Support your second-grade students in close reading discussions of nonfiction and fiction texts with practice that supports Common Core methodology.Each unit contains two related reading selections that reflect second-grade science and social studies topics and are focused around a Big Question. For example, Does a magnet stick to all shiny things? (Big Question) connects "What Will a Magnet Attract?" (a nonfiction article) and "Magnificent Magnets" (a fictional story).