Pacing Calendar

Puerto Rico Department of Education

ESL - Grade Kindergarten

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
K.1 About Me
(5 weeks)

K.2 Good Friends

(4 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

K.3 Let's Play

(4 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

K.4 K.4: Let’s

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
(5 Rhyme and Sing

School Closure
Spring Break
weeks) (5 weeks)

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
K.5 Story Time
(4 weeks)

K.6 Let's Go
Outside
(4 weeks)

K.7 Living Things

(4 weeks)

K.8 My K.8
Community con
(3 weeks) t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply the
adjustment to content in the curriculum maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 1

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
1.1 My Emotions
(4 weeks)

1.2 Our Diverse

Community (4
weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

1.3 Working it
Out

Benchmark 2
(4 weeks)

1.4 How 1.4 How Can I

META-PR Review Week

Christmas Break
Can I Help?

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
Help? (6 weeks)

Spring Break

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(6 weeks)
1.5 Let's Celebrate
(4 weeks)

1.6 Folktales
(4 weeks)
Benchmark 1

1.7 Habitats
(4 weeks)

1.8 How 1.8

We con
Change t'd
(3 weeks)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 2

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
2.1 Bilingual and
Proud
(5 weeks)

2.2 Where Are We?

First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

(5 weeks)

Benchmark 2
2.3 Myths and 2.3
Creation Stories cont'd

META-PR Review Week

(5 weeks)

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
Spring Break
2.4 Poetry 2.4

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(5 weeks) cont'd

2.5 Heroes
(5 weeks)
Benchmark 1

2.6 Art and Author

Study
(4 weeks)

2.7 Wild 2.7

Weather con
(4 weeks) t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the Curriculum
Maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 3

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
3.1 What Makes Puerto
Rico Unique?
(5 weeks)

3.2 Immigration
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

(6 weeks)

Benchmark 2
3.3 Fables 3.3
(4 weeks) cont'd

META-PR Review Week

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
Spring Break
3.4 News 3.4

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(5 weeks) News
(5
weeks)
3.5 Democracy &
Citizenship
Benchmark 1

(5 weeks)

3.6 Water
(4 weeks)

3.7 Outer 3.7

Space con
(4 weeks) t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 4

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
4.1 Writing Dialogues
(5 weeks)

4.2 My Timeline
(4 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

4.3 Making Predictions,

Benchmark 2
Inferences and Connections
about Characters
(5 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
4.4 My Story:

Spring Break

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
Exploring
Figurative
Language...
(4 weeks)
4.5 Non-Fiction Study:
Creating a Non-Fiction
Benchmark 1

Book about Me
(5 weeks)
4.6 Family Interviews
(5 weeks)

4.7 Exploring Story 4.7

Elements, Organization
con
and Setting...
(5 weeks)
t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply the
adjustment to content in the curriculum maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 5

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
5.1 Communities Create
Heroes
(6 weeks)

5.2 Leaders in My
Community
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

(5 weeks)

Benchmark 2
5.3 Discovering 5.3
My cont'd
Neighborhood

META-PR Review Week

(5 weeks)

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
Spring Break
5.4 5.4

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
Community cont'd
Celebrations
(5 weeks)
5.5 Making Maps
(4 weeks)
Benchmark 1

5.6 My
Celebrations
(4 weeks)

5.7 Issues 5.7

Facing the con
Local t'd
Community
(4 weeks)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply the
adjustment to content in the curriculum maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 6

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
6.1 Characters Facing Challenges
(8 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

6.2 Non-Fiction Study: 6.2

Benchmark 2
Challenges Facing cont'd
Communities

META-PR Review Week

(7 weeks)

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
6.3 Non-Fiction 6.3 Non-Fiction Study:

School Closure
Spring Break
Study: Newspapers and

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
Newspapers and Current Events (7
Current Events weeks)
Benchmark 1 (7 weeks)

6.4 Memoirs: Exploring

Personal Challenges
(6 weeks)

6.5 Exploring 6.5

Poetry con
(5 weeks) t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply the
adjustment to content in the curriculum maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 7

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
7.1 Being Puerto Rican Through
Folktales
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

(7 weeks)

7.2 Puerto Rico Travel

Brochure

Benchmark 2
(6 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
School Closure
Spring Break
7.3 7.3 Poetry: My

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
Identity (5 weeks)

Benchmark 1 7.4 Author's Purpose

(8 weeks)

7.5 Persuade and Present 7.5

(7 weeks) con
t'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 8

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
8.1 Analyzing Characters'
Decisions
(6 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

8.2 Memoirs and

Transformative Decisions

Benchmark 2
(6 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

8.3 8.3 Persuasive

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
Persuasive Letter

School Closure
Spring Break
Letter (6 weeks)

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(6 weeks)
8.4 Personal Essay and
Beliefs
(6 weeks)
Benchmark 1

8.5 Poetry
(5 weeks)

8.6 8.6
Expository con
Text t'd
(4 weeks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 9

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
9.1 Genres Overview,
Elements of Fiction (6
weeks)

9.2 Communicating My
Ideas
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

(6 weeks)

Benchmark 2
9.3 9.3
Communicati Communicating

META-PR Review Week

ng About Our About Our World...

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
World... (6 weeks)

School Closure
Spring Break
(6 weeks)

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
9.4 It’s a Matter of
Opinion
(5 weeks)
Benchmark 1

9.5 Making Connections

(6 weeks)

9.6 9.6
Figuratively con
Speaking t'd
(4 weeks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 10

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
10.1 Conflict
(8 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

Benchmark 2
10.2 Relationships: 10.2
Friendships in Fiction and cont'd

META-PR Review Week

the Power of Persuasion

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
(7 weeks)

School Closure
Spring Break

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
10.3 Choices 10.3 Choices
(7 weeks) (7 weeks)

Benchmark 1
10.4 My World
(6 weeks)

10.5 Create 10.5

(5 weeks) cont'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8.
Apply the adjustment to content in the
curriculum maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 11

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
11.1 Memoir - My Point of
View
(6 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

11.2 Identity -
Personal Narrative

Benchmark 2
(5 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

11.3 As I See 11.3 As I See it -

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
it - Persuasion

School Closure
Spring Break
Persuasion (7 weeks)

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(7 weeks)
11.4 It's a Mystery!
Benchmark 1 (6 weeks)

11.5 Historical Fiction

Using Informational
Text
(5 weeks)
11.6 Create! 11.6
(poetry) cont'd
(4 weeks)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.
 Pacing Calendar
Puerto Rico Department of Education
ESL - Grade 12

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
12.1 My Journey So Far
(6 weeks)
First week of classes - Introduce routines and procedures

12.2 Walking into the

Future

Benchmark 2
(6 weeks)

META-PR Review Week

12.3 The 12.3 The Long and

Christmas Break

Educational Week
Final Exams Week
Long and Short of It

School Closure
Spring Break
Short of It (6 weeks)

PBL Week
Fall Break

META-PR
(6 weeks)
12.4 Then and
Now
(4 weeks)
Benchmark 1

12.5 See it My Way

(6 weeks)

12.6 Poetic Justice 12.6

(5 weeks) cont'd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Content for Benchmark 1 Content for Benchmark 2

Legend: Projected dates for Benchmark Assessment

Note: Eliminated one week in Unit K.8. Apply
the adjustment to content in the curriculum
maps.