Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) - ELA - Grade 2

The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

Plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as drawing and brainstorming;

Develop drafts into a focused piece of writing by:

Organizing with structure

Developing an idea with specific and relevant details;

Revise drafts by adding, deleting, or rearranging words, phrases, or sentences;

Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

Complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;

Past, present, and future verb tense;

Singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;

Adjectives, including articles;

Adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey place;

Prepositions and prepositional phrases;

Pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;

Coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates;

Capitalization of months, days of the week, and the salutation and conclusion of a letter;

End punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates

Correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words

Publish and share writing.

The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;

Compose informational texts, including procedural texts and reports

Compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.

Composition