Social Studies HS Guide

9 th Grade Geography - Semester Pacing Year at a Glance

Unit

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Suggested Pacing

Year Long Course:

Quarter 1: Seven weeks

Quarters 1/2: Seven weeks

Quarter 2/3: Seven weeks Quarters 1/2: 3.5 weeks

Quarter 3/4: Seven weeks

Quarter 4: Seven weeks

Semester Course:

Quarter 1: 3.5 weeks

Quarter 1: 3.5 weeks

Quarter 2: 3.5 weeks

Quarter 2: 3.5 weeks

Unit

Humans and their Physical Environment

Population Distribution and Migration

Culture

Political Systems

Economic Development

Themes

Confict Compromise Progress

Confict Compromise Progress

Confict Compromise Progress

Confict Compromise Progress

Confict Compromise Progress

WG Standard 1.1 WG Standard 1.2 WG Standard 1.3 WG Standard 1.4

WG Standard 3.1 WG Standard 3.2 WG Standard 3.3 WG Standard 3.4 WG Standard 3.5 WG Standard 3.6 WG Standard 3.7 Corroboration Close Reading

Standards

WG Standard 2.1 WG Standard 2.2 WG Standard 2.3

WG Standard 4.1 WG Standard 4.2 WG Standard 4.3

WG Standard 5.1 WG Standard 5.2 WG Standard 5.3 WG Standard 5.4 WG Standard 5.5

Historical Thinking Skill Focus

Source Analysis Contextualization

Source Analysis Contextualization

Corroboration Close Reading

Sourcing Contextualization Corroboration Close Reading