South Dakota ELA 2.RI.10.b

ELA2nd GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

2.RI.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend a variety of informational text.

Self-select text for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks with guidance and support.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose books they want to read and books that help answer a class question. With a teacher's help, they check the cover and a page inside before deciding.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student picks a book for fun and one that answers a question. They point to a title, picture, or page that explains each choice, and ask for help if neither book fits.
Common Misconceptions: Some students grab a book with a bright cover without checking what is inside. Others think the hardest book is always the best choice, or pick a story when they need facts.
How to Assess It: Show students a frog fact book, a frog story, and a soccer story. Ask, 'Which would you use to learn where frogs live, and which would you pick for fun? Why?'

Lesson moves

Give pairs four classroom books to sort into 'read for fun' and 'find weather facts' piles after checking each cover and one page.
Ask students to choose an animal book and finish this sentence: 'I chose this book because I want to learn ___.''
Play Book Match: draw a purpose card, choose a book from a basket, and show a partner a clue that supports your pick.
At the classroom library, choose a book for tonight's reading and one for a class plant project, then explain each choice.

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