Grade2QuestionStemBank:CommonCoreStateStandards
ReadingLiterature(RL)&ReadingforInformation(RI)
KeyIdeasandDetailsQuestionStems:
Standard Basic:Remember&Understand
RL2.1 Identifyexplicitinformation:
& Whodidthis(action)first?
RI2.1 Wheredoesthestorytakeplace?
Which(keydetail)happenedfirst
(next)...?
Whenwasthelightbulbinvented
(specificdetail)...?
RL2.2 IdentifyTheme/Idea:
& Whathappensinthisstory?
RI2.2 Whatisthelessonorthemeofthis
folktale(fable,story)...?
Whatisthemaintopicofthis
text?
RL2.3 IdentifyelementsCause/Effect
& Whydoestheboy(character)laugh
RI2.3 (action)...?
Whatcomesthirdinthestepsto
builda___?
Whatdoes____dotofind____?
Standard:Apply&Analyze
Analyzeexplicitinformation
Whatdoestheauthormeanby:
quote...?
Whichquotebestsupportsthereason
for______...?
Whichoftheseexamplestellsus
why...?
AnalyzeTheme/Idea:
Whatisthecentralmessageofthis
story?
Whatarethemostimportantevents(key
details)inthestory...?
Whichoftheseisagoodsummary
sentence...?
AnalyzeElementsCause/Effect
Howdoes___feelwhenshelearns
whathappened?
Whydoes____respondthethe
challengethisway?
Howisthelifecycleofabutterfly
differentthanafrog?
Whywasthevoyage(mainevent)
important?
Expanded:Evaluate&Create
Evaluateexplicitinformation
(Defendaposition)Whydoyou
believe...?
Isthereabettersolutiontothe
charactersproblem...?
EvaluateTheme/Idea:
Whichofthesedetailsdoesnot
supportthemainidea(message)...?
Whichofthefollowingquotesfrom
thetextsupportsthemainidea?
Is___agoodtitleforthearticle?
EvaluateElementsCause/Effect
Did_____affecttheoutcomeofthe
story...?
Whatiftheeventshappenedina
differentorder?
Whatisthebest?
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ReadingLiterature(RL)&ReadingforInformation(RI)
CraftandStructureQuestionStems:
Standard Basic:Remember&Understand
RL2.4 IdentifyWordUse:
& Identifyrhymingwordsinthispoem
RI2.4 (song,story)...?
Whatdoestheword_____meanin
thissentence...?
RL2.5 IdentifyStructure:
& Whathappensatbeginningofthe
RI2.5 story?
Identifywordsinboldprint.
Usingtheindex,onwhatpage(s)
caninformationabout____be
found?
RL2.6 IdentifyPOV/Purpose:
& Whoistellingthestory...?
RI2.6 Whoisprovidingtheinformation...?
Identifythepurposeofthistext?
Whatdoestheauthorwantto
describe(explain,answer)...?
Standard:Apply&Analyze
AnalyzeWordUse:
Whydoestheauthorrepeatthewords
___,and____?
Howdoestheauthorsupplyrhythmin
thesong(poem)..?
Whatotherwordcouldbeusedinstead
oftheunderlinedwordabove?
AnalyzeStructure:
Howdoestheendofthestorytieup
looseends?
Predicthowthestructure?
Whatcluedoestheheadinggivethe
readeraboutthenextsectionoftext?
AnalyzePOV/Purpose:
Howdoesthenarrator'spointofview
differentthanyours...?
Howdoes____(character)feelabout
____?(isthatdifferentthananother
character?)
Whatwouldtheauthorchangeif?
Expanded:Evaluate&Create
EvaluateWordUse:
Howdoestheuseofrhymingwords
changethemeaningofthepoem?
Createarhymingpoem(song,
story)...
Usingtheunderlinedword,createa
newsentence...
EvaluateStructure:
Createastorymapthatshowsthe
structureoftheoverallstory...
Evaluate____(usingtextfeatures
andsearchtools)...
EvaluatePOV/Purpose:
Howwouldthisstorybedifferentif
anothercharacterwastellingthe
story...?
From____pointofview,how
effectiveis...?
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IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeasQuestionStems:
Standard Basic:Remember&Understand Standard:Apply&Analyze Expanded:Evaluate&Create

RL2.7 IdentifyMediaDiversity: AnalyzeMediaDiversity: EvaluateMediaDiversity:

& Lookingatthepicture,whatcanyou
RI2.7 tellaboutMaria(character,setting,
plot)...?
Usingthediagram(image),how
does(specificdetail)happen...?
WhatwouldthereaderlearnaboutSam Doestheillustrationhelpthereader
(Character)bylookingatthepicture understandthesettingofthestory?
andreadingthisstory? Doesthisdiagram(image)help
Howdoesthediagramhelpthereader readerstounderstand___?
understand____? Createyourownillustrationtohelp
Whatdoesthismap(image)tellyou anotherstudentfind(use,
aboutwhere(keyevent)occurs...? understand)....

