INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SAMUI

Year 2 Curriculum

Literacy

Unit 2: Exploring an Author, Discussion & Shape Poems

Learning Objective - L2.1

To use a greater range of adjectives: beautiful, fierce, miserable.

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Learning Objective - L2.2

To understand the terms: noun, verb, adjective, adverb.

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Learning Objective - L2.3

To introduce types of sentence: statement, question, exclamation.

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Learning Objective - L2.4

To understand use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress (e.g. she is drumming, he was shouting).

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Learning Objective - L2.5

To make the correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense throughout writing.

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Learning Objective - L2.6

To use expanded noun phrases for description and specification (e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon).

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Learning Objective - L2.7

To use embellished simple sentences: red squirrels enjoy eating delicious nuts.

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Learning Objective - L2.8

To describe characters and include dialogue.

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Learning Objective - L2.9

To use time connectives: first, next, then, after that, finally.

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Learning Objective - L2.10

To compound sentences using and, but, so, then, because.

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Learning Objective - L2.11

To explore different views and viewpoints.

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Learning Objective - L2.12

Through reading and in life situations, recognise, that different people (characters) have different thought,/feelings about, views on and responses to particular scenarios (e.g. that the wolf would see the story of the Red Riding Hood differently to the girl herself).

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Learning Objective - L2.13

To plan and write own story about a familiar character in the past tense, using the structure: opening, something happens, events to sort it out, ending.

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