1. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 31 1 2 3 6
3SL SL3
Engage in conversations 7 8 9 10 13
3SL SL4
Determine the main idea of a text read aloud and report on a topic or tell a story 14 15 16 17 20
3RL RL SL SL W L1
Ask and answer questions about stories and retell them
Write narratives 21
22 Early Release 23 24 27 28 29 30
Pre Planning
Unit 1 – How do we communicate?
Unit 1 – How do we communicate?
Unit 1 – How do we communicate?
District Professional Learning
Unit 1 – How do we communicate?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards: RL SL5  SL6

2. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 3 4
3RL2 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
Retell stories and identify the moral/lesson
Write narratives 5
6 Progress Reports 7 10 11 12 13 14 17
3RL3 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
Analyze characters 18
19 Early Release 20 21 24 25 26 27 28
Labor Day Holiday
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
District Professional Learning
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
Supporting Standards: 3RL RL RL RL RL   3RL  3L6  L1j  3L3  L4  
3W4  W5  W  3W7  W8  W10   SL1  SL SL3   3SL4  SL5  SL6
Revised March 2018

3. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
Compare and contrast story elements of stories written by the same author, write narratives
2 3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
3 3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
4 3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
5 3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3 8 9 10
3RL9 3L1 3RF3 3RF4 3W3
11 End of First 9 Weeks
12 Beginning of Second 9 weeks 15 16 17
18 Report Cards 19 22
3RI2 3W2 3RF RF4 3L1
Determine the main idea, write informational texts 23 24 25 26 29 30 31
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
Unit 2 – What makes a good story?
Columbus Day
School PL/Teacher Work Day
Buffer Week – Assessment, Enrichment, & Remediation
Early Release/Parent Conferences
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards: Standards for Unit 2 are on September’s guide and standards for Unit 3 are on November’s guide.

4. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1
3RI2 3W2 3RF RF4 3L1
Determine the main idea, write informational texts 2 5
3RI3 3RF3 3RF4 3L W2
Describe the relationship between things, write informational texts 6 7 8 9 12
3RI5 3RF3 3RF4 3L W2
Use text features, write informational texts 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26
3RI3 3RI5 3RF3 3RF4 3L1 3W2
Describe the relationship between things and use text features, write informational texts 27 28 29 30
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Veterans Day Holiday
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Thanksgiving Holiday
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards: 3RI RI4  RI RI RI RI L6  L1j  3L3  L4  
3W4  W5  W  3W7  W8  W10   SL1  SL SL3   3SL4  SL5  SL6

5. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 3
3RI6 3RF RF4 3L1 3W2
Distinguish point of view from the author, write informational texts 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19
20 End of Second 9 weeks 21 24 25 26 27 28 31
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Unit 3 – What do I know and how can I share it?
Buffer Week – Assessment, Enrichment, & Remediation
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards: 3RI RI4  RI RI RI RI L6  L1j  3L3  L4  
3W4  W5  W  3W7  W8  W10   SL1  SL SL3   3SL4  SL5  SL6

6. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1 2 3 4
7 Beginning of Third 9 weeks
3RI9 3RI2 3L2 3RF3 3RF4 3W1
Compare and contrast main idea of two texts on the same topic, write opinion pieces 8 9
10 Report Cards 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22
3RL2 3L2 3RF3 3RF4 3W1
Retell stories and identify the moral/lesson, write opinion pieces 23 24 25 28
3RL2 3RL9 3L2 3RF3 3RF4 3W1
Compare and contrast story elements of stories by the same author, write opinion pieces 29 30 31
Christmas Holiday
School PL/Teacher Work Day
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
MLK Holiday
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards: 3RL4  RI   3RL6  RI6  3RL RI10  3L  3L1j  3L3  3L4   3W4  3W5 
3W  3W7  W8  W10   3SL1  SL SL   3SL4   3SL5  3SL6

7. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1
3RL2 3RL9 3L2 3RF3 3RF4 3W1
Compare and contrast story elements of stories by the same author, write opinion pieces 4
3RI7 3RI3 3W1 3L2 3RF3 3RF4
Describe the relationship between things and use information from illustrations,
Write opinion pieces 5 6
7 Progress Report 8 11 12 13 14
15 Early Release 18 19
3RI9 3L2 3RF3 3R4F 3W1
Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic, Write opinion pieces 20 21 22 25
3RL9 3RL3 3W1 3L2 3RF3 3RF4
Compare and contrast story elements of stories written by the same author, Write opinion pieces 26 27 28
Unit 4
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
District Professional Learning
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
President’s Day Holiday
Revised March 2018
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Supporting Standards: 3RL4  RI   3RL6  RI6  3RL RI10  3L  3L1j  3L3  3L4   3W4  3W5 
3W  3W7  W8  W10   3SL1  SL SL   3SL4   3SL5  3SL6

8. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1
3RL9 3RL3 3W1 3L2 3RF3 3RF4
Compare and contrast story elements of stories written by the same author, Write opinion pieces 4 5 6 7 8 11 12
13 Early Release
End of Third 9 
weeks
14 Beginning of Fourth 9 weeks  15 18
3RL1 3RI1 3L5 3W3 3RF3 3RF4
Ask and answer questions
Write narratives 19 20
21 Report Cards 22 25 26 27 28 29
Unit 4 – What do other people think and why?
Buffer Week – Assessment, Enrichment, & Remediation
District Professional Learning
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Early Release/Parent Conferences
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards:   For Unit 4  supporting standards see February’s guide.  For Unit 5 see below.
3RL7  3RL10  3RI10  3L6  3L1j  3L3   3L4   3W4   3W5  3W6  3W7   3W8   3W10   3SL1   3SL2  3SL3   3SL4   3SL5   3SL6

9. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1
3RL1 3RL5 3L5 3W2 3RF3 3RF4
Ask and answer questions & refer to parts of the story
Write informational texts 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19
22 3RI RI RI L5
3W RF RF4
Ask and answer questions, use text features and identify text structure, write opinion pieces
23 3RI RI RI L5
24 3RI RI RI L5
25 3RI RI RI L5
26 3RI RI RI L5
29 3RI RI RI L5
30 3RI RI RI L5
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Spring Break
Spring Break
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Easter Holiday
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards:   
3RL7  3RL10  3RI10  3L6  3L1j  3L3   3L4   3W4   3W5  3W6  3W7   3W8   3W10   3SL1   3SL2  3SL3   3SL4   3SL5   3SL6

10. 3rd Grade ELA – Pacing Guide 2018-2019
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
RI RI RI L5
3W RF RF4
Ask and answer questions, use text features and identify text structure, write opinion pieces
RI RI RI L5
RI RI RI L5
RI RI RI L5
RI RI RI L5
RI RI RI L5
RI RI RI L5
10 3RI RI RI L5 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Unit 5 – How can I use what I know?
Buffer Week – Assessment, Enrichment, & Remediation
Buffer Week – Assessment, Enrichment, & Remediation
Memorial Day
Post Planning/Graduation
Revised March 2018
Supporting Standards:   
3RL7  3RL10  3RI10  3L6  3L1j  3L3   3L4   3W4   3W5  3W6  3W7   3W8   3W10   3SL1   3SL2  3SL3   3SL4   3SL5   3SL6