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Grade 2

Lesson

4

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Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding

Lesson
4
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Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding

Grade

Grade 2

UNIT

8

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Understanding

Last Updated:

May 26, 2025

Unit 8, Lesson 4, “Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding,” reinforces the vocabulary word understanding. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their opinion pieces to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s opinion pieces. Then, students will write sentences that demonstrate their comprehension of the character strength of understanding. Finally, students will participate in a class discussion focused on how they have shown understanding

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SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
  • Listen to a partner’s reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills 
  • Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar

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REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 2 Unit 8 Worksheet 4: Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding 

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VOCABULARY:

  • Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Intellectual Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

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Intellectual Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

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Civic Character B2

Demonstrate the ability to be respectful, courteous and polite

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Self-Awareness A2

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

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Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

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Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

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LESSON PROCEDURE

Today, we will read our opinion pieces about understanding (from the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their opinion pieces (written in Lesson 3) with their partner. (10 min) 
  2. Now, we will write three sentences on our worksheet explaining what three other students thought was the most important way they could show understanding.
  3. Ask students who would like to raise their hands and share how they have shown understanding.

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GRADE 2 UNIT 8 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING OPINION PIECES ABOUT UNDERSTANDING 

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Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.

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ACTIVITY: 

Write three sentences that explain what three other students think is the most important way they can show understanding.

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