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  Galena City School District
  Standards and Skills
  
LA.02  Language Arts - Grade 2
  
LA.02.01  write complete sentences.
LA.02.01.01       - use predicate nominative (verb="to be"+ adjective or gerund) constructions.
LA.02.01.02       - correct sentence fragments missing predicates.
LA.02.01.03       - correct sentence fragments caused by missing auxiliary verb.
LA.02.01.04       - correct sentence fragments missing subjects.
LA.02.02  punctuate the end of sentences.
LA.02.02.01       - punctuate declarative sentences with a period.
LA.02.02.02       - punctuate the end of an interrogative sentence with a question mark.
LA.02.02.03       - differentiate statements (declarative) from questions (interrogative).
LA.02.03  apply rules of capitalization.
LA.02.03.01       - capitalize the first person singular.
LA.02.03.02       - capitalize the first word of a sentence.
LA.02.03.03       - capitalize proper names.
LA.02.03.04       - capitalize geographic names.
LA.02.03.05       - capitalize day of the week day and months.
LA.02.03.06       - capitalize the greeting of a friendly letter.
LA.02.04  use commas to punctuate the close of a friendly letter.
LA.02.05  apply rules for use of personal pronouns.
LA.02.05.01       - match pronoun to its antecedent in number.
LA.02.05.02       - match pronoun to its antecedent in gender.
LA.02.05.03       - match pronoun to its antecedent in case.
LA.02.05.04       - replace simple subjects with pronouns.
LA.02.05.05       - replace compound subjects with pronouns.
LA.02.06  differentiate types of literature.
LA.02.06.01       - identify the conventions of story books.
LA.02.06.02       - identify the conventions of poetry.
LA.02.06.03       - compare narratives and poetry.
LA.02.06.04       - read stories of 3 paragraphs in length.
LA.02.06.05       - read poems of 3 stanzas in length.
LA.02.07  demonstrate grade level vocabulary comprehension.
LA.02.07.01       - apply synonyms.
LA.02.07.02       - apply antonyms.
LA.02.07.03       - use context use to discern word meaning.
LA.02.07.04       - deconstruct the literal meaning of metaphors and idioms.
LA.02.07.05       - apply common adjectives.
LA.02.08  analyze reading selections.
LA.02.08.01       - draw unstated conclusion.
LA.02.08.02       - generalize details to draw conclusions.
LA.02.08.03       - synthesize details.
LA.02.08.04       - draw inferences.
LA.02.08.05       - infer abstract meaning from concrete statements.
LA.02.09  recall stated information in a grade level reading selection.
LA.02.09.01       - tell what happened.
LA.02.09.02       - identify events.
LA.02.09.03       - tell who the characters are in a story.
LA.02.09.04       - identify facts.
LA.02.10  evaluate reading selections.
LA.02.10.01       - predict actions of characters.
LA.02.10.02       - evaluate character's moral orientation (good, evil, cowardly, etc.).
LA.02.10.03       - apply information about a story character to a hypothetical event.
LA.02.11  apply word attack skills.
LA.02.11.01       - match short vowel sounds.
LA.02.11.02       - match long vowel sounds.
LA.02.11.03       - identify and match phonemes.
LA.02.12  analyze words.
LA.02.12.01       - identify compound words.
LA.02.12.02       - identify root words of verbals.
LA.02.12.03       - identify root words of adjectives/adverbs.
LA.02.12.04       - identify descriptive words.
LA.02.12.05       - identify action words.
LA.02.12.06       - deconstruct contractions into their original word group.
LA.02.13  write short paragraphs (3-5 sentences).
LA.02.13.01       - order sentences within a paragraph in logical sequence.
LA.02.13.02       - maintain paragraph coherence.
  
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