PacingCalendar G2 ELA

English Language Arts – Grade 2
2019-2020
Pacing Calendar 2019 August
Units of Instruction SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Unit 1: Realistic Fiction 28 29 30 31 01 02 03
Students will analyze and explore genre
characteristics and author's craft in realistic
fiction. Students will apply their learning of
genre characteristics and craft to their
compositions.
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Teacher Service Days (no students)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Teacher Prep Day
Teacher Service Days (no students)
(no students)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Unit 1: Realistic Fiction
01 02 Notes:
Aug. 12-23 - Teacher Service Days (no students)
Aug. 19 - Teacher Preparation Day (no students)
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Curriculum and Development
This document offers suggestions for pacing instruction and does not replace the HISD Planning Guides. 2019-2020
2019-2020
Pacing Calendar 2019 September
Unit 1: Realistic Fiction 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
characteristics and author's craft in realistic
fiction. Students will apply their learning of Labor Day Unit 1: Realistic Fiction
compositions.
Unit 2: Traditional Tales

08 09 10 11 12 13 14
characteristics and author's craft in traditional Unit 1: Realistic Fiction
tales. Students will apply their learning of
compositions.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Unit 2: Traditional Tales
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Early
Unit 2: Traditional Tales Dismissal/Staff
Development
29 30 01 02 03 04 05
Unit 3: Poetry
06 07 Notes:
Sept. 2 - Labor Day
Sept. 3-20 - RL360 Screener for Reading BOY
Sept. 3-30 - Benchmark Running Records BOY
Sept. 27 - Early Dismissal/Staff Development
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Pacing Calendar 2019 October
Unit 3: Poetry 29 30 01 02 03 04 05
characteristics and author's craft in poetry.
Students will apply their learning of genre Unit 3: Poetry
characteristics and craft to their writing.
Unit 4: Literary Nonfiction

06 07 08 09 10 11 12
characteristics and author's craft in literary
nonfiction. Students will apply their learning of Teacher Service
Unit 3: Poetry
genre characteristics and craft to their Day (no students)
compositions.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Early
Unit 3: Poetry
END OF
Dismissal/Staff
Development CYCLE 1
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 01 02
03 04 Notes:
Oct. 9 - Teacher Service Day (no students)
Oct. 14 – Nov. 1 - RL360 Screener for Reading Progress Monitoring
Oct. 18 - Early Dismissal/Staff Development
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 - Snapshot Assessment 1 Reading/Writing
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Pacing Calendar 2019 November
Unit 4: Literary Nonfiction 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
nonfiction. Students will apply their learning of Unit 4: Literary
genre characteristics and craft to their Nonfiction
compositions.
Unit 5: Informational Text

03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Students will analyze and explore genre Early
characteristics and author's craft in Unit 5: Informational Text Dismissal/Staff
informational text. Students will apply their
Development
learning of genre characteristics and craft to
their compositions.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Thanksgiving
01 02 Notes:
Nov. 4-15 - High Frequency Word Evaluation BOY
Nov. 8 - Early Dismissal/Staff Development
Nov. 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break
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Pacing Calendar 2019 December
Unit 6: Persuasive Text 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
characteristics and author's craft in persuasive
text. Students will apply their learning of genre Unit 6: Persuasive Text
characteristics and craft to their compositions.
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Unit 6: Persuasive Text
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Unit 6: Persuasive Text

