Grade 2 English: Literature and Poetry
Free Grade 2 English unit on Literature and Poetry: 9 lessons in order, starting with Fiction and nonfiction. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
9 lessons in this unit
Fiction and nonfiction
Tell the difference between fiction, which is made up, and nonfiction, which gives true facts.
Lesson 2Folktales
Read and enjoy folktales, traditional stories passed down through generations that teach about life and culture.
Lesson 3Fables
Read short stories with animal characters that teach a moral, a lesson about how to live.
Lesson 4Characters and settings
Describe the characters in a story and the setting, where and when it happens.
Lesson 5Story problems and solutions
Find the problem a character faces and how it is solved, and see how stories move from problem to solution.
Lesson 6Poems and rhythm
Read poems aloud and notice rhythm, rhyme, lines and stanzas.
Lesson 7Dialogue in stories
Read and write dialogue, the words characters say, using speech marks and a new line for each new speaker.
Lesson 8Comparing literary texts
Compare two stories or poems by looking at their characters, settings, problems and messages.
Lesson 9Responding to literature
Share what you think and feel about a story or poem, giving reasons from the text.