SALTA 2nd grade

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Use collective nouns.

Fluently, independently, and legibly write all upper and lowercase letters. Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told ). Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives. Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil ). Produce grade-appropriate text using legible writing. Understand that cursive is different from manuscript. 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 watched by the little boy). Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names. Use commas in greetings and closings of letters. Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil ).

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Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish ). Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves) Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

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Use grammar skills when writing or

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speaking. L.2.1, L.2.2

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Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil ).

Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil ).

Apply spelling patterns when writing. L.2.2.d

Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional ).

Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words. Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.

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Use context clues, prefixes, and roots to determine the meaning of vocabulary words and phrases L.2.4, R.L.2.4, R.I.2.4

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