Teacher Prep Day END OF
(no students) CYCLE 2
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Winter Break
29 30 31 01 02 03 04
Winter Break
05 06 Notes:
Dec. 9-13 - Snapshot Assessment 2 Reading
Dec. 9-13 - District-Level Assessment Writing
Dec. 9 – Jan. 17 - Benchmark Running Records MOY
Dec. 20 - Teacher Preparation Day (no students)
Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 - Winter Break
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Pacing Calendar 2020 January
Unit 7: Drama 29 30 31 01 02 03 04
characteristics and author's craft in drama.
Students will apply their learning of genre Winter Break
characteristics and craft to their compositions.
Unit 8: Poetry
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
Students will apply their learning of genre Unit 7: Drama
characteristics and craft to their writings.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Early
Unit 7: Drama Dismissal/Staff
Development
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Martin Luther
Unit 7: Drama
King, Jr. Day
26 27 28 29 30 31 01
Unit 8: Poetry
02 03 Notes:
Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 - Winter Break
Jan. 6-24 - RL360 Screener for Reading MOY
Jan. 17 - Early Dismissal/Staff Development
Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 27-31 - Snapshot Assessment 2 Writing
Jan. 27-31 - Snapshot Assessment 3 Reading
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Pacing Calendar 2020 February
Unit 8: Poetry 26 27 28 29 30 31 01
Students will apply their learning of genre
characteristics and craft to their writings.

nonfiction. Students will apply their learning of Unit 8: Poetry
compositions.
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Early
Unit 8: Poetry Dismissal/Staff
Development
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
01 02 Notes:
Feb. 3-7 - High Frequency Word Evaluation MOY
Feb. 14 - Early Dismissal/Staff Development
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Pacing Calendar 2020 March
nonfiction. Students will apply their learning of Unit 9: Literary Nonfiction
compositions.

08 09 10 11 12 13 14
characteristics and author's craft in Unit 9: Literary Nonfiction
END OF
informational text. Students will apply their CYCLE 3
their compositions.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Spring Break
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 01 02 03 04
Unit 10:
Chávez/Huerta
Informational
Day
Text
05 06 Notes:
Mar. 16-20 - Spring Break
Mar. 23-27 - Snapshot Assessment 4 Reading
Mar. 23-27 - District-Level Assessment Writing
Mar. 30 - César Chávez/Dolores Huerta Day
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Pacing Calendar 2020 April
Unit 10: Informational Text 29 30 31 01 02 03 04
characteristics and author's craft in
informational text. Students will apply their Unit 10: Informational Text
their compositions.
Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Literature

05 06 07 08 09 10 11
characteristics and author's craft in fiction and Unit 10: Informational Text Spring Holiday
traditional literature. Students will apply their
their compositions.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Tales
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 01 02
03 04 Notes:
Apr. 10 - Spring Holiday
Apr. 13-17 - High Frequency Word Evaluation EOY
Apr. 20 – May 22 - RL360 Screener for Reading EOY
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Pacing Calendar 2020 May
Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Tales 26 27 28 29 30 01 02
characteristics and author's craft in fiction and Unit 11: Fiction
traditional literature. Students will apply their and Traditional
learning of genre characteristics and craft to Tales
their compositions.
Unit 12: Thematic Unit

03 04 05 06 07 08 09
In this unit, students will make connections,
analyze, and explore characteristics in literary Unit 12: Thematic Unit
and informational text. Students will apply their
their compositions.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

END OF
Memorial Day
CYCLE 4
31 01 Notes:
May 1-29 - Benchmark Running Records EOY
May 25 - Memorial Day
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Pacing Calendar 2020 June
31 01 02 03 04 05 06
Teacher Prep Day Teacher Prep Day
(no students) (no students)
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 01 02 03 04
05 06 Notes:
June 1-2 - Teacher Preparation Days (no students)
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English Language Arts – Grade 2

Teacher Service Days (no students)

Unit 1: Realistic Fiction

Unit 2: Traditional Tales

Unit 2: Traditional Tales

Unit 4: Literary Nonfiction

Unit 4: Literary Nonfiction

Unit 4: Literary Nonfiction

Unit 5: Informational Text

Unit 5: Informational Text

Unit 5: Informational Text

Unit 6: Persuasive Text

Unit 6: Persuasive Text

Unit 9: Literary Nonfiction 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Unit 9: Literary Nonfiction

Unit 9: Literary Nonfiction

Unit 10: Informational Text

Unit 10: Informational Text

Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Literature

Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Tales

Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Tales

Unit 11: Fiction and Traditional Tales

Unit 12: Thematic Unit

Unit 12: Thematic Unit

Unit 12: Thematic Unit

Unit 12: Thematic Unit

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