Grade 2 - Early Asian Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 1

This introduction includes the necessary background information to be

used in teaching the Early Asian Civilizations domain. The Supplemental

Guide for Early Asian Civilizations contains fourteen daily lessons, each

of which is composed of two distinct parts. All lessons may be divided

into smaller chunks of time and presented at different intervals during the

day.

Lesson Structure

Odd-Numbered Lessons

Odd-numbered lessons contain two parts (60 minutes total), which are to

be covered at different intervals during the day.

Part A (40 minutes) includes three parts:

• Introducing the Read-Aloud


• Presenting the Read-Aloud


• Discussing the Read-Aloud
  If necessary, Part A can be divided into two sessions, with 15 minutes for
  Introducing the Read-Aloud up to Purpose for Listening, and 25 minutes
  for Purpose for Listening, Presenting the Read-Aloud, and Discussing the
  Read-Aloud.
  Later in the day, Part B (20 minutes) should be covered and includes the
  activities unique to the Supplemental Guide:


• Multiple Meaning Word Activity,


• Syntactic Awareness Activity,


• Vocabulary Instructional Activity.
  Each activity may take up to five minutes to complete. The Multiple
  Meaning Word Activity helps students to determine and clarify the
  different meanings of words. The Syntactic Awareness Activity calls
  students’ attention to sentence structure, word order, and grammar.
  The Vocabulary Instructional Activity focuses on building students’

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