Personal Learning GoalsSet GoalsConfer with your teacher at the start of the unit. What personal goal(s) will you set to lift your learning?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Monitor Your ProgressDuring the unit, ask yourself: What am I doing to reach my goal(s)? Reflect on Your ExperiencePrepare to confer with your teacher at the end of the unit. What did you do to make progress toward your goal(s)? Describe the strategies you used.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BeforeDuringAfterMentor Texts™®Learn and GrowCharactersWhat can we learn when we face problems?*Ask Questions*Create Mental ImagesBuild Knowledge Across 10 Knowledge Strands Life Science Character Matters Government and Citizenship*Determine Text Importance Perspectives in Literature* Draw Inferences History, Culture, and Geography* Use Fix-Up and Monitoring Strategies Earth Science*Create Mental Images/ Summarize and Synthesize Economics* Draw Inferences/ Determine Text Importance Physical Science* Ask Questions/Make Connections Technology and Society*Summarize and Synthesize Themes Across Cultures*Make ConnectionsGrade 2Y34760ISBN 978-1-5322-5712-49 781532 257124Y34760_G2U2_CV.indd 1-37/5/18 12:31 PMYeh-Shen’s ProblemPuppet PalaceThe Many CinderellasHyperbole PaintingIdentify hyperbole in the poem “Since Hanna Moved Away” on pages 22–23. Paint two pictures that show the hyperbole used.The OjibweResearch the Ojibwe tribe. Create a poster that gives background of the Ojibwe and tells about their culture.Willow and JuneRead pages 18–21 of “Great Girls’ Contest” aloud. Then, explain how different characters react to Willow wanting to play basketball. As you read this book, remember to annotate the text. Tips for Text AnnotationStar the most important ideas you find in the text. Jot notes about these ideas in the margin.underlineUnderline key details.Mark a question you have about information in the text. Write your question in the margin. Circle any unfamiliar words or phrases. Bracket any context clues you identify.unfamiliar wordcontext clue?Toll-Free 1-877-236-2465www.benchmarkeducation.comwww.benchmarkuniverse.comE-book and digital teacher’s guide available at benchmarkuniverse.com.B e n c h m a r k e d u c a t i o n c o m p a n y145 Huguenot Street • New Rochelle, NY • 10801Editor: Evan RussellCreative Director: Laurie BergerArt Director: Jieting ChenProduction: Kosta Triantafillis Photo Manager: Edwin HernandezAssociate Photo Editor: Larmar SinghCredit Line: Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg and illustrated byMatthew Cordell. Text copyright © 2013 Julie Sternberg. Illustration copyright © 2013 Matthew Cordell. Used with the permission of Express Permissions on behalf of Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. 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AISBN: 978-1-5322-5712-4Literary Knowledge Focus• Build knowledge aboutcharacters’—and people’s—actions and interactions in theface of adversity.• Accurately recognize one’sown emotions, thoughts, andvalues and how they influencebehavior.• Establish and maintain healthyand rewarding relationshipswith diverse individuals andgroups.Skill & Strategy ObjectivesMetacognitive Strategy• Create mental images of charactersComprehension, Genre Analysis, and Author’s Craft• Analyze characters• Describe setting and plot elements• Read and analyze variant tales• Read and analyze realistic fiction• Identify features of poetryVocabulary and Word-Solving• Use context clues• Understand idiomsSpeaking and Listening• State, clarify, and support and build up ideas• Pose questions about a topicCookie ComicKeep building your knowledge of character interactions. Do one or more of each week’s activities.Take-Home Activity CalendarRead aloud “Yeh-Shen (Part 2)” on pages 8–9. Explain how Yeh-Shen’s problem is solved. Create two puppets of Yeh-Shen. One puppet should show Yeh-Shen at the beginning of the story. The second puppet should show Yeh-Shen at the end of the story.Research another version of the Cinderella story from another culture. Create a list that compares and contrasts the details of each version of the same story.Create a comic strip of “The Baker’s Dilemma.” Include drawings and speech bubbles that show the events of the story.Research a recipe for oatmeal cookies. Write a paragraph that explains how many neighbors Joe would have had to visit to gather all the ingredients to make his cookies in “The Baker’s Dilemma,” pages 12–13.Explain the plot of “Angel