What to Teach in Algebra 2

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 met for 65 minutes and we were on a 7-period rotating schedule. Sometimes a class met 3 times a week, sometimes 4; it depended on the week.

I taught Algebra 2 at a private school from 2012 to 2017. I also taught Algebra 2 at other schools from 1998 to 2007.

I have a growing bundle that you might be interested in here: Algebra 2 Slow Growing Bundle.

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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.

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		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 or Matrices Review
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 or Linear and Square Root Systems of 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 or Introduction to Logs
11		Review for quiz
12		Quiz 7.1-7.4
13	7.5	Properties of Logs and 7.6 Common Logs or Properties of Logs Level 1
14	7.7	Natural Logs or Solving Log Equations Level 1
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  or Card Sort
48	12.5	Law of Cosines  or Card Sort or Sweet 16
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

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