Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment
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Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

$4.99

Curriculum

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Australian Curriculum v9.0
AC9E2LE03 discuss the characters and settings of a range of texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways
AC9E2LE05 create and edit literary texts by adapting structures and language features of familiar literary texts through drawing, writing, performance and digital tools
Australian Curriculum v8.4
ACELT1591 Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways
ACELT1593 Create events and characters using different media that develop key events and characters from literary texts
ACELT1833 Innovate on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
VC2E2LE03 discuss the plots, characters and settings of a range of literary texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways
VC2E2LE05 create texts by adapting structures and language features of previously encountered literary texts through writing, drawing and performance
New South Wales
EN1-OLC-01 communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
EN1-UARL-01 understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
EN1-VOCAB-01 understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
EN1-CWT-01 plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
Western Australia
WA2ELIEX1 Discuss the characters, settings and events of a range of texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways
WA2ELICR1 Create and edit literary texts by adapting structures and language features of literary texts through drawing, writing, performance and digital tools
New Zealand
NZ-Y3-ENG-R-C-TSSF-1 NZ-Y3-ENG-R-CA-IP-1 NZ-Y2-ENG-R-C-TSSF-1 NZ-Y2-ENG-R-CA-IP-1 NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-VR-2 NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-TOR-1 NZ-Y3-ENG-W-C-WTE-1 NZ-Y2-ENG-OL-CII-VR-2 NZ-Y2-ENG-OL-CII-TOR-1 NZ-Y2-ENG-W-C-WTE-1
United Kingdom
UK-LKS2-ENG-R-C Pupils should be taught to: develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what they read, by: listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination recognising some different forms of poetry [for example, free verse, narrative poetry] understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by: checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context asking questions to improve their understanding of a text drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence predicting what might happen from details stated and implied identifying main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph and summarising these identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning retrieve and record information from non-fiction participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say
UK-LKS2-ENG-W-C Pupils should be taught to: plan their writing by: discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar discussing and recording ideas draft and write by: composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures English appendix 2 organising paragraphs around a theme in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot in non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices [for example, headings and sub-headings] evaluate and edit by: assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences proofread for spelling and punctuation errors read their own writing aloud to a group or the whole class, using appropriate intonation and controlling the tone and volume so that the meaning is clear
UK-LKS2-Y3-ENG-SPK Pupils should be taught to: listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play/improvisations and debates gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s) consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others select and use appropriate registers for effective communication
US Common Core (CCSS)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
Texas (TEKS)
TEKS-ELAR-G2-8 TEKS-ELAR-G2-8A TEKS-ELAR-G2-8B TEKS-ELAR-G2-8C TEKS-ELAR-G2-8D TEKS-ELAR-G2-9A TEKS-ELAR-G2-9C TEKS-ELAR-G2-10D TEKS-ELAR-G2-10E TEKS-ELAR-G2-11B TEKS-ELAR-G2-11C TEKS-ELAR-G2-7B TEKS-ELAR-G2-7D TEKS-ELAR-G2-7E TEKS-ELAR-G2-11A TEKS-ELAR-G2-11E TEKS-ELAR-G2-12 TEKS-ELAR-G2-12A TEKS-ELAR-G2-13G
Ontario
CAN-G2-LANG-C3.3 CAN-G2-LANG-C3.4 CAN-G2-LANG-C1.1 CAN-G2-LANG-C1.2 CAN-G2-LANG-C1.5 CAN-G2-LANG-C1.6 CAN-G2-LANG-C3.5 CAN-G2-LANG-D1.1 CAN-G2-LANG-D1.2 CAN-G2-LANG-D1.3 CAN-G2-LANG-D1.4 CAN-G2-LANG-D1.5 CAN-G2-LANG-D2.1 CAN-G2-LANG-D2.3 CAN-G2-LANG-D2.4 CAN-G2-LANG-D2.5 CAN-G2-LANG-D2.6 CAN-G2-LANG-D3.1 CAN-G2-LANG-D3.2 CAN-G2-LANG-D3.3

Modifications

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Help Year 2 students create stronger story characters and more vivid settings with this ready-to-teach English unit. Students explore how authors use appearance, personality traits, actions, dialogue, sensory details and mood to shape the way readers imagine characters and places.

This Australian Curriculum-aligned unit includes an editable presentation, a 10-question quiz, colour classroom display, hands-on games, black-and-white worksheets, answer pages, a two-page assessment task and a marking rubric.

What’s Included

  • Editable PowerPoint teaching presentation
  • Editable 10-question PowerPoint quiz
  • Creating Characters and Settings That Shine classroom display
  • Trait Clue Match and Setting Mood Match games
  • Five student worksheets: Trait Detective, Character Close-Up, Setting Snapshot Senses, Word Choice Workshop and Story Spark Builder
  • Matching suggested-answer pages for all worksheets
  • Character and Setting Story Challenge assessment
  • Year 2 marking rubric

Learning Focus

  • Develop character appearance, traits, actions and dialogue
  • Build settings with sensory detail and mood
  • Choose precise vocabulary for narrative writing
  • Use language choices to shape how readers imagine characters and places

Classroom Use

Use the presentation for explicit instruction, the games for partner or literacy-centre practice, the worksheets for consolidation, and the assessment and rubric to collect evidence. It is suitable for narrative writing, literature response, literacy groups, writing centres and independent practice.

This is a digital resource supplied in PDF and editable PowerPoint formats. No physical product will be shipped.

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