Pacing Guide

I teach middle school math and I am way behind the pacing guide. They tell us to add more rigor, teach open response questions, etc. but there is no time. We don't do many games/activities.

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My students have to take an assessment in two weeks. I will only have 3-4 days to begin teaching one of the units on the test. The other teacher is on about the same pace as me so I know I am not going too slow but it still feels that way. :(

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I'm planning out next week and my kids are taking a quiz on Thursday. I am not sure if I should start the new unit on Friday so we have 4 days to learn new content before the test OR if I should spend Friday practicing open response questions. I want my kids to do more open response practice (which they need) but I worry about the pacing.