Social Studies HS Guide

9 th Grade Geography - Trimester Pacing Year at a Glance

Unit

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Suggested Pacing

1 st Trimester: 4.5 weeks

1 st Trimester: 4.5 weeks

Year Long Course:

1/2 Trimester: 4.5 weeks

2nd Trimester: 4.5 weeks

2nd Trimester: 4.5 weeks

Semester Course:

Two weeks

Two weeks

Two weeks

Two weeks

Two weeks

Unit

Humans and their Physical Environment

Population Distribution and Migration

Culture

Political Systems

Economic Development

Themes

Progress Confict

Progress Confict

Progress Confict

Progress Confict

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 Source Analysis Contextualization

Standards (Prioritized Standards are bolded and underlined.) Historical Thinking Skill Focus

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

Source Analysis Contextualization

Source Analysis Contextualization

Corroboration Close Reading

Sourcing Contextualization Corroboration Close Reading