South Dakota ELA 2.RL.10.b

ELA2nd GradeReading Literature

The Standard

2.RL.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.

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South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose a book they want to read or one that fits a class task. They look at the cover and a few pages, then ask for help if they need it.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can pick a story for fun and explain what interests them. Given a task about helpful characters, they can choose a story that fits and say why.
Common Misconceptions: Students may pick a book from its cover without checking the pages. They may choose any book they like for a class task, even when it does not fit the task.
How to Assess It: Put out four storybooks. Ask students to choose one for fun and one for a lesson about friendship, then tell you why they chose each.

Lesson moves

Set out six storybooks and let students read the first page of each before placing a sticky note on one they want to read.
Ask, “Would you choose the same book for fun and for a lesson about friendship?” Have partners explain their choices.
Give pairs cards marked “read for fun” and “find a helpful character,” then have them match each card to a book.
At the school library, have students choose a book to take home and tell a partner who they want to read it with.

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