B/C
Worm
Well Done Worm! (four titles)Kathy Caple Candlewick
Press9.78076E+13
B/C
*Wow, It's Worm!Kathy Caple Candlewick
Press9.78076E+12
C/D
Monkey
Monkey Business (four titles)David Martin Brand New
Readers9.78976E+12
C/D
Monkey Trouble (four titles) David Martin Brand New 9.78076E+12 C/D
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
Readers
Nicky (Levels C to E) Rigby
*The Bumper Cars Rigby 9.78076E+12 C
*The Merry - Go - Round Rigby 9.78076E+12 C
*Wake Up Dad Rigby 9.78044E+12 C
*The Flower Girl Rigby 9.78142E+12 C
*Where are the Sunhats 9.78142E+12 D
*Hide and Seek 9.78076E+12 D
*Snowy Gets A Wash 9.78142E+12 E
Kitty Cat (C-F) Rigby
*Kitty Cat 9.78076E+12 C
*Kitty Cat and Fat Cat 9.78076E+12 D
*Kitty Cat and the Fish 9.78076E+12 D
*Kitty Cat Plays Inside 9.78076E+12 E
*Kitty Cat and the Paint 9.78076E+12 F
Jack and Billy (C-G) Rigby
*Jack and Billy 9.78076E+12 C
*Bedtime 9.78076E+12 C
*Photo Time 9.78076E+12 C
*Jack's Birthday 9.78076E+12 C
*The Big Hit 9.78076E+12 D
*Billy Can Count 9.78076E+12 D
*Bread for the Ducks 9.78076E+12 D
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
*Billy Is Hiding 9.78076E+12 D
*Billy at School 9.78076E+12 F
*Jack and Billy and Rose 9.78076E+12 G
SAM (E-H) Rigby
*Sam and Bingo 9.78142E+12 C
*Sam's Balloon 9.78076E+12 C
*Sam's Race 9.78076E+12 C
*Sam's Picnic 9.78076E+12 D
*Bingo's Ice Cream Cone 9.78076E+12 D
*Sam and the Waves 9.78076E+12 D
*Sam Goes to School 9.78076E+12 E
*Bingo's Birthday 9.78076E+12 E
*Look Out For Bingo 9.78142E+12 E
*Sam's Painting 9.78076E+12 F
*Bingo Goes to School 9.78076E+12 F
*Sam's Haircut 9.78076E+12 H
Little Chimp (C-H) Rigby
*Little Chimp 9.78076E+12 C
*Here Comes Little Chimp 9.78076E+12 C
*Little Chimp and Big Chimp 9.78076E+12 C
*Little Chimp Runs Away 9.78076E+12 D
*Little Chimp and Baby Chimp 9.78076E+12 F
*Little Chimp and the Bees 9.78076E+12 F
*Little Chimp and the Termites 9.78076E+12 H
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
*Little Chimp Finds Some Fruit 9.78142E+12 G
Max (E-H) Rigby
*Max and the Little Plant 9.78076E+12 B
*Max Goes Fishing 9.78076E+12 E
*Max Rides His Bike 9.78076E+12 E
*Max and Jake 9.78076E+12 G
*A Friend For Max 9.78076E+12 G
*New Glasses For Max 9.78142E+12 H
Tiny (C-F) Scholastic
*Tiny's Bath 9.78014E+12 F
*Tiny Goes to the Library 9.78014E+12 C
*Tiny the Snow Dog 9.78014E+12 D
*When Tiny Was Tiny 9.78014E+12 E
*Tiny Goes Camping 9.78014E+12 E
Biscuit (F-H)
*Biscuit Alyssa Cappucilli Scholastic 9.78006E+12 F
*Biscuit Finds a Friend Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 F
*Biscuit Visits the Big City Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 F
*Biscuit Wants to Play Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 F
Biscuit's New Trick Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 G
Biscuit Goes To School Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 G
Biscuit Wins a Prize Alyssa Cappucilli 97860094584 G
Biscut and the Baby Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+15 G
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
Happy Easter Biscuit Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78069E+12 G
Happy Birthday Biscuit Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 G
Biscuit’s First Sleepover Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 G
Biscuit's Big Friend Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78006E+12 H
Hello Biscuit Alyssa Cappucilli 9.78055E+12 H
Little Critter (G-I) Mercer Mayer
*I Just Forgot Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 G
*Just Me and My Puppy Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 H
*Just Me and My Babysitter Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 H
*Just Me and My Dad Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 H
*Just Me and My Puppy Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 H
*Little Critter Sleeps Over Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 H
*Just A Mess Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 I
*Just Grandpa and Me Mercer Mayer 9.78031E+12 I
Morris the Moose (H-J)
*Morris the Moose B. Wiseman 9.78006E+12 H
*Morris Goes to School B. Wiseman 9.78006E+12 J
*Morris and Borris at the Circle B. Wiseman 9.78006E+12 J
Halloween with Morris and Borris B.Wiseman 9.7804E+12 J
