If you work at a school where you have autonomy about what to teach in Algebra 2, then you might be interested in the Algebra 2 pacing guide below.
HOW LONG ARE THE CLASS PERIODS
Before we get to pacing, you should know that classes at my school meet for 65 minutes and we are on a 7-period rotating schedule. Sometimes a class meets 3 times a week, sometimes 4; it depends on the week.
I taught Algebra 2 at the private school where I currently teach from 2012 to 2017. I also taught Algebra 2 at other schools from 1998 to 2007.
You might also be interested in what I teach in Precalculus or what I teach in my non-AP Calculus class.
TEXTBOOK
The textbook we used was Glencoe Algebra 2 © 2014, McGraw Hill.
If you want a FREE Google Sheets version of these pacing guides, scroll down to the bottom of this page.
| | Semester 1 |
| 1 | 1.1 | Expressions and Formulas and 1.2 Properties of Real Numbers |
| 2 | 1.3 | Solving Equations and 1.4 Solving Absolute Value Equations |
| 3 | 1.5 | Solving Inequalities |
| 4 | 1.6 | Solving Compound Absolute Value Inequalities |
| 5 | | Review for chapter 1 quiz |
| 6 | | Quiz, chapter 1 |
| 7 | 2.1 | Relations and Functions |
| 8 | 2.2 | Graphing Linear Functions |
| 9 | 2.3 | Rate of Change and Slope |
| 10 | | Graphing from Slope-Intercept Form |
| 11 | 2.4 | Writing Linear Equations |
| 12 | 2.8 | Graphing Linear Inequalities |
| 13 | | Review for test on chapter 2 |
| 14 | | Test 2.1 - 2.4, 2.8 |
| 15 | 3.1 | Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, graphic organizer |
| 16 | 3.2 | Systems of Inequalities |
| 17 | 3.3 | Linear Programming |
| 18 | 3.4 | Systems with 3 variables |
| 19 | | Review for quiz 3.1 - 3.4 |
| 20 | | Quiz Systems of Equations 3.1 - 3.4 |
| 21 | 3.5 | Operations with Matrices and 3.6 Multiplying Matrices |
| 22 | 3.7 | determinant and 3.8 Identity and Inverse Matrices |
| 23 | 3.8 | Solving Systems using Matrices |
| 24 | | Review for chapter 3 test |
| 25 | | Test ch 3 |
| 26 | 4.1 | Graphing Quadratic Functions |
| 27 | 4.2 | Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing |
| 28 | 4.3 | Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring |
| 29 | | practice 4.1 to 4.3 |
| 30 | 4.4 | Complex Numbers |
| 31 | | Review for quiz, 4.1 to 4.4 |
| 32 | | Quiz 4.1 - 4.4 |
| 33 | 4.5 | Completing the Square |
| 34 | 4.6 | Quadratic Formula & Discriminant |
| 35 | 4.7 | Transformations with Quadratic Functions |
| 36 | | Review chapter 4 test |
| 37 | | Test 4.1 - 4.7 |
| 38 | 5.1 | Operations with Polynomials |
| 39 | 5.2 | Dividing Polynomials |
| 40 | 5.3 | Polynomial Functions |
| 41 | 5.4 | Analyzing Graphs of Polynomial Functions |
| 42 | | Review for Quiz 5.1 - 5.4 |
| 43 | | Quiz 5.1 - 5.4 |
| 44 | 5.5 | Solving Polynomial Equations |
| 45 | 5.6 | Remainder & Factor Theorems |
| 46 | 5.7 | Roots & Zeros (card sort) |
| 47 | | Review for chapter 5 test |
| 48 | | Test, 5.1 - 5.7 Polynomials |
| 49 | | review for exam |
| 50 | | review for exam |
| | Semester 2 |
| 1 | 6.1 | Operations on Functions |
| 2 | 6.2 | Inverse Functions (composition and variation) |
| 3 | 6.4 | nth roots and 6.5 Operations with Radical Expressions |
| 4 | 6.5 | continued and 6.6 Rational Exponents |
| 5 | 6.7 | Solving Radical Equations |
| 6 | | Review for chapter 6 test |
| 7 | | Test chapter 6 |
| 8 | 7.1 | Graphing Exponential Functions |
| 9 | 7.2 | Solving Exponential Equations & Inequalities |
| 10 | 7.3 | Logs and Log Functions and 7.4 Solving Log Equations & Inequalities |
| 11 | | Review for quiz |
| 12 | | Quiz 7.1-7.4 |
| 13 | 7.5 | Properties of Logs and 7.6 Common Logs |
| 14 | 7.7 | Natural Logs |
| 15 | 7.8 | Using Exponential & Log Functions (growth and decay) |
| 16 | | Review for test on chapter 7 |
| 17 | | Test chapter 7, Exponents and Logarithms |
| 18 | 8.1 | Multiplying & Dividing Rational Expressions |
| 19 | 8.2 | Adding & Subtracting Rational Expressions |
| 20 | | practice 8.1 & 8.2 |
| 21 | 8.3 | Graphing Reciprocal Functions |
| 22 | 8.4 | Graphing Rational Functions |
| 23 | 8.5 | Variation Functions |
| 24 | 8.6 | Solving Rational Equations |
| 25 | | Review for chapter 8 test |
| 26 | | Test ch 8 Rational Functions |
| 27 | 10.1 | Sequences as Functions |
| 28 | 10.2 | Arithmetic Sequences & Series |
| 29 | 10.3 | Geometric Sequences and Series |
| 30 | 10.4 | Infinite Series (and Sigma from 10.2 and 10.3) |
| 31 | | Review for Sequences & Series Quiz |
| 32 | | Quiz, Sequences & Series |
| 33 | 0.4 | Counting Techniques |
| 34 | 0.5 | Adding Probabilities |
| 35 | | Lesson 3 section 0.6 Multiplying Probabilities |
| 36 | | review for probability quiz |
| 37 | | Quiz on probability |
| 38 | | Lesson 4 Types of Data & Histograms |
| 39 | | Lesson 5 Measures of Center |
| 40 | | Lesson 6 Measures of Spread & Boxplots |
| 41 | | Lesson 7 Standard Deviation |
| 42 | | Review for Probability & Statistics test |
| 43 | | Test on Probability |
| 44 | 12.1 | Trig Functions in Right Triangles |
| 45 | 12.2 | Angles and Angle Measure (Unit Circle) |
| 46 | 12.3 | Trig Functions of General Angles |
| 47 | 12.4 | Law of Sines |
| 48 | 12.5 | Law of Cosines |
| 49 | | Review for Quiz on Trigonometry |
| 50 | | Quiz on Trigonometry |
| 51 | | Review for Exam day 1 of 2 |
| 52 | | Review for Exam day 2 of 2 |
