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Units of Instruction
Unit 1: Literary Nonfiction
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Structures and Elements and
Part 2: Authors Purpose and
Style, and explores word parts
and context clues. Students read
a variety of literary nonfiction texts
and discuss authors style and
purpose by analyzing use of
organizational structures,
figurative language, tone, and
diction. Students create a
personal narrative with extension
focusing on the 6+1 Traits of
Writing- Ideas and Organization
and develop sentence fluency
through a study of sentences,
transitions, and verbs.
Newcomer and Beginner
students focus on nouns and
subject pronouns, present tense
and the verb be, possessive
adjectives, and subjects and
verbs.
Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)
Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

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Unit 1: Literary Nonfiction

Part 1: Structures and Elements
(10 class periods)

Unit 1: Part 1:
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HISD Pacing Calendar ESL 6, 7 & 8

SEPTEMBER 2015
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Units of Instruction
Unit 1: Literary Nonfiction
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Structures and Elements and
Part 2: Authors Purpose and
Style, and explores word parts
and context clues. Students read
a variety of literary nonfiction texts
and discuss authors style and
purpose by analyzing use of
organizational structures,
figurative language, tone, and
diction. Students create a
personal narrative with extension
focusing on the 6+1 Traits of
Writing- Ideas and Organization
and develop sentence fluency
through a study of sentences,
transitions, and verbs.
Newcomer
and
Beginner
students focus on nouns and
subject pronouns, present tense
and the verb be, possessive
adjectives, and subjects and
verbs.
Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)
Teacher Service Days

Thu

Fri

Sat

10

11

12

Unit 1: Literary Nonfiction

Part 1: Structures and Elements
(10 class periods)

Labor
Day

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14

Unit 1:
Part 2: Begins

Extend
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(12 class
periods)

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Unit 1: Literary Nonfiction

Part 2: Authors Purpose and Style
(12 class periods)

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Unit 1:
Part 2: Continued

Unit 1:
Part 2: Continued

Fall Holiday

(12 class periods)

(12 class periods)

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Teacher Preparation Days

Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Unit 1:
Part 2: Continued
(12 class periods)

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Units of Instruction
Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction:
Expository and Procedural
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Organizational Patterns and
Graphical Components and Part
2: Expository Essay, and
explores word parts, words in
context, analogies, and
connotation/ denotation of word
meanings. Students examine the
genre of informational texts and
identify main ideas and supporting
details, create summaries,
develop inferences supported by
text evidence, and examine
organizational patterns and
graphical components, relating to
authors style and purpose.
Students focus on the 6+1 Traits
of Writing- Organization and
Sentence Fluency to create an
expository essay and continue to
develop their style and voice
through the use of varied
sentence constructions.
Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)
Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Sat

Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

3
End of
1st Cycle

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Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural

Part 1: Organizational Patterns and Graphical Components
(10 class periods)

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Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural

Part 1: Organizational Patterns and Graphical Components
(10 class periods)

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Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository

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and Procedural
Part 2: Expository Essay
(10 class periods)

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Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural

Part 2: Expository Essay
(10 class periods)

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N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 5
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Units of Instruction

Mon

Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)

Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Thu

Fri

Sat

Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

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7
End of
2nd Cycle

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Unit 3: Fiction
Part 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements
(10 class periods)

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Unit 3: Fiction
Part 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements
(10 class periods)

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Newcomer and Beginner

students continue to develop
sentence fluency.

Teacher Service Days

Wed

Unit 2:
Part 2: Expository Essay
(10 class periods)

Unit 3: Fiction
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Short Stories and Narrative
Elements and Part 2: Creating a
Short Story, and explores word
parts, context clues, and
analogies. Students read a variety
of fictional texts, analyzing
narrative structures, character
development, mood, and the
elements of fiction. Students
review the writing process through
the creation of an original short
story. Students focus on Word
Choice and Organization as they
relate to the 6+1 Traits of Writing
and further develop Sentence
Fluency through a study of
sentence types, non-count nouns,
and prepositional phrases.

Tue

Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

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Thanksgiving
Holiday

Thanksgiving
Holiday

Thanksgiving
Holiday

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Unit 3:
Part 2: Begins
(12 class
periods)
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Unit 3: Fiction

Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)

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Sat

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Unit 3: Fiction
Part 2: Creating a Short Story
(12 class periods)

Unit 3: Fiction
Part 2: Creating a Short Story
(12 class periods)

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Unit 3: Fiction
Part 2: Continues
(12 class periods)

20

Newcomer and Beginner

students continue to develop
sentence fluency.

Teacher Service Days

Thu

Units of Instruction

This unit contains two parts, Part

1: Short Stories and Narrative
Elements and Part 2: Creating a
Short Story, and explores word
parts, context clues, and
analogies. Students read a variety
of fictional texts, analyzing
narrative structures, character
development, mood, and the
elements of fiction. Students
review the writing process through
the creation of an original short
story. Students focus on Word
Choice and Organization as they
relate to the 6+1 Traits of Writing
and further develop Sentence
Fluency through a study of
sentence types, non-count nouns,
and prepositional phrases.