RI2.8 IdentifyArguments/ClaimsMake AnalyzeArguments/ClaimsMake EvaluateArguments/ClaimsMake

Connections:
Identify1reasonfortheauthors
mainbelief?
Whatistheauthorsclaim?
Connections: Connections:
Howdoestheauthorsupporttheclaim Whatchangeswouldyoumaketothe
that____? authorsclaim?
Howarethesequotesdifferent/ Whatarethepros/cons?
similar/related...? Whatisapossiblesolutionto?
Describehowreasonssupportspecific
pointstheauthormakes?

RL2.9** IdentifyElementsMultiple AnalyzeElementsMultipleSources: EvaluateElementsMultiple

& Sources: Whatweresimilarities(differences) Sources:
RI2.9** Howthestoriessimilar(intheme, betweenthetwostories...?(ex: Whatimportantpointwaskeytothe
setting,orplot)...? cinderellastoryfromChinaandtheUS) argumentbothtexts,andwhy...?
Compare(keydetails)xxxandxxx. Writeanotherstoryaboutthesame
Afterreadingbothpassagesabout Howaretheysimilar(different)...? characters.Compareyourstothe
___(sametopic)whatpointsare original.
importantinboth?
**Requires2similarpassagestoassess(RLbythesameauthor,sameorsimilarcharacters)
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Grade2CommonCoreStateStandards
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.1Askandanswersuchquestionsaswho,what,where,when,why,andhowtodemonstrateunderstandingofkeydetailsinatext.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.1Askandanswersuchquestionsaswho,what,where,when,why,andhowtodemonstrateunderstandingofkeydetailsinatext.

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.2Identifythemaintopicofamultiparagraphtextaswellasthefocusofspecificparagraphswithinthetext.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.2Recountstories,includingfablesandfolktalesfromdiversecultures,anddeterminetheircentralmessage,lesson,ormoral.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.3Describetheconnectionbetweenaseriesofhistoricalevents,scientificideasorconcepts,orstepsintechnicalproceduresina
text.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.3Describehowcharactersinastoryrespondtomajoreventsandchallenges.

CraftandStructure
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.4Describehowwordsandphrases(e.g.,regularbeats,alliteration,rhymes,repeatedlines)supplyrhythmandmeaninginastory,
poem,orsong.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesinatextrelevanttoagrade2topicorsubjectarea.

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.5Describetheoverallstructureofastory,includingdescribinghowthebeginningintroducesthestoryandtheendingconcludesthe
action.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.5Knowandusevarioustextfeatures(e.g.,captions,boldprint,subheadings,glossaries,indexes,electronicmenus,icons)tolocate
keyfactsorinformationinatextefficiently.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.6Acknowledgedifferencesinthepointsofviewofcharacters,includingbyspeakinginadifferentvoiceforeachcharacterwhen
readingdialoguealoud.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.6Identifythemainpurposeofatext,includingwhattheauthorwantstoanswer,explain,ordescribe.

IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.7Useinformationgainedfromtheillustrationsandwordsinaprintordigitaltexttodemonstrateunderstandingofitscharacters,
setting,orplot.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.7Explainhowspecificimages(e.g.,adiagramshowinghowamachineworks)contributetoandclarifyatext.

(RL.2.8notapplicabletoliterature)
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CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.8Describehowreasonssupportspecificpointstheauthormakesinatext.

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.9Compareandcontrasttwoormoreversionsofthesamestory(e.g.,Cinderellastories)bydifferentauthorsorfromdifferent
cultures.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.9Compareandcontrastthemostimportantpointspresentedbytwotextsonthesametopic.

RangeofReadingandLevelofTextComplexity
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.2.10Bytheendoftheyear,readandcomprehendliterature,includingstoriesandpoetry,inthegrades23textcomplexityband
proficiently,withscaffoldingasneededatthehighendoftherange.