Series by Level (first book in series)Author ISBN (first book in
series))Level
Level H
Danny the Dinosaur (Happy Birthday, Danny the Dinosaur)
Hoff, Syd 9.78006E+12H
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
Level I
*Fly Guy (Hi, Fly Guy) Arnold, Tedd 9.78044E+12 I
*Dragon Tales (A Friend for Dragon) Pilkey, Dav 9.78053E+12 I
*Toby and B.J. Smith, Annette 9.78076E+12 I
Level J
*Little Bear Menarik, Else H. 9.78006E+12 J
Zelda and IvyKvasnosky, Laura McGee
9.78076E+12J
*Young Cam Jansen (Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie) - see Character list for more titles
Adler, David 9.78014E+12J
*Poppleton (see Character list for more titles) Rylant, Cynthia 9.78059E+12 J
*Mr. Putter and Tabby (Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea)
Rylant, Cynthia 9.78015E+12J
*Henry and Mudge (Henry and Mudge: The First Book)
Rylant, Cynthia 9.78069E+12J
*Fox (Fox and His Friends) Marshall, Edward 9.78014E+12 J
Froggy (Froggy Gets Dressed) London, Jonathan 9.78014E+12 J
The Littles (see Character lists for more titles)Peterson, John 9.78059E+12 J (some K
and L)
Level K
*Little Bill (The Meanest Thing to Say) Cosby, Bill 9.78059E+12 K
Houndsley and Catina Howe, James 9.78076E+12 K
*Commander Toad in Space Yolen, Jane 9.7807E+12 K
Minnnie and Moo (Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon)
Cazet, Denys 9.78079E+12 K (some L and
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
M)
*Mercy Watson DiCamillo, Kate 97807636-4504-5 K
Curioius George Rey, H.A. 9.7804E+12 K (some J)
*Nate the GreatSharmat, Marjorie Weinman
9.78044E+12K
High Rise Private Eyes (The Case of the Missing Monkey)
Rylant, Cynthia 9.78006E+12K
*Frog and Toad Lobel, Arnold 9.78006E+12 K
*A is for Amber Brown (What a Trip, Amber Brown)
Danziger, Paula 9.7807E+12K
Level L
*Amelia Bedelia Parish, Peggy 9.78006E+12 L
*Tales of Oliver Pig Leeuwen,Jean Van 9.78014E+12 L
*Cam Jansen (The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds)
Adler, David 9.78142E+12L
*Ricky Ricotta (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot) Pilkey, Dav 9.78059E+12 L
*George and Martha Marshall, James 9.7804E+12 L
*Pinky and Rex Howe, James 9.78069E+12 L
*Pee Wee Scouts (Cookies and Crutches) Delton, Judy 9.78044E+12 L
*Horrible Harry (Horrible Harry in Rm 2B) Kline, Suzy 9.78014E+12 L
*Ready Freddy (Tooth Trouble) Klein, Abby 9.78044E+12 L
*The New Kids of Polk Street School (Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake)
9.78044E+12L
Level M
*Judy Moody McDonald, Megan 9.78076E+12 M
*Jigsaw Jones (The Case of the Missing Hamster) Preller, James 9.78059E+12 M
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Multi-Level Series*Fountas and Pinnell leveled Author Publisher ISBN Level
*Junie B. Jones Park, Barbara 9.78068E+12 M
*Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before DarkOsborne, Mary Pope
9.78068E+12M
*Kids of the Polk Street School (The Beast in Ms. Riley's Room)
Giff, Patricia Reilly 9.78044E+12M
*Stink (Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid) Abott, Tony 9.78076E+12 M
*Marvin Redpost (Kidnapped at Birth?) Sachar, Louis 9.78068E+12 M
*Bailey School Kids (Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots)
Dadey, Debbie 9.78059E+12M
*Riverside Kids (Busybody Nora) Hurwitz, Johanna 9.78006E+12 M
*Arthur (Arthur's Mystery Envelope) Brown, Marc 9.78032E+12 M
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo (Anyone But Me) Krulik, Nancy E. 9.78045E+12 M
*Ivy and Bean Barrows, Annie 9.78081E+12 M
*Cobble Street Cousins (In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen) Rylant, Cynthia 9.78069E+12 M
Level N
Amber Brown (Amber Brown is Not a Crayon) Danziger, Paula 9.78059E+12 N
*Julian and Huey (The Stories Julian Tells) Cameron, Ann 9.78039E+12 N
*A to Z Mysteries Roy, Ron 9.78068E+12 N
Third Grade Detectives (The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope)
Stanley, George Edward
9.78069E+12N
*Capital Mysteries (Who Cloned the President?) Roy, Ron 9.78031E+12 N
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (Sleepover Sleuths)
Keene, Carolyn 9.78142E+12N
*Puppy Place (Goldie) Miles, Ellen 9.78044E+12 N
*Zack Files (My Great-Grandpa's in the Litter Box)
Greenburg, Dan 9.78045E+12N
*Horrid Henry Simon, Francesca 9.7814E+12 N
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