NY Next Generation ELA 2SL2

ELA2nd GradeComprehension and Collaboration

Standard Cluster

Recount or describe key ideas or details of diverse texts and formats.

New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards

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What This Cluster Means

What Students Need to Do

Students recount or describe key ideas and details from texts and information presented in varied formats. They preserve the important meaning.

What Mastery Looks Like

The student identifies the central point and key support from a picture, audio, chart, or text. The recount is accurate and organized.

Common Misconceptions

Students may focus on the most entertaining detail. They may list everything or omit the main idea.

How to Assess It

Provide a short illustrated text and audio explanation. Ask students to recount the main idea and one key detail from each format.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Arrange key-detail cards from visual, oral, and written sources around a main-idea card.

  2. Ask students which detail someone must know.

  3. Play Key Detail Keep or Cut with mixed-format information.

  4. Recount important information from a school announcement and poster.

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