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Grade 2 English Language Arts Week 16 | Student Textbook

Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

WEEK 16 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 76–80

Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 16 Practice Workbook.

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Day 76: Base Words, Prefixes and Suffixes

Many words are made of a base word and an affix. A prefix comes before the base word. The prefix un- means not: unsafe means not safe. The prefix re- means again: rewrite means write again.

A suffix comes after the base word. The suffix -ful means full of: joyful means full of joy. The suffix -less means without: fearless means without fear. The suffix -ly tells how: quickly means in a quick way. Find the base word, then the affix, to work out what a new word means.

Worked example: What does reread mean?

  1. The base word is read.
  2. The prefix re- means again.

Worked answer: To read again.

Day 77: Subject Words in Science and History

Subject words are words that belong to a subject, such as science or history. In science you meet words like solid, liquid and temperature. In history you meet words like source, timeline and migrate.

When you meet a subject word, look for clues. The author may explain it in the same sentence, show it in a picture, or list it in a glossary at the back of the book. Use subject words when you talk or write about what you learned.

Worked example: Read this sentence: A thermometer is a tool that measures temperature. What does a thermometer do?

  1. The sentence explains the subject word.
  2. It says a thermometer is a tool that measures temperature.

Worked answer: It measures how hot or cold something is.

Day 78: Main Idea in Two Texts

The main idea is what a text is mostly about. Details are facts that tell more about the main idea. The title and the first sentence often give a clue to the main idea.

Two texts can be about the same topic but have different main ideas. Read each text, name its main idea, and then compare them. Ask: How are they alike? How are they different?

Worked example: A text tells how robins use grass, mud and twigs to make a nest. What is the main idea?

  1. All the details are about making a nest.
  2. The text is mostly about how robins build nests.

Worked answer: How robins build their nests.

Day 79: The Writing Process: A Personal Narrative

Writers use five steps. Plan: choose a topic and list your ideas. Draft: write your ideas in sentences. Revise: make your writing clearer by adding, taking out or moving words.

Edit: fix capitals, punctuation and spelling. Publish: make a neat final copy to share. A personal narrative tells a true story about something that happened to you, in the order it happened.

Worked example: Which step comes right after drafting?

  1. The steps are plan, draft, revise, edit and publish.
  2. Revise comes after draft.

Worked answer: Revising.

Day 80: Independent Check: Word Parts, Subject Words and Main Idea

Today you will answer on your own.

Use what you learned this week: base words and affixes, subject words, and finding the main idea.

Worked example: Which word has a prefix: replay or player?

  1. A prefix comes before the base word.
  2. In replay, re- comes before play.

Worked answer: replay

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