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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
I can determine the meaning of an unknown word using context clues.I can determine the meaning of an unknown word by finding the root word.I can determine the …
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Knowledge of Language.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Compare formal and informal uses of English.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was …
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 2nd Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).