Wed

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

End of
3rd Cycle

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

31

Teacher Preparation Days

Makeup Days (if needed)

Winter Break

Winter Break

Winter Break

Winter Break

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.
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HISD Pacing Calendar ESL 6, 7 & 8

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Units of Instruction
Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction:
Persuasive
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Persuasive Techniques and
Appeals and Part 2: Persuasive
Essay, and continues to explore
word parts and context clues.
Students examine the genres of
persuasive texts and media,
analyzing an authors message or
claim, organizational patterns,
persuasive techniques, and an
authors use of appeals and
evidence. This unit reviews the
writing process through the
creation of a persuasive essay.
Students focus on the 6+1 Traits
of Writing- Word Choice, Voice,
and Conventions and further
develop Sentence Fluency
through a study of sentence types,
conjunctive adverbs, indefinite
pronouns, and transitions.

Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)

Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Sat

Winter Break

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Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive

Part 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals
(10 class periods)

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Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive

Part 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals
(10 class periods)

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Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day

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Unit 4:
Part 1: Cont.

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Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive

Part 2: Persuasive Essay
(12 class periods)

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HISD Pacing Calendar ESL 6, 7 & 8

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Mon

Units of Instruction
Unit 5: Literary Analysis
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Understanding Elements and
Style and Part 2: Response to
Literature Essay, and explores
word parts, context clues,
connotation and denotation, and
foreign words. Students compare
and contrast the genres of fiction
and literary nonfiction for the
purpose of literary analysis.
Students create a response to
literature, focusing on the 6+1
Traits of Writing- Voice, Word
Choice, and Presentation, and
further develop Sentence Fluency
through a study of sentence
constructions, prepositional
phrases, transitions, and predicate
adjectives.
Newcomer
and
Beginner
students
develop
sentence
fluency with emphasis on plural
nouns and punctuation.

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

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11

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13

Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive

Part 2: Persuasive Essay
(12 class periods)

Unit 4:
Part 2: Persuasive Essay
(12 class periods)

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End of
4th Cycle

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Unit 5: Literary Analysis

Part 1: Understanding Elements and Style
(12 class periods)

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Unit 5: Part 1:

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Unit 5: Literary Analysis

Part 1: Understanding Elements and Style
(12 class periods)

Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)

Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.
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HISD Pacing Calendar ESL 6, 7 & 8

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Units of Instruction

Unit 5:
Part 1: Cont.

Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)

Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Fri

Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

Sat

Unit 5:
Part 2: Begins

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Unit 5: Literary Analysis

Part 2: Response to Literature Essay
(12 class periods)

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14
Spring
Break

20

Newcomer
and
Beginner
students
develop
sentence
fluency with emphasis on plural
nouns and punctuation.
Teacher Service Days

Thu

Unit 5: Literary Analysis

This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Understanding Elements and
Style and Part 2: Response to
Literature Essay, and explores
word parts, context clues,
connotation and denotation, and
foreign words. Students compare
and contrast the genres of fiction
and literary nonfiction for the
purpose of literary analysis.
Students create a response to
literature, focusing on the 6+1
Traits of Writing- Voice, Word
Choice, and Presentation, and
further develop Sentence Fluency
through a study of sentence
constructions, prepositional
phrases, transitions, and predicate
adjectives.

Wed

15
Spring
Break

21

Spring
Break

22

Spring
Break

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Spring
Break

24

Unit 5: Literary Analysis

Part 2: Response to Literature Essay

Spring
Holiday

(12 class periods)

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Unit 5:
Part 2: Continues

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31

Extend
Review
Assess
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HISD Pacing Calendar ESL 6, 7 & 8

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Units of Instruction

Unit 6: Poetry
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Poetry Anthology and Part 2:
Poetry Analysis and Response,
and continues to explore word
parts, context clues, and
analogies. Students examine the
genre of poetry and analyze how a
poets use of figurative language,
poetic techniques, sound devices,
and graphical elements affect and
convey theme and purpose.
Students develop a poetry
anthology by creating multiple
forms of original poems that
incorporate poetic elements and
techniques discussed in the unit.
Students reinforce their
knowledge of the 6+1 Traits of
Writing through the creation of a
literary response to poetry,
utilizing a variety of sentences
types, effective supporting
evidence, and appropriate
transitions.
Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)
Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach

2
End of
5th Cycle

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 1: Poetry Anthology
(14 class periods)

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 1: Poetry Anthology
(14 class periods)

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 1: Poetry Anthology
(14 class periods)

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Extend
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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 2: Begins
(16 class periods)

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Sun
Units of Instruction

Mon

Unit 6: Poetry
This unit contains two parts, Part
1: Poetry Anthology and Part 2:
Poetry Analysis and Response,
and continues to explore word
parts, context clues, and
analogies. Students examine the
genre of poetry and analyze how a
poets use of figurative language,
poetic techniques, sound devices,
and graphical elements affect and
convey theme and purpose.
Students develop a poetry
anthology by creating multiple
forms of original poems that
incorporate poetic elements and
techniques discussed in the unit.
Students reinforce their
knowledge of the 6+1 Traits of
Writing through the creation of a
literary response to poetry,
utilizing a variety of sentences
types, effective supporting
evidence, and appropriate
transitions.
Early Dismissal Days (2 1/2 hours early)
Teacher Service Days
Teacher Preparation Days
Makeup Days (if needed)

This document offers suggestions for

pacing instruction and does not replace
the HISD Planning Guides.

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 2: Poetry Analysis and Response
(16 class periods)

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 2: Poetry Analysis and Response
(16 class periods)

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Unit 6: Poetry
Part 2: Poetry Analysis and Response
(16 class periods)

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Memorial Day

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