Fish” on pages 14–15.Week 3Week 1Week 2Swimming Like an Angel FishOatmeal Cookie MysteryWhat animals do wolverines hunt at night?Wolverine Habitat and Habits1 Wolverines live in cold and snowy regions. They dig their dens, or caves where they sleep with their young, deep in the snow. Wolverines live in mountain forests and tundras in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. They are happiest in these cold, far-away areas.2 Wolverines are solitary animals. They need large areas of territory where they hunt and live by themselves. Males mark their territory with their scent. They only share their turf with females.3 Wolverines are omnivores, which means that they eat both plants and animals. They are nocturnal, sleeping during the day and coming out to hunt at night.?Wolverines like living in cold and lonely places.Look up “solitary” and check the meaning.Y34760_G2U2_CV.indd 4-67/5/18 12:31 PMPrinted in Guangzhou, China. 4401/0718/CA21800848Personal Learning GoalsSet GoalsConfer with your teacher at the start of the unit. What personal goal(s) will you set to lift your learning?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Monitor Your ProgressDuring the unit, ask yourself: What am I doing to reach my goal(s)? Reflect on Your ExperiencePrepare to confer with your teacher at the end of the unit. What did you do to make progress toward your goal(s)? Describe the strategies you used.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BeforeDuringAfterMentor Texts™®Learn and GrowCharactersWhat can we learn when we face problems?*Ask Questions*Create Mental ImagesBuild Knowledge Across 10 Knowledge Strands Life Science Character Matters Government and Citizenship*Determine Text Importance Perspectives in Literature* Draw Inferences History, Culture, and Geography* Use Fix-Up and Monitoring Strategies Earth Science*Create Mental Images/ Summarize and Synthesize Economics* Draw Inferences/ Determine Text Importance Physical Science* Ask Questions/Make Connections Technology and Society*Summarize and Synthesize Themes Across Cultures*Make ConnectionsGrade 2Y34760ISBN 978-1-5322-5712-49 781532 257124Y34760_G2U2_CV.indd 1-37/5/18 12:31 PMPOETRYOut LoudWriter’s Workshop Mentor TextTable of ContentsEssential Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4MENTOR TEXT 1: Yeh-Shen (Part 1) (variant tale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6MENTOR TEXT 2: Yeh-Shen (Part 2) (variant tale). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8In Your Reader’s Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10MENTOR TEXT 3: The Baker’s Dilemma (realistic fiction). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12MENTOR TEXT 4: Angel Fish (realistic fiction). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14In Your Reader’s Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16MENTOR TEXT 5: Great Girls’ Contest (variant tale). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18POETRY: Since Hanna Moved Away (poem). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22In Your Reader’s Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.Real-World Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Research and Inquiry Project: Explore Variant Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Making Meaning with Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Take-Home Activity Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back CoverY34760_G2U2_BK.indd 37/5/18 3:55 PM4Essential Question? What can we learn when we face problems?Y34760_G2U2_BK.indd 47/5/18 3:55 PM5Real-World Perspectives5• What are problems people deal with every day?• In what ways could facing a challenge help a person?• What are challenges that characters in stories might look forward to?Y34760_G2U2_BK.indd 57/5/18 3:56 PM6NotesMentor Text 1Yeh-Shen (Part 1) traditional Chinese folktale retold by Yuanyuan GuOnce upon a time, there was a girl named Yeh-Shen. She lived with her mean stepmother and stepsister. The two women mistreated Yeh-Shen because they were jealous of her unusual beauty. They made her do all of the cooking and cleaning.Yeh-Shen’s only friend was a goldfish. However, one day, her stepmother did the unkindest thing of all. She killed the fish and served him for supper.Y34760_G2U2_BK.indd 67/5/18 3:56 PMNotes7Variant TaleAs Yeh-Shen mourned for her friend, an old man suddenly appeared. “Gather the fish’s bones,” he said. “They have great power and can grant your wishes.”Y34760_G2U2_BK.indd 77/5/18 3:56 PMNext >