Mary Galal
Voorhees High School


Tentative Pacing Guide

geography education

 

 

 

  Unit Description

    Reading in Text

   Time Frame

 General review of class (policy, expectations, grading)

Week 1

   Unit 1 Geography: Nature and Perspective              

Chapter 1

 Week 2 & 3

   Unit 2 Population

Chapters 2 & 3

 Week 4 – 7

 Unit 3 Cultural Patterns

Chapters 4, 5, 6, & 7

 Week 8 – 12

 Unit 4 Political Organization of Space

Chapter 8

 Week 13 – 14

 Unit 5 Agricultural Land Use

Chapter 10

 Week 15 – 16

 Unit 6 Industry and Economic Development

Chapters 9 & 11

 Week 17 – 19

 Unit 7  Cities and Urban Land Use

Chapters 12 & 13

 Weeks 20 – 22

  Review                                        

 Weeks 23-24

 Homework Schedule

 UNIT #1: GEOGRAPHY: Nature & perspective

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading: Chapter 1 Key Issue 1 Monday 08/29/16
Guided Reading:  Chapter 1 Key Issue 2 Wednesday 08/31/16
Guided Reading:  Chapter 1 Key Issue 3 Tuesday 09/06/16
Guided Reading:   Chapter 1 Key Issue 4 Thursday 09/08/16
Vocabulary test for Chapter 1 (will not be able to use for test/must submit) Friday 09/09/16
Unit Test: FRQs Monday 09/12/16
Unit Test: MCQs Tuesday 09/13/16
Mastering Geography lab- introduction Friday 09/02/16
Mastering Geo lab: Contemporary Geo Tools Friday 09/16/16

UNIT #2: POPULATION

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 2 Key Issue 1 Thursday 09/15/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 2 Key Issue 2 Monday 09/19/16
Guided Reading:  Chapter 2 Key Issue 3 Wednesday 09/21/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 2 Key Issue 4 Monday 09/26/16
Guided Reading:  Chapter 3 Key Issue 1 Friday 10/14/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 3 Key Issue 2 Monday 10/17/16
Guided Reading:  Chapter 3 Key Issue 3 Wednesday 10/19/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 3 Key Issue 4 Friday 10/21/16
Unit Test: FRQs  Tuesday 10/25/16
Unit Test: MCQs  Wednesday 10/26/16

UNIT #3: CULTURAL PATTERNS

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 4 Key Issue 1  Friday 10/28/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 4 Key Issue 2 Monday 10/31/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 4 Key Issue 3  Wednesday 11/02/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 4 Key Issue 4  Friday 11/04/16
Vocabulary test for Chapter 4 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Mastering Geography lab  Friday 10/28/2016
Quiz Yourself:

http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_rubenstein_humangeo_8/
STUDYBLUE – flashcards & self quiz

http://www.studyblue.com/#folder/8038947
Guided Reading: Chapter 5 Key Issue 1  Wednesday 11/18
Guided Reading: Chapter 5 Key Issue 2  Friday 11/20
Guided Reading: Chapter 5 Key Issue 3  Wednesday 12/02
Guided Reading: Chapter 5 Key Issue 4  Friday 12/04
Vocabulary test for Chapter 5 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Guided Reading: Chapter 6 Key Issue 1  Monday 12/07
Guided Reading: Chapter 6 Key Issue 2  Wednesday 12/09
Guided Reading: Chapter 6 Key Issue 3  Friday 12/11
Guided Reading: Chapter 6 Key Issue 4  Monday 12/14
Vocabulary test for Chapter 6 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Guided Reading: Chapter 7 Key Issue 1  Wednesday 12/16
Guided Reading: Chapter 7 Key Issue 2  Friday 12/18
Guided Reading: Chapter 7 Key Issue 3  Monday 12/21
Guided Reading: Chapter 7 Key Issue 4  Wednesday 12/23
Vocabulary test for Chapter 7 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Mastering Geography lab
 
Unit Test (Chapters 4,  5, 6, & 7)  

UNIT #4: POLITICAL ORGANIZATION of SPACE 

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 8 Key Issue 1  Thursday 01/07
Guided Reading: Chapter 8 Key Issue 2  Monday 01/11
Guided Reading: Chapter 8 Key Issue 3  Wednesday 01/13
Guided Reading: Chapter 8 Key Issue 4  Friday 01/15
Vocabulary test for Chapter 8 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Mastering Geography lab  Monday 02/01

 UNIT #5: AGRICULTURAL LAND USE

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 10 Key Issue 1  Tuesday 02/02
Guided Reading: Chapter 10 Key Issue 2  Thursday 02/05
Guided Reading: Chapter 10 Key Issue 3  Monday 02/08
Guided Reading: Chapter 10 Key Issue 4 Wednesday 02/10
Vocabulary test for Chapter 10 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Mastering Geography lab

 UNIT #6: INDUSTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 9 Key Issue 1 Monday 03/07
Guided Reading: Chapter 9 Key Issue 2 Wednesday 03/09
Guided Reading:  Chapter 9 Key Issue 3 Monday 03/14
Guided Reading: Chapter 9 Key Issue 4 Wednesday 03/16
Vocabulary test for Chapter 9 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Guided Reading:  Chapter 11 Key Issue 1 Friday 03/18
Guided Reading: Chapter 11 Key Issue 2 Monday 03/21
Guided Reading:  Chapter 11 Key Issue 3 Wednesday 03/23
Guided Reading: Chapter 11 Key Issue 4 Monday 04/04
Vocabulary test for Chapter 11 (will not be able to use for test/must submit) Tuesday & Wednesday 04/05 & 6
Unit Test: FRQs  Thursday 04/07
Unit Test: MCQs  Friday 04/08

UNIT #7: CITIES & URBAN LAND USE

ASSIGNMENT and/ or  ASSESSMENT DUE DATE
Guided Reading:  Chapter 12 Key Issue 1 Monday 04/11
Guided Reading: Chapter 12 Key Issue 2 Wednesday 04/13
Guided Reading:  Chapter 12 Key Issue 3 Friday 04/15
Guided Reading: Chapter 12 Key Issue 4 Monday 04/18
Vocabulary test for Chapter 12 (will not be able to use for test/must submit)
Guided Reading:  Chapter 13 Key Issue 1 Wednesday 04/20
Guided Reading: Chapter 13 Key Issue 2 Friday 04/22
Guided Reading:  Chapter 13 Key Issue 3 Monday 04/25
Guided Reading: Chapter 13 Key Issue 4 Wednesday 04/27
Vocabulary test for Chapter 13 (will not be able to use for test/must submit) Thursday 10/22
Unit Test: FRQs  Monday 05/02
Unit Test: MCQs  Tuesday 05/03
AP Review