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US HISTORY
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Growing Pains - Gilded Age 1877 - 1898	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Emergence as a World Power: Spanish American to WWI	Unit 6 Lesson 1 Economic Bust: The Great Depression	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Differing Ideologies: The Cold War	Unit 11 Lesson 1 New Frontiers & Familiar Enemies	Unit 13 Lesson 1 1990 - Present
Unit 1 Lesson 2 Growing Pains - Gilded Age 1877 - 1898	Unit 4 Lesson 2 Emergence as a World Power: Spanish American to WWI	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Total War: Second World War	Unit 9 Lesson 1 Liberty & Justice for All: The Civil Rights Movement	Unit 12 Lesson 1 1970 - 1990	Unit 14 Lesson 1 Ever Changing America
Unit 1 Lesson 3 Growing Pains - Gilded Age 1877 - 1898	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Boom Time: America in the 1920s		Unit 10 Lesson 1 A Growing World Presence: New National Directions
Unit 1 Lesson 4 Growing Pains - Gilded Age 1877 - 1898
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom Week
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Reforming America - Progressive Era 1898 - 1920



INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
US History Scope and Sequence

US HISTORY AP
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 AP Skills and Colonial History	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Federalists & Republicans	Unit 6 Lesson 1 The Civil War & Reconstruction	Unit 8 Lesson 1 American Imperialism & WWI	Unit 11 The 50s & 60s	Unit 14 APUSH Exam Review
Unit 2 Lesson 1 American Revolution & Early Republic	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Jackson Era & Expanding America	Unit 7 Lesson 1 The Gilded Age	Unit 9 Lesson 1 The Roaring 20s & The Great Depression	Unit 12 The Civil Rights Movement	Unit 15 Post-Exam End of the Year Unit
Unit 3 Lesson 1 The Constitution			Unit 10 Lesson 1 World War II	Unit 13 Vietnam & Post-Vietnam Era




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WORLD HISTORY
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Intro & Early Man/Civilizations	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Medieval Rebuilding & Reconsolidation	Unit 6 Lesson 1 An Expanding World	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Political Revolutions, Industrialization, & Imperialism	Unit 10 Lesson 1 Between the Wars 1917 - 1939	Unit 12 Lesson 1 Early Man, Civilizations, & Empire Development Review
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Medieval Rebuilding & Reconsolidation	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Ideas Expand the World	Unit 9 Lesson 1 Political Revolutions, Industrialization, & Imperialism	Unit 11 Lesson 1 World War II - Cold War	Unit 12 Lesson 2 Later Empires Review
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Emergence & Collapse of Classical Empires					Unit 12 Lesson 3 Later Empires Review
Unit 3 Lesson 2 Emergence & Collapse of Classical Empires					Unit 12 Lesson 4 Revolution & Change
					Unit 12 Lesson 5 Making of the Modern World Review
					Unit 12 Lesson 6 Final Year Review

INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
World History Scope and Sequence

WORLD HISTORY AP
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Intro & Early Man/Civilization	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Medieval Rebuilding & Reconsolidation	Unit 6 Lesson 1 An Expanding World	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Political Revolutions, Industrialism, & Imperialism	Unit 10 Lesson 1 Between the Wars 1917 - 1939	Unit 12 Lesson 1 Early Man, Civilizations, & Empire Development Review
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Medieval Rebuilding & Reconsolidation	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Ideas Change the World	Unit 9 Lesson 1 Political Revolutions, Industrialism, & Imperialism	Unit 11 Lesson 1 World War II - Cold War	Unit 12 Lesson 2 Later Empires Review
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Emergence & Collapse of Classical Empires					Unit 12 Lesson 3 Later Empires Review
Unit 3 Lesson 2 Emergence & Collapse of Classical Empires					Unit 12 Lesson 4 The Modern World
					Unit 12 Lesson 5 Full Year Review


INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Physical Patterns & Processes	Unit 3 Lesson 1 Human Geography	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Latin America	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Russia	Unit 9 Lesson 1 Africa
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom	Unit 4 Lesson 1 United States & Canada	Unit 6 Lesson 1 Europe	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Southwest Asia	Unit 10 Lesson 1 South Asia	Unit 11 Lesson 1 East & Southeast Asia
					Unit 12 Lesson 1 Oceania





INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
World Geography Scope and Sequence

WORLD GEOGRAPHY PRE-AP
1st Six Weeks	2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks	4th Six Weeks	5th Six Weeks	6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Physical Patterns & Processes	Unit 3 Lesson 1 Human Geography	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Latin America	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Russia	Unit 9 Lesson 1 Africa	Unit 11 Lesson 1 East & Southeast Asia
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom	Unit 4 Lesson 1 United States & Canada	Unit 6 Lesson 1 Europe	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Southwest Asia	Unit 10 Lesson 1 South Asia	Unit 12 Lesson 1 Oceania





INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
World Geography Scope and Sequence

GOVERNMENT (SEMESTER COURSE)
1st/4th Six Weeks	2nd/5th Six Weeks	3rd/6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Foundations & Government Principles	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Structure of Congress	Unit 6 Lesson 1 Federal & State Court Systems
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Origins of American Government	Unit 4 Lesson 2 Congressional Powers	Unit 6 Lesson 2 The Supreme Court
Unit 3 Lesson 1 The Constitution	Unit 4 Lesson 3 Congress at Work	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Local Government
Unit 3 Lesson 2 Federalism	Unit 5 Lesson 1 The Presidency	Unit 8 Lesson 1 Constitutional Freedoms
	Unit 5 Lesson 2 Choosing the President	Unit 8 Lesson 2 Political Parties
	Unit 5 Lesson 3 Structure & Functions of the Executive Branch	Unit 8 Lesson 3 Voting & Elections




INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
US Government Scope and Sequence

ECONOMICS (SEMESTER COURSE)
1st/4th Six Weeks	2nd/5th Six Weeks	3rd/6th Six Weeks
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Introduction & Basic Concepts	Unit 4 Lesson 1 Supply & Demand	Unit 6 Lesson 1 Macro-Economics: Money, Banking, & the Federal Reserve
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Celebrate Freedom	Unit 5 Lesson 1 Personal Financial Literacy	Unit 7 Lesson 1 Macro-Economics: Government Policy, The Business Cycle & Policy
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Free Enterprise System




INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
Economics Scope and Sequence

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