Standard Type Michigan State ELA Standards Share I can identify purposes for reading. I can read a text and identify the author’s main purpose for writing it. Related Lessons 2nd Grade Repurposing Metal and Simple Compound Words Lesson 211 Work with simple compound words and learn how to reuse and recycle metal. 2nd Grade Text Features and -ough- Words Lesson 209 Learn to read and write words with the -ough- spelling and learn about text features. 2nd Grade Garbage vs. Recycling and Making Words Lesson 208 Make a mystery word and learn all about recycling. 2nd Grade Earth’s Surface and -eigh- Words Lesson 207 Practice the -eigh- spelling then experiment with ways to protect Earth’s surface. 2nd Grade Living Sunlight and Segmenting Open Syllables Lesson 412 How are the sun, plants, and life on Earth connected?