MJ US History Pacing Guide 2017-2018

Volusia County Schools
US History Pacing Guide

2017-2018

The completion dates are a guideline to stay on track to complete the course and cover all standards by the end of each
semester.

OP # MODULE Organizing Principle Length of Grading Unit Completed by
# Unit Period (+/- 5 Days)

OP 1 1 America, Africa, and Europe 1.5 weeks 1st Nine August 30th
before 1500 Weeks
Career
Planning Career Planning – completion
can be achieved in the first

week or alternate days through
the 1st and 2nd Nine Weeks

OP 2 2 Exploring the Americas 2.5 Weeks 1st Nine September 15th
Weeks

OP 3 3 The English Colonies 3 Weeks 1st Nine October 13th
DBQ - Jamestown 1 Week Weeks

OP 4 4 British Control and Colonial 1 week 2nd Nine November 3rd
Lessons 1-3 Reactions 2 weeks Weeks

Declaring Independence

OP 4 4 American Revolution 3 Weeks 2nd Nine December 6th
Lessons 4-5 DBQ – Revolution 1 Week Weeks

OP 5 5 Forming a Government 2 Weeks 2nd Nine December 20th
Weeks
OP 6 6 Citizenship and the Constitution
OP 7 Optional – Semester Exam
OP 8
Winter Break (December 21st – January 7th)
OP 9
OP 10 7 Launching the Nation 2. 5 Weeks 3rd Nine January 24th
February 16th
Weeks
March 8th
8 War and Expansion in America 2.5 Weeks 3rd Nine
March 30th
9 A New National Identity Weeks April 11th

10 Age of Jackson 3 Weeks 3rd Nine

Weeks

Spring Break (March 9th –
March 16th )

11 Westward Expansion 2 Weeks 4th Nine

12 Expansion and Conflict Weeks

13 The North 1.5 Weeks 4th Nine

14 The South Weeks

15 Slavery in the United States

OP 11 16 Reform Movements in the 1 Week 4th Nine April 18th

United States Weeks

OP 12 17 A Divided Nation 1.5 Weeks 4th Nine April 27th
Weeks

OP 13 18 The Civil War 2.5 Weeks 4th Nine May 14th
Weeks

OP 14 19 Reconstruction 1 Week 4th Nine May 18th
Weeks

Review for EOC 3- 4 Days 4th Nine May 23rd
Weeks